I know Marantz and Denon are favorites around here,but I'm afraid they are too upscale(i.e.,expensive)for me. Can someone
recommend a good,mid-range priced receiver?
One that sounds great for both movies AND music? I'm looking at all the usual suspects,like Sony,Pioneer,and Onkyo.
ZenDog
10-19-00, 04:29 PM
In my opinion two good mid-priced recievers would be the Sony DB830 and the Onkyo 575. It is kinda hard to choose one without a price range though.
cartman
10-19-00, 04:32 PM
Yamaha RXV596 from buy.com (when they have them in stock.
DigIt
10-19-00, 04:40 PM
I agree--check out Yamaha.
Josh H
10-19-00, 04:41 PM
Sony or Yamaha
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10-19-00, 07:26 PM
The Yamaha RX-V596 and the Onkyo 575 would be two good choices. http://talk.dvdtalk.com/ubb/smile.gif http://talk.dvdtalk.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
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BEC
10-19-00, 09:44 PM
Well,
What kind of speakers do you have and what type of sound do you prefer?
Ineffecient speakers are better off w/a receiver w/a solid amp (Onkyo, maybe Yamaha).
Onkyo's more bread and butter, but soild.
Yamaha gives you a few features (DSPs).
If you want to make lots of adjustments of crossovers, equalizers, bass management - tweak-a-holic type things, Sony's a good bet. Lot's of inputs, more ergonomic, feature driven.
W/a bright/unforgiving speaker (say a NHT model), I find
Onkyo575 can be a little darker sounding in stereo - more rich/midrange accented. Tendency for sounding pleasing.
Yamaha795a/596 can be bright - more clear/treble accented. Tendency for sounding etched/detailed.
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