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• Re: Best Brand for a receiver? - bondmanp 12:15:52 03/31/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Best Brand for a receiver? posted by Lee96 on March 28, 2003 at 16:21:13:

  Shop carefully and in your price range you may be able to get the Rotel RSX-1055. I would also consider the Denon AVR-3803 and the Pioneer Elite VSX-43TX, both in your price range. BTW, I am assuming you are looking for an A/V receiver, not just a stereo receiver.
  
  

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  • Re: Best Brand for a receiver? - Lee96 15:46:45 03/31/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Best Brand for a receiver? posted by bondmanp on March 31, 2003 at 12:15:52:

    You got it.
    
    

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• There ain't one best brand . . . - Auricle 15:03:52 03/29/03 (4)
  In Reply to: Best Brand for a receiver? posted by Lee96 on March 28, 2003 at 16:21:13:

  Brand names can vary from model to model and from year to year. It also depends very much on what you wanted to accomplish and the amount of money you want to spend.

  Sorry, there simply is not a simple answer to this simple question.
  
  

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  • Re: There ain't one best brand . . . - Lee96 15:40:48 03/29/03 (3)
    In Reply to: There ain't one best brand . . . posted by Auricle on March 29, 2003 at 15:03:52:

    How about a good receiver for $800-$1000? That help any?
    
    

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    • have the same problem now - Kursun 02:13:02 04/02/03 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: There ain't one best brand . . . posted by Lee96 on March 29, 2003 at 15:40:48:

      My criterion for a good receiver included good performance into lower impedance loads, option of selecting subwoofer crossover frequency and preamp outputs for all channels. After examining Yamaha and Onkyo I decided on Denon AVR-3803. But I found out that service is a problem in my country and looked around more. I bumped into a Pioneer Elite VSX 45TX (VSX-D2011 in Europe). It looks as good as the Denon and probably sounds a little better. Cosmetically, it definitely looks better. Denon has advantage of having the option of s-video-to-component video conversion. But I believe the amp section is slightly better on Pioneer 45TX. I'm planing to purchase the Pioneer. I don't think either Yamaha or Onkyo have better sounding models. I also find the fixed (90 Hz.) sub crossover frequency on all Yamaha models, including the flagship models, a big handicap.
      
      

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    • Re: There ain't one best brand . . . - nickwh 16:39:46 03/29/03 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: There ain't one best brand . . . posted by Lee96 on March 29, 2003 at 15:40:48:

      Most people on the Asylum will tell you Onkyo or Denon.

      I guess I am in the minority, I prefer the Harman Kardon sound. Take a look at the AVR 525 (the 325 is very nice for a little less).

      http://harmankardon.com/product_detail.asp?cat=REC&prod=AVR 525&sType=C
      
      

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      • Ditto on H/K sound and performance. <nt> . - DaveR 06:59:16 03/30/03 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: There ain't one best brand . . . posted by nickwh on March 29, 2003 at 16:39:46:

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• Re: Best Brand for a receiver? - john95 21:03:56 03/28/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Best Brand for a receiver? posted by Lee96 on March 28, 2003 at 16:21:13:

  Depends how much money you want to spend. For $800.00 you can't go wrong with the Onkyo TX-SR800, 7.1, 100watts each channel, THX, Dolby EX, DTS-ES, OSD, preamp for separated amps, zone 2, etc.
  
  

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  • Re: Best Brand for a receiver? - interested 13:09:29 04/09/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Best Brand for a receiver? posted by john95 on March 28, 2003 at 21:03:56:

    where can you get the best price on the Onkyo SR700 or SR800- and is the 700 the same thing as the Integra 6.3??

    Thanks...
    
    

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