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