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In Reply to: Good "musical" receiver for HT setup. posted by RandyH on September 28, 2002 at 16:29:15:
First, I'll suggest a brand to avoid, Harman Kardon. I've had an AVR 20, AVR 65 and AVR320. The AVR 20 was the most musical of the bunch but is low powered and years out of production. I also had a Sherwood RVD 6090 R, and thought it sounded terrible.For a low cost over achiever, the top of the lot is the Technics SADX 940 I had which I grabbed from Frys for about $150. I used this 5 x 100 watt receiver for 2 channel stereo until my integrated arrived, and have to tell you how pleasantly surprised I was. This Technics (and I suppose the whole series up to the SADX 1050) has a wonderful, accurate, rich, tubie sound with excellent soundstage and imaging. (I used it with a pair of Axiom M3s and ultimately an Ah! 4000 with upgraded tubes, power cord, and Burr Brown 627 OPAs. I've since given the Technics to my secretary who uses it for HT and it sounds wonderful driving a pair of Wharfedales up front, a Merak MC6H horn tweet center and a pair of Mission 77ds rear surrounds (sub of course). The Technics runs a bit warm but might be the best value receiver I've ever heard. Bottom line: Great sound in stereo, great sound in 5 channel.
I grabbed a Sony STRDB from uBid for $289 !!!! This 6x100 watt receiver drives my office system, and it is wonderful. Great for HT and very good for music. I was surprised again. Excellent sound in HT, very good sound in stereo.
I have an Onkyo TXDS 797 THX in my main HT system. Hooked up to the Toshiba SD9200 it is extremely musical. The Onkyo is extremely musical though it doesn't have the slam (punch?) of the Sony STRDB 1070. Excellent sound for both HT and stereo (and all 7 channel - I have a Denon 85 watt x 2 amp for channels 6+7)
My good friend just received his Outlaw 1050 which he has hooked up to the 2/3 of same speaker system as my main HT system - a pair of Michaura M665 towers up front (like the Axiom M60s) a Merak MC6H horn tweet center and a pair of Michaura M55 surrounds (Axiom M22 like speakers) assisted by a Dahlquist 15" sub. The Outlaw sounds great!!
Excellent for both HT and stereo.If I had to do put a system together I'd go with either the Technics SADX 940-1050 receiver (the best of which I figure can be had for under $300) or the Outlaw ($499) unless I could find another steal on uBid for a Sony STRDB1070 at $289.
You don't have to spend a fortune to get a GREAT sounding receiver.
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