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Re: 7.1 Receivers...any really that much better than the others

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In Reply to: Re: 7.1 Receivers...any really that much better than the others posted by porziob@aol.com on March 11, 2006 at 11:40:17:

Auditioning is useless in store setups. I'd need to bring it home for a trial period and the stores that used to allow that are all out of business. Best Buy and Circuit City only carry the cheap stuff and Magnolia Hifi, doesn't carry the top of the line Denon's. Only the now castrated form of The Good Guys which exists at CompUSA used to let yo do that, but now their selection is pitiful and there not as freewheeling with return policies. So I either buy it from Harvey's in NYC via Videogon and hope for the best, or I stick with the Pioneer.

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Re: 7.1 Receivers...any really that much better than the others - Tommart 06:59:06 03/18/06 (0)
I had an old $600 Rotel pre/pro.
Bought a Pioneer, Kenwood, and Yamaha receiver. This was about 5 years ago.
None sounded as good as the Rotel. The Yamaha sounded better than the other two receivers. I returned all receivers (to Circuit City).
This Christmas my son wanted to buy a receiver. I convinced him to buy a 7.1 yamaha. Cost about $400. It sounds pretty good.
I recommend buying something, take it home, and evaluate it there. Let your ears be the judge.

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