I have been reading through the forums for the last couple months and have narrowed down my receiver search to Denon (was looking at Onkyo & Marantz). Although I currently own an Onkyo TX-SR304 as my main receiver (will be moving it into the garage), the HDMI issues with the newer models have made me leery of their products. As far as Marantz, I feel as if Denon makes the same quality of product at a cheaper price.
I am hoping to find a receiver that fits all my needs for under $500. I will be running a 5.1 system, and have 2 speakers in another room with a volume switch on the wall. From what I understand, is that to run the 2 separate speakers I would either need a 7.1 receiver or a 5.1 with a separate amp, right? I would like to run the separate speakers by themselves, but also have the ability to run them in conjunction with the 5.1 at times as well. I would like Audyssey MultEQ (minimum) in the receiver. The speakers will all be in-wall, other than the subwoofer, if it makes any difference. I need a minimum of 4 HDMI inputs as well. The living room is 15' x 11' with 8' ceilings. I tend to like my movies and music loud - 90-95dBA. The receiver will play music approximately 50%, TV 30%, and movies 20% of the time. I would love to be able to stream music to the receiver as well (Pandora/MP3). Hopefully I have covered all the required information, but if not, feel free to ask!
Some receivers I have picked out based on features -
Denon AVR-891
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR891/DENON-AVR-891-7.1-Channel-105W-A/V-1.4-3D-Ready-Receiver/1.html
Denon AVR-1911
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR1911/DENON-AVR-1911-7.1-Home-Theater-3D-Multi-Source/Multi-Zone-Receiver/1.html
Denon AVR-1912
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR1912/DENON-AVR-1912-7.1ch-Network-A/V-Home-Theater-Receiver-w/Airplay/1.html
Living room pictures -
I am hoping to find a receiver that fits all my needs for under $500. I will be running a 5.1 system, and have 2 speakers in another room with a volume switch on the wall. From what I understand, is that to run the 2 separate speakers I would either need a 7.1 receiver or a 5.1 with a separate amp, right? I would like to run the separate speakers by themselves, but also have the ability to run them in conjunction with the 5.1 at times as well. I would like Audyssey MultEQ (minimum) in the receiver. The speakers will all be in-wall, other than the subwoofer, if it makes any difference. I need a minimum of 4 HDMI inputs as well. The living room is 15' x 11' with 8' ceilings. I tend to like my movies and music loud - 90-95dBA. The receiver will play music approximately 50%, TV 30%, and movies 20% of the time. I would love to be able to stream music to the receiver as well (Pandora/MP3). Hopefully I have covered all the required information, but if not, feel free to ask!
Some receivers I have picked out based on features -
Denon AVR-891
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR891/DENON-AVR-891-7.1-Channel-105W-A/V-1.4-3D-Ready-Receiver/1.html
Denon AVR-1911
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR1911/DENON-AVR-1911-7.1-Home-Theater-3D-Multi-Source/Multi-Zone-Receiver/1.html
Denon AVR-1912
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR1912/DENON-AVR-1912-7.1ch-Network-A/V-Home-Theater-Receiver-w/Airplay/1.html
Living room pictures -