For the past few days I have been looking at new receivers. The problem with the receiver I have now is that it has no pre-outs and my Martin Logans need some more power than what they're getting to perform their best.
Here's my system now:
Martin Logan Prefaces (Fronts)
Martin Logan Encore TF (Center)
Denon 1910 (Receiver)
SVS PB12-NSD (Subwoofer)
Definitive Technology ProMonitor 800 (Surrounds)
Samsung 40 inch 1080P (TV)
The receiver I need has to meet these requirements:
Has to have pre-outs.
Has to be able to upconvert my DVDs to 1080i/p through HDMI.
Has to be able to play my Blu-Rays without losing any of the quality.
Needs to be able to decode DTS-HD, DolbyTrue HD, and PCM.
Now, it doesn't need to be a powerful receiver since I'll be using the pre-outs. I want a receiver that's very affordable in price so I can invest more of my money into the amp for my Martin Logan fronts and center.
Just looking around for a bit, I found two receivers and meet everything and I found decent prices for them online. The Denon AVR-988, Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, and the Marantz SR5004
As for the amp, I'm looking at the Emotiva XPA-3 for the fronts and center and attaching the surrounds to the receiver as I normally would do, since those don't need a boost in power and aren't nearly as power hungry as the Martin Logans.
Now, if you guys could give some suggestions or if the ones I listed are good or not, I'd really appreciate it.
Here's my system now:
Martin Logan Prefaces (Fronts)
Martin Logan Encore TF (Center)
Denon 1910 (Receiver)
SVS PB12-NSD (Subwoofer)
Definitive Technology ProMonitor 800 (Surrounds)
Samsung 40 inch 1080P (TV)
The receiver I need has to meet these requirements:
Has to have pre-outs.
Has to be able to upconvert my DVDs to 1080i/p through HDMI.
Has to be able to play my Blu-Rays without losing any of the quality.
Needs to be able to decode DTS-HD, DolbyTrue HD, and PCM.
Now, it doesn't need to be a powerful receiver since I'll be using the pre-outs. I want a receiver that's very affordable in price so I can invest more of my money into the amp for my Martin Logan fronts and center.
Just looking around for a bit, I found two receivers and meet everything and I found decent prices for them online. The Denon AVR-988, Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, and the Marantz SR5004
As for the amp, I'm looking at the Emotiva XPA-3 for the fronts and center and attaching the surrounds to the receiver as I normally would do, since those don't need a boost in power and aren't nearly as power hungry as the Martin Logans.
Now, if you guys could give some suggestions or if the ones I listed are good or not, I'd really appreciate it.

















