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post #1 of 11
9/9/10 at 10:01am
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hello -

i am in the process of upgrading my home theater. when we bought out house a few months ago the room was theater ready and had a few components i there. there is a denon receiver but no hdmi so i want to up grade.

i am running jbl l880 speakers for the fr and fl as well as a jbl lc2 for the center

the rear speakers are small and were there when i moved in - no idea what kind they are.

i have the panasonic 4000 for the projector, a wii hooked up and will be adding a bluray player soon. i am not too into the 3d thing but would like this receiver to last me a long time so if it can handle that then great if not no worries. our cable box is hooked up as well but is not hd as we watch little tv. I am thinking 3 or 4 hdmi inputs?

anyway any advice would be great!

thanks
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post #2 of 11
9/9/10 at 10:11am
Budget for this AVR would be helpful.
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post #3 of 11
9/9/10 at 10:19am
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that would help

about 1k
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post #4 of 11
9/9/10 at 10:51am
I would not worry much about power with that budget. Most receivers should put out comparable power.

Yamaha RX-A1000 should be in that price range. Not a lot of feedback from it yet.
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post #5 of 11
9/9/10 at 12:18pm
The Yammie mentioned above certainly deserves consideration. There is also the Onkyo 708/808 in that price range. Denon has several models in that range also. Pioneer Elite 30/32 may also fit. Yamaha 667/767 should also do well. My first choice at this time though would be the Yamaha Aventage A1000. Seems like Yamaha is back with their quality products with their Aventage line. Good luck.
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post #6 of 11
9/10/10 at 7:48am
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great i will look into those - if that range gets me what i want then what is the lowest i would want to consider in terms of price. for example will 700 get me the power i need and still have a quality receiver and sound? is pioneer any good? specifically the vsx-920, 1020 or 1120? what does one get me over another was i jump models?

also if i have an hdmi connection for my projector i assume that i can still run my component connections through the receiver and view them on my pj - like my wii and non hd cable box?
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post #7 of 11
9/10/10 at 8:15am
Rather then paying for receiver power, buy a receiver that has the options you want/need and pick up an Emotiva or used amp for power. I have seen many people spend big money for receivers fighting for that extra 10wpc and 6 months later it sits there as a preamp. That money is much better spent on actual power.

With a very few exceptions you will never get the rated power claimed from a receiver, and surely not all chanels driven. Get a receiver with the features & inputs you need, a 3 channel amp to run the front stage and let the receiver handle the rears until you are ready for the next step.

Just my .02
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post #8 of 11
9/10/10 at 8:21am
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Originally Posted by iamjason View Post

hello -

i am in the process of upgrading my home theater. when we bought out house a few months ago the room was theater ready and had a few components i there. there is a denon receiver but no hdmi so i want to up grade.

i am running jbl l880 speakers for the fr and fl as well as a jbl lc2 for the center

the rear speakers are small and were there when i moved in - no idea what kind they are.

i have the panasonic 4000 for the projector, a wii hooked up and will be adding a bluray player soon. i am not too into the 3d thing but would like this receiver to last me a long time so if it can handle that then great if not no worries. our cable box is hooked up as well but is not hd as we watch little tv. I am thinking 3 or 4 hdmi inputs?

anyway any advice would be great!

thanks

Those speakers are 8 ohm nominal with an efficiency of 91 db. As a result buying an external amplifier is highly unneccessary IMHO. The Yamaha RX-V667 or Onkyo 608 should have loads of power for those speakers in most rooms.

Mark
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post #9 of 11
9/10/10 at 9:56am
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Those speakers are 8 ohm nominal with an efficiency of 91 db. As a result buying an external amplifier is highly unneccessary IMHO. The Yamaha RX-V667 or Onkyo 608 should have loads of power for those speakers in most rooms.

Mark

Of these two the Yamaha does give you room to upgrade to an amp if you want to in the future. The 608 does not. Either seem to be good buys though.
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post #10 of 11
9/10/10 at 10:38am
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i like the idea of the yamaha - should i bother looking at the pioneer vsx 1020?

has a bit more power but based on my speakers is it needed? the price is the same but i am going to use my thank you points from my credit card to pay for it :-) and the pioneer is about 30 thousand less points. just not sure the reason... i bought my speakers with my thank you points. after having this card for 7 years the points are becoming really useful for this room!
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post #11 of 11
9/10/10 at 10:41am
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Originally Posted by iamjason View Post

i like the idea of the yamaha - should i bother looking at the pioneer vsx 1020?

has a bit more power but based on my speakers is it needed? the price is the same but i am going to use my thank you points from my credit card to pay for it :-) and the pioneer is about 30 thousand less points. just not sure the reason... i bought my speakers with my thank you points. after having this card for 7 years the points are becoming really useful for this room!

I'm biased toward Yamaha and not a fan of Non-Elite Pioneer products. My choice would be the Yamaha. Others may and will feel different. Look at the options on each of them and decide which fits your purpose the best. Go for that one. Good luck with whichever you choose.
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