need help figuring out what receiver to buy for 7.1 or 7.2 setup

in january i bought 6 polk audio monitor 40 series 2 speakers and a CS1 series 2 speaker for a 7.1 or 7.2 setup. still undecided on 2 subs or one, and had been planning on buying the onkyo TX-NR609 receiver to power them but the place i was going to buy it from ran out and dont have any more, the reason that affects what i am buying is because i have credit through them and would have been easier to pay off over time instead of all at once with current situation. now if i have to spend the money all at once just want the best receiver for the money. my price range is about $400 can go up to $500 if i must for a noticeable difference, would like it to have and easy to use on screen setup, auto calibration because the shape of the room is odd and not sure yet how i will have the speakers place might be a little funky, would also like about 100rms per channel power since the speakers run up to 125 and would like to be as close as possible to that number dont want to under power them. will be used with my pc for gaming movies music, i was told to run hdmi from GPU to the receiver for best sound instead card would like to make sure that is true? have been looking at denon onkyo pioneer and yamaha but dont know any of the differences in features and components used by the companies.

thanks in advance for any and all help

also if there are any 2 subs for about 200 each of 1 sub for 400 you guys recommend above others i would love to hear about it had been looking at 2 polk audio psw110's

anyone?

sorry i speak well but writing has never been a strong point for me. so you would say denon for best sound quality in my price range? also where is the sales number for this sight?

thanks for your help so far

Never though about the splitter thanks for that tip . Also how would it only run 5 watts thought 80 was rms continuous power so could you please explain how that works for me ? And what makes denon the best brand for sound quality in my price range ? And what do you guys think I should do 1 or 2 subs for $400 and are the Polk psw110 any good ?

had people on head fi saying yamaha and you guys saying Denon and crutchfield saying denon and me still for some reason liking the look of the onkyos for som reason but looked closer at reviews on yamaha and denon and found alot of references to other brands on denon and denon to onkyo so i guess i am sold on getting a denon now will be calling the stores listed above later or tomorrow and see what prices i can get from them for the 2112CI but if they are to high might just go witht the 1912. what would i lose between the 2?

just called both J&R and Electronics Expo and expo came in at the cheapest 449.99 for the 2112ci so what is the difference between the 1912 and 2112? i am trying to figure that out right now why spend more if they are similiar enough

so i talked to crutchfield and they said the main difference was multi room stuff, more setup positions for the Audyssey and the warranty so i think i will just do the 1912 wont ever need multi room and 6 vs 8 sitting positions it will be in my room so 6 is more than enough and the warranty i could just get and extended warranty thank for your help guys now i just need to figure out what sub 2 get and i will be done

So I called J&R back and they said 429 or 439 can't remember :S for the 2112 so I guess for 30-40 dollars more it is worth it if I bought the 1912 be about 399 and another 50 for extended warranty so I save and upgrade thanks for telling me to call them

And since it's a one sub receiver I think instead of a splitter I will just get 1 sub in the 3 to $400 range what would you guys recommend for that ?

i posted a new thread for a sub in that section following the guide lines post for what info to include when asking and the room isnt all that big less than 2000 cubic feet

glad to hear that since that is what i have for speakers and plan on getting the Denon AVR-2112CI receiver anyone here heard or own and use or used the monitor 40 series 2 speakers before ? or just the series 2 in general would love to hear what you have to say about them since i havent gotten to hear then and been looking at them since the beginning of february :S drives me crazy

well guys just ordered the denon avr-1712 for about 280 shipped the 2112ci had to much stuff i wouldnt use so i got the other saved 160 and get everything i need i cant wait

i ordered from electronics expo

So hooked up the denon and OH YA !!!!! It's great still don't understand all the features and settings as much as I would like but still sounds awesome . The first movie I watched was Super 8 an when the train crashed I felt like running with the kids to get away, loved it couldn't be happier and thank you all for all your help and recommending the denon

i have a question from my understanding a crossover limits the frequencies going to certain speakers i have my denon 1712 crossover at 60hz and the subs set at 120 for a nice large blending point and have the sub set to LFE+main (what does that mean exactly) but the speakers are still trying to play lower than 60hz do i have something set wrong? or misunderstand something? also in the setting i can set my speakers to be large or small i have polk audio monitor 40 series 2 speakers and a CS1 series 2 center would they be conisdered large or small? or is large considered standing tower speakers?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882290210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882290202

those are my speakers and all of them but the center channel look like they do down to 47hz and the center down to 55hz so they can do some bass.

and the original audyssey settings had some at 40hz and some at 60hz i changed it all to 60hz to be uniform

ya i didnt even have my sub when i watched it and my speakers shook it