I need a temporary replacement for a Denon 1909 while it is getting repaired (assuming it needs a repair and it won't be a costly one.) With prices so low these days, heck maybe it will be a permanent replacement!
1) I don't need super high-end audiophile circuitry. With a family now, we just play games and watch movies in our family room. I don't have some high-end theater room that I listen to Mozart in while drinking my 30-year old Cabernet.
2) Reliability/Trouble-free no software glitches is the #1 criteria
3) Low price is next criteria (economy has made me a poor man)
4) Need just 3 HDMI input (4 would be nice) (I connect Comcast Cable, PS3 and Xbox to it)
5) Only need 5.1
6) I'm use to having zone 2 to play music on my deck but frankly I've rarely needed to play one source inside and another outside. Plus zone2 has to be analog in, at least on that Denon model. So I could survive putting the deck speakers on Speaker B and not have a second zone if it saved considerable cash, but prefer zone 2 capability.
7) Thing I liked best about the Denon was the Audyssey Features (EQ and Dynamic Volume). Would really like to keep those. They were superior to the equivalent features on the Yamahas when I bought the Denon.
Any recommendations on a good/cheap replacement temporary or permanent is appreciated.
1) I don't need super high-end audiophile circuitry. With a family now, we just play games and watch movies in our family room. I don't have some high-end theater room that I listen to Mozart in while drinking my 30-year old Cabernet.
2) Reliability/Trouble-free no software glitches is the #1 criteria
3) Low price is next criteria (economy has made me a poor man)
4) Need just 3 HDMI input (4 would be nice) (I connect Comcast Cable, PS3 and Xbox to it)
5) Only need 5.1
6) I'm use to having zone 2 to play music on my deck but frankly I've rarely needed to play one source inside and another outside. Plus zone2 has to be analog in, at least on that Denon model. So I could survive putting the deck speakers on Speaker B and not have a second zone if it saved considerable cash, but prefer zone 2 capability.
7) Thing I liked best about the Denon was the Audyssey Features (EQ and Dynamic Volume). Would really like to keep those. They were superior to the equivalent features on the Yamahas when I bought the Denon.
Any recommendations on a good/cheap replacement temporary or permanent is appreciated.
