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Building a budget setup for the time being, however want to somewhat future proof the AVR for a better, 5.1 or 7.1/2 speaker setup a few years down the road when this system will be moved to a larger room requiring larger speakers.
For now, setup will be in a fairly small room, about 15'x12' or so. AVR will be paired with Energy Take Classic 5.1. budget is around $500 for AVR alone.
What is important to me, in no specific order:
- Sound quality of course (I know, I know, speakers are the key, but this is important on receiver end nonetheless).
- Power (for future use of larger standing speakers and such).
- Since I am somewhat new to HT, room correction is pretty important requiring as little human intervention as possible. I'm well read on Audyssey vs. MCACC and such, and recognize the advantage of sub EQ in MultiEQ and above. So Audyssey leads this race, but i'm open to MCACC, DCAC, etc if comparable in the end.
- 5.1 an option, but would prefer 7.1/2 for future use.
- Multi Zone is not important to me whatsoever. Wont be used.
- Wifi/Enet/bluetooth is not important to me at all, but a nice feature if decided unit has it.
- 4K pass/up would be nice for future proof, but not a requirement.
- The nicer the GUI, the better.
- Number of HDMI not that important (since most these days have enough for me at a minumum).
I am open to all brands except Onkyo, i dont like that they run hot and have apparently faced reliability issues in recent past, unless you guys feel differently as of the 2013 models. I've been curious lately about the two lower line PIO elites.
I'm looking at MANY models around my price range, so too many to list my possible options. No refurbs.
I've been reading GREAT things about the Sony STR-DN840/1040 as far as from a bang for buck stand point...But very unsure of audio quality and DCAC for RC.
What are you guy's recommendations with future use of large floor standings and such in a large room?
Building a budget setup for the time being, however want to somewhat future proof the AVR for a better, 5.1 or 7.1/2 speaker setup a few years down the road when this system will be moved to a larger room requiring larger speakers.
For now, setup will be in a fairly small room, about 15'x12' or so. AVR will be paired with Energy Take Classic 5.1. budget is around $500 for AVR alone.
What is important to me, in no specific order:
- Sound quality of course (I know, I know, speakers are the key, but this is important on receiver end nonetheless).
- Power (for future use of larger standing speakers and such).
- Since I am somewhat new to HT, room correction is pretty important requiring as little human intervention as possible. I'm well read on Audyssey vs. MCACC and such, and recognize the advantage of sub EQ in MultiEQ and above. So Audyssey leads this race, but i'm open to MCACC, DCAC, etc if comparable in the end.
- 5.1 an option, but would prefer 7.1/2 for future use.
- Multi Zone is not important to me whatsoever. Wont be used.
- Wifi/Enet/bluetooth is not important to me at all, but a nice feature if decided unit has it.
- 4K pass/up would be nice for future proof, but not a requirement.
- The nicer the GUI, the better.
- Number of HDMI not that important (since most these days have enough for me at a minumum).
I am open to all brands except Onkyo, i dont like that they run hot and have apparently faced reliability issues in recent past, unless you guys feel differently as of the 2013 models. I've been curious lately about the two lower line PIO elites.
I'm looking at MANY models around my price range, so too many to list my possible options. No refurbs.
I've been reading GREAT things about the Sony STR-DN840/1040 as far as from a bang for buck stand point...But very unsure of audio quality and DCAC for RC.
What are you guy's recommendations with future use of large floor standings and such in a large room?