[icycle]

Hi,

I'm looking for a budget minded receiver that allows dual source, dual room playback. I will be driving a (yet to be purchased, see below) 5.1 speaker setup in this room, then a set of Klipsch KHO-7 outdoor speakers. I can live with only analog sourced playback for the outdoor zone, although it would be nice to select any source...budget says otherwise here.


I'm leaning towards the Denon AVR-1913 ($399 from Crutchfield now) which lets me steal two channels from the 7.1 to use as a separate zone and leaves me with 5.1. As I understand it also has a really good speaker level/room setup mode. But I'm curious if there are other receivers close in price with similar features.


I'm also looking for a speaker setup via this thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1469565/in-search-of-budget-minded-5-1-speaker-setup-in-new-great-room


Thanks in advance for any pointers!

 

[jdsmoothie]

If you have an older stereo receiver that you can use (or can find one on Craigslist for $50 or so), you may also want to consider the lower priced Denon 1713 which would need an external amp to power Zone 2 speakers. It also uses the more advanced Audyssey MultEQ XT over just MultEQ on the 1913.

 

[icycle]

Thanks. After digging around more here, there are some negative opinions on what Denon did with the xx13 models, although I think in my limited application it'd be ok. I'd like to avoid running two receivers if possible, for simplicity and power's sake.


What do folks think about going with a factory reconditioned Denon 2112CI for $370 which has the Audyssey MultEQ XT and the zone 2 (powered or pre-out):
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/DENAVR2112CI/DENON-AVR-2112CI-7.1-Integrated-Network-A/V-Surround-Receiver/1.html


thanks