[bajaed]

I have somewhere between 46 and 47 inches of width to fit a cable converter 17", my center channel speaker 13.75" and an AVR. My current HK AVR325 is about 17" which means I would have to stagger the three.


Are there any decent entry level 5.1 or 7.1 AVR's in the 15-16" width range?

 

[Beemer533]

Personally, I've never seen an AVR narrower than ~17". That is the spacing to fit between the rails of a 19" rack.


What about height; could you fit the cable box on top of the AVR?

 

[bajaed]

Sony STR DH-500 is only 15.43" w. It has a few weak spots, I was wondering if there was anything else about that w. that was better.

 

[RoboRay]

I can't think of any, other than maybe some crappy HTIB units.


I don't know what your options to this other suggestion are, but it's generally far better to plan your furniture around your equipment than to plan your equipment around your furniture.

 

[bajaed]

True, but the built in came with the house and I'm not ready to tear it out yet so I need to make do. If I can get someone to engineer a shelf that can support a 78lb. plasma with only 1/8" sides(braced on the outside by the existing shelf), I may be in business.

 

[RoboRay]

If you're stuck with built-in shelving, how about this: Does the receiver HAVE to be on the same shelf with everything else? Can you put the receiver somewhere else out of the way (even in a closet or cabinet) and use an IR repeater system to handle remote control commands?