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Greetings,
For my current HT set up:
I am thouroughly unimpressed with the Sony atm. I also know that my speakers need an upgrade as well. These are my main 2 items of interest.
For AVR I want something that will make my wife and I go "damn"! I want positional audio, good surround sound if you will. I don't really need more than 1 zone, but most of the better AVR's I have looked at have 2-3. Only 3 things will be hooked up; Blu-Ray Player, HD DVR cable box and a Wii. Preferably all through HDMI, minus the Wii of course. I just want 1 cable going to my TV. The wife really hates seeing cables. It could sound like poop, but if the cables were hidden she'd like it. I don't really care myself.
I have been in awe of the Onkyo models. Especially since they have them at the Fry's across the street from me. But reading the reviews here make me cautious of the new models. I have never owned a "good" HT. Always have had to settle on the cheapest available. I could go an all-in-one package, but I want better. I want the best I can afford really.
I'm in the US Navy and spend a lot of time away from home. I need something that sounds great AND works all the time. I don't want to have to reset something just for it to work all the time. I do that enough on my ship.
I have my eye on the TX-NR5007. But if there is something similar with zero problems, I would love that. I believe the heart of a good HT is the AVR. I'm putting most of my work into this. I'll figure out speakers after I decide on an AVR. Would probably make choosing speakers easier that way.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Any opinions or suggestion are welcome.
For my current HT set up:
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Sharp BD-HP20 Blu-Ray player. I have the video on HDMI going straight to my Sharp Aquos 46" LCD TV and audio over coaxial digital to a Sony STR-DE898 receiver. Mainly because of a lack of HDMI on the Sony. And my speakers are a cheap set of Kenwoods that came as a 5.1 HT package back around 1999. The receiver crapped out, so hence the Sony.
I am thouroughly unimpressed with the Sony atm. I also know that my speakers need an upgrade as well. These are my main 2 items of interest.
For AVR I want something that will make my wife and I go "damn"! I want positional audio, good surround sound if you will. I don't really need more than 1 zone, but most of the better AVR's I have looked at have 2-3. Only 3 things will be hooked up; Blu-Ray Player, HD DVR cable box and a Wii. Preferably all through HDMI, minus the Wii of course. I just want 1 cable going to my TV. The wife really hates seeing cables. It could sound like poop, but if the cables were hidden she'd like it. I don't really care myself.
I have been in awe of the Onkyo models. Especially since they have them at the Fry's across the street from me. But reading the reviews here make me cautious of the new models. I have never owned a "good" HT. Always have had to settle on the cheapest available. I could go an all-in-one package, but I want better. I want the best I can afford really.
I'm in the US Navy and spend a lot of time away from home. I need something that sounds great AND works all the time. I don't want to have to reset something just for it to work all the time. I do that enough on my ship.
I have my eye on the TX-NR5007. But if there is something similar with zero problems, I would love that. I believe the heart of a good HT is the AVR. I'm putting most of my work into this. I'll figure out speakers after I decide on an AVR. Would probably make choosing speakers easier that way.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Any opinions or suggestion are welcome.