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My old receiver is dying, so I need to replace it soon.
My current setup:
Panasonic 52" 720p plasma
Directv HD DVR
old DVD player (upgrading soon)
PS2 (possibly upgrading to PS3)
2nd room: Toshiba CRT TV (this may be upgraded to a small LCD later this year)
I also have a 3rd speaker location on the back deck
My ideal would be to have a receiver that can send video to my 2nd TV. I also need to get audio out to my back deck.
Other considerations:
I need to get sound from my PC. I have pretty much decided that something like Squeezebox will suffice instead of limiting myself to receivers that can handle this.
I need to have audio in my 2nd room and the back deck. I don't envision having to have sound in all three locations at the same time, so I assume I can find some kind of switch to control whether audio is going to the deck or the 2nd room. Is there any type of decent switch out there I should consider?
I want to be able to add an amp later, so I narrowed my list of choices to receivers with pre-outs.
I've narrowed my list of choices to the following:
Pioneer 1018AH
Pioneer 01XTH
HK 2/354 (no multizone video)
Marantz 5003 (no multizone video)
I'm leaning heavily toward one of the Pioneers because of the good reviews I've seen, but I wanted to get input from the forum about whether how I'm wanting to wire my setup with the 2nd room and back deck will work (i.e. will 2 zones suffice or do I have to get something with 3 zones?). I also want to get some input on whether these receivers are my best options.
My current setup:
Panasonic 52" 720p plasma
Directv HD DVR
old DVD player (upgrading soon)
PS2 (possibly upgrading to PS3)
2nd room: Toshiba CRT TV (this may be upgraded to a small LCD later this year)
I also have a 3rd speaker location on the back deck
My ideal would be to have a receiver that can send video to my 2nd TV. I also need to get audio out to my back deck.
Other considerations:
I need to get sound from my PC. I have pretty much decided that something like Squeezebox will suffice instead of limiting myself to receivers that can handle this.
I need to have audio in my 2nd room and the back deck. I don't envision having to have sound in all three locations at the same time, so I assume I can find some kind of switch to control whether audio is going to the deck or the 2nd room. Is there any type of decent switch out there I should consider?
I want to be able to add an amp later, so I narrowed my list of choices to receivers with pre-outs.
I've narrowed my list of choices to the following:
Pioneer 1018AH
Pioneer 01XTH
HK 2/354 (no multizone video)
Marantz 5003 (no multizone video)
I'm leaning heavily toward one of the Pioneers because of the good reviews I've seen, but I wanted to get input from the forum about whether how I'm wanting to wire my setup with the 2nd room and back deck will work (i.e. will 2 zones suffice or do I have to get something with 3 zones?). I also want to get some input on whether these receivers are my best options.