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I'm sure this has been asked a zillion times, but here goes again, please take it easy on me.
My current system dates from the late 90s
HK AVR85 (5.1 system)
Atlantic Tech 350 speaker set (5x surround and 2x subs.) If I shift to 7.1 I can pick up another pair of the AT rears on feebay fairly cheep - they pop up from time to time.
With the exception of an XM player all my audio/video comes via computer - a Linux/MythTV system (spdif & s-vid.)
TV's a Sony 36" from the same era - s-vid.
I've ripped all my CDs & DVDs to hard disk so I never have to hunt thru boxes. TV is also recorded (Myth is a DVR) Myth even streams internet radio.
The way I used the HK was pretty much set it and forget it, I control everything thru the computer and only do major volume changes at the HK. Occasionally I'll switch the HK to listen to the XM player.
Sadly the HK had pooped the bed. It's been getting quieter over the years which no one can explain so I finally took it apart to see if I could find the problem. I found nothing wrong, but when I put it back together the first time it had lost the center and two rear channels. On the second try I managed to get it to no longer power on. It's in for service now, but I do not have high hopes it's salvageable.
So I'm on the research hunt for something new.
I've always lusted after the Denon 5xxx models, but always found them out of the range of what I was willing to spend considering what I had still worked. Current model high on the 'lusting after' list is the Denon AVR4308CI.
However I freely admit that while I'd like to have the raw power I do NOT need all this capacity and could probably get by with a lot less as long as it had really good sound - I could probably even get by with no video and simply connect the computer directly to the TV.
The reality is that I've gone to a computer so all I'd really need is a good processor and single input (optical or coax spdif & s-vid) to handle my current needs and a single hdmi for future needs. Since hdmi is not well supported in computers and hardly at all in Linux the 'future' need is still probably years away.
A new TV is likely to happen sooner.
I want excellent sound, the 450s can handle a lot of power and I do like to rattle the windows. The $1500+ for the 4308CI is really pushing the budget, I'd really like to be in the sub $1k range.
I'm wide open to suggestions and assistance and even used units if someone has something that would fit the bill.
Thanks in advance.
My current system dates from the late 90s
HK AVR85 (5.1 system)
Atlantic Tech 350 speaker set (5x surround and 2x subs.) If I shift to 7.1 I can pick up another pair of the AT rears on feebay fairly cheep - they pop up from time to time.
With the exception of an XM player all my audio/video comes via computer - a Linux/MythTV system (spdif & s-vid.)
TV's a Sony 36" from the same era - s-vid.
I've ripped all my CDs & DVDs to hard disk so I never have to hunt thru boxes. TV is also recorded (Myth is a DVR) Myth even streams internet radio.
The way I used the HK was pretty much set it and forget it, I control everything thru the computer and only do major volume changes at the HK. Occasionally I'll switch the HK to listen to the XM player.
Sadly the HK had pooped the bed. It's been getting quieter over the years which no one can explain so I finally took it apart to see if I could find the problem. I found nothing wrong, but when I put it back together the first time it had lost the center and two rear channels. On the second try I managed to get it to no longer power on. It's in for service now, but I do not have high hopes it's salvageable.
So I'm on the research hunt for something new.
I've always lusted after the Denon 5xxx models, but always found them out of the range of what I was willing to spend considering what I had still worked. Current model high on the 'lusting after' list is the Denon AVR4308CI.
However I freely admit that while I'd like to have the raw power I do NOT need all this capacity and could probably get by with a lot less as long as it had really good sound - I could probably even get by with no video and simply connect the computer directly to the TV.
The reality is that I've gone to a computer so all I'd really need is a good processor and single input (optical or coax spdif & s-vid) to handle my current needs and a single hdmi for future needs. Since hdmi is not well supported in computers and hardly at all in Linux the 'future' need is still probably years away.
A new TV is likely to happen sooner.
I want excellent sound, the 450s can handle a lot of power and I do like to rattle the windows. The $1500+ for the 4308CI is really pushing the budget, I'd really like to be in the sub $1k range.
I'm wide open to suggestions and assistance and even used units if someone has something that would fit the bill.
Thanks in advance.
