Which Budget Receiver Is Best For BD Players That Output PCM?

How about telling us what type of speakers you have? Some speakers work better when combined with the right avr. You should also consider Denon and Onyko.

Any other opinions?

I tried 3 different receivers. I first tried the Sony 720. I didn't like it because it just seemed to lack power. It passed "BTB".


I then tried the Yamaha 463. I really liked how it sounded but it didn't pass "BTB". Also had problems with my PS3 on it. Sometimes the colors would go to pink or none at all when playing Blu ray movies. Also there would be a static sound when switching games or movies. I tried differnet HDMI cables and two different yamaha 463 receivers. I took it back.


I then got a Pioneer 918. This one was perfect. It had plenty of power and sounded great and passed "BTB". I am using my PS3 as a bluray player and it works great. I am still using my onkyo HTIB speakers with a velodyne VX10 sub and sound it sounds good. I am going to upgrade speakers next.

Thanks for the info splatee, I figured the 918 passed BTB and WTW since nobody complained about it so it's nice to see confirmation. The few reviews I've read said it was a very good receiver for the price and Future Shop has it right now for CA$299, which is the best price I've seen so far here in Canada.



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I have Polk RTi6 for fronts, RTi4 for surround, CSi3 center and a PSW505 sub,

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I actually bought the same setup except I got an additionnal RTi4 to use as a center instead of the CSi3... sounds like you too went to FS !

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I know they're not top of the line but for the price I paid I couldn't say no.

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I came to the very same conclusion when I pulled the trigger!

Yep, FS it was, sometimes they have some good deals on speakers.