stringless Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I've searched both here and Google, and can't seem to find who currently makes receivers using TI's PurePath chipsets. I find tons of links to TI's own materials on PurePath, but nothing on who makes AVRs using them. Why am I fixated on PurePath? It sounds awesome, to my ears. I have two XR55s, one's running two Fortes, the other is running 3 SF2s and 2 SB2s for my theater. This is the one I wish to replace. It's not broken or anything, and it will remain employed in my house -- just not in the theater. I need HDMI and want other bells and whistles like built-in AirPlay, etc. And I'm aware I could add an hdmi switcher and control it all from my Harmony, but I'd like to experiment with something new. I've had these XRs since 2005. So -- who's making this these days? Or something close to it? Something slim, light, cool-running that sounds like tubes but goes for $700 or less? With at least 3 HDMI inputs and one HDMI out. And since it's for a movie theater with a projector, dim display is a must -- really dim. Denon? Marantz? Sherwood? Seriously, no one seems to say what they use except for pioneer, and tha'ts a bit too much $ for me. Part of the 55's charm was outrageous performance at a ridiculously low price. That's something I'd like to keep in my next AVR. Thanks for any responses. I can't belive it's this hard to find a cheap purepath receiver. I further can't belive the lack of information on it. Either it's dead, or everyone's using it and not saying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Try looking for a Kenwood VRS-N8100. It has onboard Ethernet. The Sherwood R-904N (with Ethernet but has very bright lighting) , and Newcastle R-903 are still available. Those are the only PurePath I'm aware of at that price point. Everything else is ICE power to the best of my knowledge. I can't belive it's this hard to find a cheap purepath receiver. I can relate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 over at audiogon.com, someone is selling a pioneer elite sc25, which has the Ice amps, for $600 used. There are few others at a decent price as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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