tweeter Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Five or six years ago I bought a used Yamaha HTR-5760 off craigslist. I have never been happy with the audio quality out of the receiver. The sound is very sharp on highs and I cannot understand the voices coming out of the center channel. I have very little bass out of any of the channels. I have been using a KSC-C1 center channel and some cheap no-name front towers. I recently purchased a pair of KLF 20's and a KLF C7 with no real improvement in sound. I thought the receiver probably was not programmed correctly. I purchased a remote and borrowed a mic... ran it through the setup. When it completed, it had set the crossovers for the front channels to 130Hz and set the speakers to small. Even with me tweaking these settings, I can't seem to get good sound out of the speakers. At this point, I'm just ready to get a new receiver. My current setup is just a 5.1 and probably won't increase from that. Like I said I have KLF 20's front channels, KLF C7 center, and KSB 1.1 rears. I enjoy listening to both 2 channel music and this is also my home theater. I've been reading a lot of reviews from different brands and I get concerned with failures. I want a quality piece of equipment but my budget is going to be on the lower side, probably around $500. Any help/ideas/suggestions is appreciated! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20422004#post20422004 Read the above post. The AVR-1712 looks like a good fit for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I like the marantz 5005, around 400 refurbished or less than 500 new http://www.accessories4less.com/index.php?page=item&id=MARSR5005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'm building the same type system and I have decided to purchase the Marantz SR 5005 that was previously mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeter Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Am I wrong in thinking Denon AVR-1712 might be a little underpowered at 90 watts per channel? I know with me being a newbie I think it's all about more power so I could be totally wrong. And I've also been over at the avs forums reading about the Marantz SR5005 which sounds like a great receiver, but I'm a little concerned about the "pop of death". Is this a common failure? I don't have a lot of money... it's a big investment for me. It's something I would like to use for years. rockhound: I'm a fellow Arkie.. live near Jasper in the Ozarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Not underpowered with Klipsch speakers. You get Audyssey MultiEQ XT also, unlike the Marantz (just MultiEQ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 pop of death was a failure in the 5004/6004 series on certain receivers, i had a 5004 for a while with no issue, common no if concerned buy from a place with a warranty but i havent heard of it in the new line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Tweeter, Room acoustics and speaker positioning and aiming are at least as important as amplification. Flat screen TVs cause problems with the need to place center channel speakers beneath the TV. The center need to be aimed upward toward the listener's ears and protrude a little beyond the front of the stand. Floors should have carpet or rugs to reduce reflections and so on. Once you have done the best you can with the room and speaker setup, then worry about amplification and room correction. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxeR527 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I bought this Pioneer VSX 1021 for $299.99, free shipping. It sounds awesome and for the price I couldn't pass it up! Looks like Sale ends today. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117395&Tpk=Pioneer%201021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJCarney Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Im selling a very nice onklyo HT RC180 for $320 shipped right now. Perfect condition and 110watts per channel. It's in the garage sale section if your intrested. MSRP was $1100 when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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