Hawksfan Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Looking for advice on a new AVR. I have a mixed bag of speakers right now. RF52ii with RC41ii a Sub10 and VC25 center. $400 is max I can spend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) Welcome Home to the Klipsch Forums. Go over to AVS Forums & look up jdsmoothie in the Denon threads in the Reciever area. Get his number from his profile & CALL him, he is with AVS Sales. Tell him your budget, et Cetera. He will advise & may, or may not, recommend Denon. Ymmv. Edited August 3, 2014 by Sancho Panza 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Welcome to the forum Hawksfan. Marantz, Denon, Pioneer and Onkyo all make good avr's in that price range. Auddysee is a great calibration system and has benefits when using multiple subs. Pioneer does a great job with over all system integration and would be my recommendation. I won't pick a particular model because I don't know what is available in your area. Time to go out and listen to a lot of avr's in local stores and custom shops. This will give you a better ideal of what direction to go in. Buy the best avr's you can afford because in 1-4 months into this hobby you may find that you could have selected a better avr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Yamaha & Sony also make good AVRs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Looking for advice on a new AVR. I have a mixed bag of speakers right now. RF52ii with RC41ii a Sub10 and VC25 center. $400 is max I can spend. buy used... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) Unfortunately that isn't a very good budget for a receiver. Think of the receiver as the brains of the operation. The top tier models from the various brands gives you higher end amps, processors etc. with that said, there are deals to be had, especially on the used market. How large is the room? Do you have an amp? 3D? I would probably grab this one if I was you: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrx2000/denon-avr-x2000-7.1-ch-4k-ultra-hd-networking-receiver-airplay/1.html Welcome to the forum BTW! Seahawks fan? Season ticket holder here if that is the hawks you are referring to.. Edited August 3, 2014 by K5SS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) If you look for used AVRs (or AVPs, for that matter) with at least HDMI 1.3a inputs, unless you plan to use more than 5.1 channels, you'll have everything that you need, IMHO. Avoid DVI inputs. You can find the specifications of every AVR on line to check for their HDMI versions. Edited August 3, 2014 by Chris A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksfan Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 . Thanks for the reply/info, I was looking at a Denon AVR E400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksfan Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 : Yes limited funds is no good. But like you said there are some deals out there. There is no store in my are that carries the Reference Series and affordable (for me) AVR's so I can't hear them together. I don't know if my system would sound different with a Denon vs. Yamaha vs. Onkyo etc. I'm hoping others who have had different brands would comment. BTW Hawksfan is for the Chicago Blackhawks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 For 300.00 i would highly consider this Marantz. It's going to be much better than most of what you will find new for 400.00 http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/ele/4600469627.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 For the money you have to spend... I would look for a AVR with whatever features you want, and pre-amp outs (all channels), and then save up for a larger amp (if needed). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksfan Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 So has anyone gone from one brand of receiver to another and heard a difference in the way your Klipsch sound? Wattage being close to equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) I would look for a used Onkyo "8-series". There is a TX-SR805 near me for $425. Just to generalize from what I read when I was shopping: -Onkyos and Denons are "bright and crisp" -Yamahas and Pioneers are "neutral and somewhat digital" sounding -Marantz are "warm, smooth and sweet, and somewhat tube-like" sounding. Again, this is just extreme generalizing based on what I read in my research. Edited August 3, 2014 by mattSER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I owned Sony's back in the 80's and Yamaha's in the 90's. I've owned two different Denons in the last 5 yrs. They all were good AVR's. One thing that stood out from my experience was Yamaha's would go into protection mode alot. They are great sounding AVR's but in my experience they just lacked in the power department. After I sold my last Yamaha I bought Denon. I was running the exact same speakers (older Synergy 5.1 setup). Not once did my Denon 791 go into protection mode nor has my current 3312 model. To me that says alot about Denon amps compared to Yamaha. I listen to music at reference quite a bit. Just my experience for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Hawksfan you live fairly close to me. You are welcome to demo my setup to here Reference speakers. I live in NW Indiana. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksfan Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks to all of you for the input, I really appreciate it. For what it's worth I think I will go with a Denon AVR E400. Info says 90 watts per channel but who knows if it really does.. One review however said it ran really hot. Hopefully it was just the one the reviewer had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic_surfer Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 If you can up the budget by about $200 you can get a mid-top of the line receiver from a few years back. I got the pioneer elite sc-65 for $650 shipped on the bay. It has 4k passthrough and 3d capabilities, and is 9.2 surround should I choose to add more later. $400 is a tough area to shop in. I find with the receiver you don't want to go to old if you desire things like 3d, 4k, or even hdmi (gasp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 VSX-1023K Pioneer on Sale at Best Buy Today ONLY $199.99 No Affiliation. 7.1 Network 3D 4K... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksfan Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Thanks guys. I am giving my current yamaha to my son so has something when he goes back to school so I have a few weeks to search. After that, new center channel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 That was a good deal on that Pio from BB; but, they sold out Quickly on line. Sign up for e-mail specials from all Klipsch Authorized on line dealers (list on Klipsch site) & you'll get many good offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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