Looking for a good HT Receiver

[RyanGarver]

I will be purchasing a Reference home theater package at the end of the summer (RF3, RC3, RS3, KSW12) and am currently researching a nice home theater receiver to match the speakers. I am looking in the $1000 range and here are the top three I am looking at now:

Arcam AVR100

NAD T761

Denon AVR 3801 (I am a little hesitant because this is more of a mass-market product than the other two, but it does pack a lot of nice features)

I would love some feedback and comments on which you think I should get

[BLOOMIS914]

Check out the Marantz SR8000. Excellent build quality, best remote with a receiver in that price range and it has DD/DTS @ 105 X 5wpc. high current, HDAM amplifier. I looked at Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo and NAD. I'm sure this thread will catch fire now!!!

Good luck

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My main Klipsch system:

KLF-30's Bi-wired

KLF-C7

KSP-S6's

KSW-15 Front Sub

KSW-100 Rear Sub

Monster cable 14 gauge in-wall cable

Niles wall plates

Marantz SR-8000

Toshiba SD-4205 5 DVD changer

Pioneer PDF-1007 301-CD changer

Mitsubishi 35"

Mitsubishi VCR

Pioneer VSX-608 Multi-room amp for Outdoor deck

Polk All-weather AW2's deck speakers

Niles in-wall volume controls

Fridge full of beer and plenty of Don Julio, Jagermeister and Jim Beam

[Steve Phillips]

OK now here's the hard part

Finding a dealer that will let you take them home for a weekend.The only real way to decide.

I've had Denon for 5 or 6 years now and like the sound and features enough to keep one or actualy all three around.Still have my AVR-2000 and enough Klipsch to make a nice small HT w/no place to put it.Good luck

Don't know anything about the other 2 you are looking into,but have listened to Marantz with KLF-30 and 20's at a store.Nice sound,but wasn't looking at receivers that day.Shopping with a friend for 30's.

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Main HT:'77 Klipschorns w/ALKs,'75 Heresy center,modified with,K-Horn sqauwker & AA network.

KSP-S6 at sides 2 KSP-S6's rear.

Denon AVR-3801

2 Denon POA-2800 200X2

1 driving the Horns

1 driving the bi-wired Heresy center.

2 DIY 12"4ohm subs,Carver A500x 400 watts per ch.feed.

1 12" powered sub(behind the couch)feed from the surrounds pre-outs.

Sony DVP-C650D.Dish Echostar 4700 w/DD

JVC S7600U S-VHS

Pioneer CDL-D501 laser

Music in "Direct"only!

DH Labs T-14 speaker wire to the front 3.

Bed room HT:KSB 2.1 mains,SC-1,SS-1's,2 SW 8 II subs.

2 Heresy's for music.

Denon AVR-2800,Dishnetwork,Sony SLV-975HF VCR,Panasonic DVD-RV31.

This message has been edited by Steve P on 06-03-2001 at 10:56 AM

[graymark]

A local Chain here that sells Klipsch had your exact set-up in a listening room of it's own. It was a very nice package. They sell the whole kit with the 3801 for $2700.

Was nice to hear it all by itself.

[boomer9911]

I agree, the Marantz SR8000 is a nice unit. I think Onkyo is pretty good as well, either the DS787 or the Integra 7.1 are both 7.1 and affordable. But if you have a few xtra bucks have a look at the new Marantz SR19EX A\V Receiver, well within a price limitation and it's expandable and won't be extinct anytime soon(6.1 and 7.1). Denon seems to be choice on the board, never tried them myself.

Klipschorns 93(f)

LaScala's(sb)(August )

Hersey II's (s)(August X )

2- KLF C7's(c,rc)

Adcom ACE-515 Enhancer(line conditioner\surge protect)

Marantz SR18EX A\V Receiver

3- Marantz MA700 mono blocks(Khorns, C7 rc)

Marantz DV7100

Marantz VM5100 SVHS hifi

Marantz DR4160 (3 disk carousel with single tray CDR)

Marantz CD4050 cassette

Toshiba 50HX70 HDTV

DVDO Iscan V2 (line doubler)

all Monster Cables speaker\audio\video\digital

Happy Listening-----------------------------

This message has been edited by boomer9911 on 06-17-2001 at 12:34 AM

[DwK]

Correct me if I'm wrong.

But doesnt McIntosh make good reciver/amps also?

But they may be out of the price range?

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K6-2 450

SB Live Value ( not 5.1)

Klipsch Pro Media v2 400 ( soon to be 4.1 )

2 Fisher STV-873's on front channel

2 Fisher surrounds on rear channel

[jeffgeorge]

$1000 will not even get you close to a McIntosh. Great equip. though.

[HTADDICT]

whoops double posted

This message has been edited by HTADDICT on 06-16-2001 at 03:09 AM

[HTADDICT]

I like my sony ES three reasons why:::

1. great bang for buck maybe not the highest end receivers, but deffinently in the upper mid and affordable.

2. Sony makes everything under the sun, Great computers, car stereos, tv's, VCRs, play station 2, minidiscs, every peice of a/v gear in a hometheater made by sony integrates together, no setting up different componetnts to try to match. That's how I started out and hated it.

3. My theater system is all sony and has been for about 6 years now, and not one problem! (and I've got alot of stuff)Have tried to get ahold of sony though and I must admit that's a pain in the rear

Sure there are better receivers out there but how many companies can say they make everything else to go with it. and at normal listening levels you'd be pretty darn good to tell the difference between any two receivers except maybe in a home theater setup. I've got the klipsch reference line and love them with my little sony da30 es receiver (under 1000) I know it's not one you listed but thought I'd ask why not?