OnMedic Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Good day! It has been a while since my last visit here, but duty has called and I am now on to a new project... my great room. I got the basement home theatre finished last year with the help of all the great people here... 35's all around! Now I am on to the Great Room, which will be more of a generic/common room. I already have Energy E:XL's all around centered by a Tau TV. I am down to the receiver and was hoping I could get some advice. I am short on space, so need to look at the slim lines exclusively. I have some down to the following on my short list: Kenwood VRS-7100 - USD$274 Pioneer Elite EX-500 (VSX-50 + DV-50A)- USD$349 Onkyo YX-LR552 - USD$299 Thoughts/Feedback on these slim receivers? Thanks! STeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiob Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 what do you mean by slim? Hight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMedic Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Yes, slim... as in low profile. Anything under 4" I would consider slim design, and are marketed as such. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 well i used to sell kenwood, and unless its the sovreign line i would stay away, and even that line to me isn't that speacil, but the reason that i would not recomend the knewood stuff is because it was the most brought back item for service, i recieved more kenwood recievers due to problems from poor design and parts burning out, about a year and a half ago there was a massive recall as the transformers in the kenwoods were an extreme hazard, personally i would stay away... on the other hand i personally have had great luck with onkyo and have owned 3 onkyo recievers and all of them have been very good to me, and i forgot which reciever was the third that you had mentioned.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMedic Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Well......... The VRS-7100 is a new design for June 2004 and I am hoping is as good as I expect and read about it. I pulled the trigger on the VRS-7100 tonite at a great price of $230.00 plus shipping. This is not my main theatre room, so it won't get real heavy usage and when it is used, won;t be at extremely high volumes. It apears to have great features and should sound great with my Energy speakers. I would have realy like the Onkyo, but couldn't justify the extra $$$ for the room it is going to be used in, although $299 is an amazing deal! Thanks for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct1615 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I have actually used both a Pioneer Elite and Kenwood receivers with my Klipsch speakers. Both sounded fine but I would pick the Elite if $$ is not an issue. I have never used an Onkyo receiver so I can't say anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMedic Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 I am glad you liked the Kenwood. This is a new release and is pure digital... They will actually be hooked up in the great room to Energy speakers. I have the Klipsch in the HT hooked up to a Yamaha for now, but will upgrade to something a little more extrav. sometime in the future. Not really in spending mode right now so future upgrades to the HT will be a few years away. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMedic Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 I am glad you liked the Kenwood. This is a new release and is pure digital... They will actually be hooked up in the great room to Energy speakers. I have the Klipsch in the HT hooked up to a Yamaha for now, but will upgrade to something a little more extrav. sometime in the future. Not really in spending mode right now so future upgrades to the HT will be a few years away. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMedic Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 I am glad you liked the Kenwood. This is a new release and is pure digital... They will actually be hooked up in the great room to Energy speakers. I have the Klipsch in the HT hooked up to a Yamaha for now, but will upgrade to something a little more extrav. sometime in the future. Not really in spending mode right now so future upgrades to the HT will be a few years away. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Try the panasonice sa xr-70, I believe they just started shipping, google it, and check out boulder cable on audiocircle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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