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vnguyen1l
05-01-2007, 09:21 AM
I just bought the athena as-af 2.2 package from audio avisor. 5.1 system.

What does everybody suggest I buy for an AVR.

So far,

1.DENON DRA-397
2. HK AVR 147
3. Onyko TX-SR504

vnguyen1l
05-01-2007, 11:00 AM
would it matter if i'm using 5.1 surround sound with a 7.1 avr?

L.J.
05-01-2007, 11:31 AM
I just bought the athena as-af 2.2 package from audio avisor. 5.1 system.

What does everybody suggest I buy for an AVR.

So far,

1.DENON DRA-397
2. HK AVR 147
3. Onyko TX-SR504


What's your budget?

L.J.
05-01-2007, 11:32 AM
would it matter if i'm using 5.1 surround sound with a 7.1 avr?

Nope.

vnguyen1l
05-01-2007, 01:27 PM
What's your budget?
around 300. what do you suggest?

bubbagump
05-01-2007, 01:51 PM
No prestige but either one is a giant killer. I bought the XR70S for a second system and wound up using it instead of my trusty Yamaha DSP-A3090 and Marantz MA700 amps. With full digital amplification, hdmi switching and multi-format support, it does just about everything. It drives my 4ohm speakers without a hitch. My yamaha was occasionally driven into protection. It sounds a little brighter than what I was used to but for home theater, it's perfect. Pick one up from a source with a good return policy and give it a test drive.

L.J.
05-01-2007, 02:22 PM
You may also wanna take a look at the Onkyo 604. You can probably hunt it down or a little over $300. I own last years 603.

The 604 accepts MC PCM via HDMI.

I've read good things about the suggested Panny's as well.

Diego
05-01-2007, 03:21 PM
1.DENON DRA-397
2. HK AVR 147
3. Onyko TX-SR504

The Denon DRA-397 is a 2 channel receiver.

hifitommy
05-05-2007, 09:56 AM
great products, excellent rep, and nice looking as well. if i were looking for an htr, its the brand i would be drawn to.

check the specs on all of them, and look at the product weight. that is an indicator of quality believe it or not.

PeruvianSkies
05-05-2007, 10:09 AM
Denon, Pioneer Elite, Marantz.

blackraven
05-05-2007, 12:48 PM
Onkyo 504 or 604. Or even last years 503 or 603.

NickWH
05-05-2007, 04:13 PM
I'm with BubbaGump. My brother has the Panasonic SA-XR70S and it sounds pretty amazing. It's very smooth with powerful bass. I would take it over any of the analog receivers twice it's price.

Rock789
05-05-2007, 05:41 PM
bubbagump,

do those panasonics convert composit to svid to component to hdmi?