I plan to purchase a stereo & speakers for my living room, I not an audiophile per say but I do enjoy quality sound. I'm leaning towards Bose 201 Series bookshelf speakers and need a receiver. Most of the receivers on the market come equipped with surround sound, I'd prefer not to pay for this feature since I would never use it. I've been looking at both the Sony STR-DE197 and Onkyo TX-8011 receivers...they are priced relatively cheap ($149). The reviews on these receivers are all over the map, some people recommend them highly and others call them crap. Can anyone in this forum give some advice as to whether either the Sony or Onkyo are quality recievers or should I be looking at something else?



Thanks in advance.