Quote Originally Posted by hifitommy
i dont see any of those ht receivers as high end. B&K, rotel, sunfire maybe? those yamahas, pios, and onkyos are at best mid fi.

its not that they wouldnt be good sounding but high end i dont think so.
I believe B&K is kaput, don't know for sure.
YAMAHA makes audiophile grade high end stuff, competes with the best, but their mainstream stuff has slipped lately.
THERE is some good stuff under the Onkyo name, but like all things in life, you have to pay for it. AND I have seen 3,000 Denon stuff the size of a small condo.
Of course anybody spending more than 3,000 for a receiver is making a mistake, because
that is getting near separates real estate, with none of the attendant compromises
you always get with receivers, the biggest one being a weak power supply

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio...fi-components/

http://www.onkyousa.com/prod_class.cfm?class=Receiver