What kind of receiver do I need?

[kexodusc]

i should warn you though, Yamaha sounds really really ice cold, denon's sound warmer, and their power supply is better then the yamaha's power supply

Been awhile since we've heard this stuff, always good for a chuckle.

What makes a Denon power supply unit better than a Yamaha power supply unit?

[markow202]

Well guys...after a afternoon at the local stereo shop...I picked up a Yamaha receiver (their 2nd best model out now) which is a 5.1 model...The only full stereo receiver I could find at a decent price was Sony but I aint coming close to Sony.

I plugged it all in...used the thicker monster cable which he threw in for free. Now, I had trouble connected 4 speakers into this receiver, so I got out my trusty speaker selector box (special one which matches the impedences) and plug it into the front channel of the receiver, and all the speakers into the box. ALL play in full range and very very little loss in volume when all speakers are selected and playing. Then I plugged in the sub using the +,- into the subwoofer connection port of the receiver. Brought nice deep bass into the works.

I must say the BOSE 301 are pretty good....I dont think they are worth their full retail price but for what I paid for them, they are great. Very good mids out of the BOSE speakers but they lack deep bass and I think its because of how they are tuned with their crossovers because the 301's woofer barely moves in and out under the highest volume. With a sub its all good then as you need the nice mids. Highs are acceptable aswell.