What do I need in a new Receiver?

[Jim Clark]

Hello "ForeverAutumn"!

I really do not believe that some of the individuals that submitted a post to your inquiry really understood your concerns therefore leading to possible confusion.

You ain't kidding...most of those other folks are pretty stupid. You'll get used to it. Not me of course : )

an AV receiver that's able to give you separates-like/2 channel playback quality.

Brother, if you found one, you'd be the first. Hey, I'm not being snotty, 2 of my systems are receiver based. Dawgone lottery odds suck.

-Future proof technology i.e....HDMI v1.3 connectivity for 1080P, TrueDolbyHD, DTS-HD, etc.

You know what? I bought my first future proof reciever about 12 years ago. Couldn't tell you where it is now.

No one can ever deny that the out of all the mid priced receivers out there, when it comes to audio.....Marantz is the best choice.
Good Luck!

See, I did not know that. Guess I"m as stupid as everyone else. You'll get used to that too. Seriously though, Marantz is worth looking at in the receiver market. I've never been impressed enough to buy one but I've only had 2 in my house over the years. The SR8000 was pretty sweet at the time but I preferred a Denon product even though the Marantz had a way cooler remote. Go figure.

jc