Quote Originally Posted by basite
well, tastes differ I guess...

I choose quality, good sound, durability & excellent resale values over having a cheap thing with lots of 'features', after all, it's still a basic, bottom of the line HT receiver.

I guess what you see as an 'advantage', is more like a useless feature for me. after all, he doesn't even have surround speakers so far, and since he's on a tight budget, I assume they're not coming there any time soon...

I choose quality over quantity, a lesson that I learned the hard way.
and just IMHO, there is absolutely nothing wrong with stereo, for vinyl, it's the best, and the only way to go.

keep them spinning,
Bert.
I guess I've just lost the desire to fish my stereo equipment out of garage sales and dumpsters or wait for someone to just give it to me.