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  1. GregLee

    replacement for Kenwood VR-6070

    Rear center back surrounds have sort of gone out of style -- normally you have 7.1 instead of 6.1. Looking ahead, you might shop for a second JBL N24II. If your Kenwood really is the same as the one I had, it has pre-outs for 2 back surrounds, so you'd need an auxiliary amp to use both back...
  2. GregLee

    replacement for Kenwood VR-6070

    I think that is incorrect. I just looked up a spec for the TV model you mention, and it does have component video input: I think that Kenwood model is the same one I had for several years. I liked the Pioneer that I got to replace it much better than the Kenwood, but if you like the Kenwood...
  3. GregLee

    Advice Needed!

    Who? Me? I wasn't scared off. I bought the Onkyo 3008 for its features, in the face of user complaints about reliability. And, hey, it lasted two years before it broke.
  4. GregLee

    Advice Needed!

    The Pioneer SC-1522 is better than my old Onkyo 3008, even when the Onkyo was working. It's cheaper, lighter, runs cooler, drives my 4ohm speakers at least as well, produces a better soundstage, has better networking capabilities. People who talk about the Onkyo requiring multiple mic...
  5. GregLee

    Advice Needed!

    I agree that Yamaha receivers have a much better reputation for reliability than Onkyo receivers. I've never had a Yamaha receiver. I did have an Onkyo TX-NR3008 9.2 channel receiver for two years, which broke recently. I replaced it a couple of weeks ago with a Pioneer SC-1522-K. I've had 3...
  6. GregLee

    What do you reccommend??

    That's a fine receiver -- I've read many comments about it at AVS Forum, and I have a larger brother, the SC-1522-K. The SC-61 is an Elite model, so Pioneer will not warranty it if bought over the net -- If you do plan to buy on the net, think about the corresponding non-Elite model, the...
  7. GregLee

    Receiver Advice For New TV

    Here's what I'd do. Save $750 back, and go for a $250 system. Get a low end Pioneer receiver for, say, $200, and buy used speakers at a used store or from Craigslist. Listen, calibrate, plan to get a subwoofer next. Improving on the sound from your TV will be easy, and it will be lots of fun...
  8. GregLee

    Need opinions...

    I think you'll be happy with the Pioneer. My last 5 AVRs have been 4 Pioneers and one Onkyo. The Onkyo was the most expensive and worked the worst -- finally broke. I've liked all the Pioneers.
  9. GregLee

    Receiver choice: Pioneer, Denon, Marantz ... other?

    I've had an Onkyo 3008 for two years, using Audyssey, and previously had 3 Pioneer AVRs, using MCACC. MCACC is better, in my opinion, and since my Onkyo just broke (probably the HDMI board), I'm going back to Pioneer. I've noticed that people preferring Audyssey to MCACC usually quote...
  10. GregLee

    Receivers Compatible with 4 ohm speakers

    The Pioneer SC-1522-K 9/2 AVR that I have on the way advertises 4 ohm compatibility, and perhaps any other Pioneer with their "D3" amps does, also. The SC-1522 meets your price spec, as currently priced by Amazon.
  11. GregLee

    Onkyko txnr1010 ? If using the "front high" speakers, can you still use 7 channels ?

    If the 1010 is like my 3008 and is a 9.2 channel device, then yes. You'll have the ordinary 7 channels plus either the front wides or the front heights (but not both). My 3008 also lets you use both the front wides and front heights, but then you to give up the surround backs. (Surround...
  12. GregLee

    Need advanced setup help with MCACC

    When the speakers are set to large, the receiver sends all frequencies to them; small, and only frequencies above the cross-over (often 80Hz) are sent to speakers set to small. The small setting is generally better, but by all means, experiment and listen. After you've changed a setting...
  13. GregLee

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    That sure sounds like B.S.
  14. GregLee

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    I just looked. I don't see any reason given there for avoiding three subs. There is a heading saying an even number is best, but the subsequent quote from Todd Welti, although it mentions two and four, does not imply there is anything wrong with three: "“The conclusion I came to was that two...
  15. GregLee

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    I guess it is from an HT-WX70, but not mine, and I don't have the main unit. It was bundled with 3 other unrelated speakers that I bought used. If there are two independent speaker cones, that suggests that I could connect them in series, doesn't it? Thanks for looking around.
  16. GregLee

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    How do I hook up a sub with 2 pairs of speaker-level connections? It's a Samsung PS-WX70 3ohm, and the connections are both labeled as inputs -- they are red and black coded spring clips. There are no other connections or controls. I have a spare receiver to amplify the sub with, but I...
  17. GregLee

    Signature / Avatar?

    Whew. Finally I have an avatar. It took 8 posts, though, or maybe 5 would have worked if I had waited awhile.
  18. GregLee

    Signature / Avatar?

    I'm at 7 posts now, soon to be 8, but I still can't make an avatar or signature. Maybe I'm not doing it right? My avatar is a young thrush I snapped in my yard. Or it would be, if I could make one.
  19. GregLee

    Post pad thread for new users that are not spammers

    Fascinating thread. I thought I could make an avatar after 5 posts, but I'm at 6 and still no luck. I'll try logging out and in again, I guess.
  20. GregLee

    Signature / Avatar?

    5 posts, huh. But that just encourages contentless posts like this one.
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