Great site. I've finally decided to make the leap into the 21st century and actually get an AV receiver for the house and I've found lots of great information here. The unit is going in a living room (15'x20') and is going to be used for both music (via a Windows server with an M-Audi Delta 66 sound card) and movies. It will also drive a second zone in the family room, so dual zone is very important.
I've spent a lot of time researching and reading reviews/listening, and have narrowed my choices to either a Pioneer Elite VSX 54TX or 52TX, or a factory refurbished JVC RX-DP10V (I know it's a JVC, but the user feedback I have seen on this unit has been stellar) from an Authorized JVC seller. Here is my question. The 54 TX is available in the high $600's via the internet (no warranty) and probably out of my price range at a local dealer. The JVC comes with a 90 day warranty from JVC and can be upgraded to 3-years parts and labor for under a hundred bucks.
Do any of you have any thoughts/recommendations/experience on which route is better? You're also welcome to put in your two-cents on alternative products too. One thing that I was thinking about was to go with a really high quality 6.1 instead of a 7.1 and save some bucks there. Any help/advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
