Best sound quality receiver for under £200

[steve_1979]

Hello all.

I'm looking a receiver with good sound quality to replace my ultra-budget Yamaha RX-V365. I don't mind if it's new or second hand.

This receiver will be used for audio ONLY. It will be connected to my PC and used for listening to music in 2.1 stereo and for playing games with 5.1 surround sound. For this reason I'm only interested in the sound quality and will have no use for anything else. Things like picture upscaling or having lots of HDMI plugs will be of no use to me.

Here are some pictures of my unusual setup to help show how it will be used: http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69377

Thanks in advance.

 

[GranteedEV]

Honestly, i don't think a new receiver will improve your sound quality much if at all. Your speakers are so close to you that they probably don't even use half of the amplification power of the one you have right now.

The only real benefit I could see from a new receiver might be a different brand of auto EQ / room correction. You're probably better off spending on a calibrated measurement mic to see what kind of in-room response you're getting / if you need absorpsion or diffisuion / or if you need to smooth out the bass response with EQ or a second sub.

 

[GranteedEV]

Honestly, i don't think a new receiver will improve your sound quality much if at all. Your speakers are so close to you that they probably don't even use half of the amplification power of the one you have right now.

The only real benefit I could see from a new receiver might be a different brand of auto EQ / room correction. You're probably better off spending on a calibrated measurement mic to see what kind of in-room response you're getting / if you need absorpsion or diffisuion. Maybe even open up the speaker cabinets and add damping and bracing.