Noob looking to spend < $1,500 for HT system

[fuzz092888]

depends on where you're getting them from. I'd trust accessories4less, especially since their extended warranties are so cheap.

 

[fuzz092888]

The marantz is almost double the price of the onkyo, at least from what I saw over there.

DENON AVR-1911 7.1 Home Theater 3D Multi-Source/Multi-Zone Receiver | Accessories4less

half decent option.

DENON AVR-2311CI 7.2 3D Home Theater Receiver | Accessories4less

somewhere in-between the onkyo and the marantz, but starting to get up there.

IMHO if you are looking at the 5005, for only 30 more dollars you could have the 5006.

 

[dwh]

The 5006 trades off a lot of digital formats (and other goodies) for internet connectivity. If the 5005 had internet connectivity, the 5006 would be a serious downgrade. I'm putting my money on the 5005.

However, beware. Again, remember the refurbs had a defect to start with, and from reviews they occasionally show up after extended play times. Apparently Marantz isn't letting the units "burn in" overnight before testing the units. Heard one horror story, guy received 2 defective replacement 5005s from Marantz, and finally caved and took his money back and went almost three weeks without a receiver.

On the up side, accessories4less offers a 5 year warranty for only $50. Personally, I think I'll drop the extra $150 and buy new, with a three year warranty.

 

[dmh96ss]

Thanks guys I'm going to go with the 5005, pa-150, and Polk tl350. My last question is what is my best bet for mounts for the four surrounds?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

The 5006 trades off a lot of digital formats (and other goodies) for internet connectivity. If the 5005 had internet connectivity, the 5006 would be a serious downgrade. I'm putting my money on the 5005.

However, beware. Again, remember the refurbs had a defect to start with, and from reviews they occasionally show up after extended play times. Apparently Marantz isn't letting the units "burn in" overnight before testing the units. Heard one horror story, guy received 2 defective replacement 5005s from Marantz, and finally caved and took his money back and went almost three weeks without a receiver.

On the up side, accessories4less offers a 5 year warranty for only $50. Personally, I think I'll drop the extra $150 and buy new, with a three year warranty.

Not all denons get 3 year new warranty - you must buy from authorized retailer and it's not transferable.
If you decide on new models checkout yamaha RX-A series - 3 year warranty and solid quality. A710 or A810 should be fine- and since it has preouts you could always add an amp later on


Option b)
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKHTS9400/Onkyo-HT-S9400-THX-7.1-Ch-Network-Home-Theater-Receiver/Speaker/1.html
I'd rather you get onkyo speakers than polk hts