Buckeyefan 1 said:
How far away are you from affording a 5790, 5890, a 1500, or Denon 3805? You know my unscientific rule of thumb on receivers - ~33lbs or more for a high quality receiver. If it's not in the budget, I'm OK with the 757, but I'd rather see you get one of the above (or at least a Pioneer 1015TX).
Your 33 lbs rule is scientific enough the way your explained it before. As long as people realize that there are always exceptions to this (yours) rule.
Just for those interested, here are some examples of exceptions to the 33 lb rule:
The Sony DA3ES (and higher) all weigh 21 kg (46.2 lbs), quite powerful in 2 channel mode but not that powerful in all channel driven. Not believing its published weight because its a Sony, I actually put one on a scale. With the remote, but without the box, it weighed 45 lbs.
The NADT773 is almost as heavy as the AVR7300, but no way near as powerful.
The AVR300 (Arcam) barely satisfy the 33 lbs rule, yet it is a powerful one, fully capable of driving 4 ohm loads. May be it uses light, but highly rigid metal frame, very high grade transformer core material, and highly efficient heat sinks (high heat dissipation to weight ratio). I really don't have a clue, just guessing.
The AVR-3805 weighs only 37.5 lbs but look at its respectable all channel driven power published by a few magazines including H.T. and S&V.
Bryston 4B does 500WX2 into 4 ohms, weighs only 52 lbs, much lighter than a Parasound that has similar output.
Other than a few exceptions, your 33 lb rule is an excellent guideline, I am sure you research it well, to get that number. I hope people pay attention to it when shopping for receivers.
Great job BEF1!
