Ready to buy AVR525, but where?

[neznarf]

<font color='#000000'>New member, formerly known as &quot;Marc, unregistered guest&quot;.
Have been casting around, digging in, reading reviews since Nov. 03.
Went to soundrooms; disillusioned by perceptions of receivers (Yamaha, Denon, Sony, Onkyo, HK) there compared to info on this forum and others.
Started with Consumer Reports; went to web; settled first on Onkyo 601 and almost committed.
Ready to buy HK AVR 525!
Have searched many sellers, but do not trust reviews; been there, done that.
Have not been able to audition to my satisfaction.
Want to buy from a reputable dealer, get a good price, and get guaranteed satisfaction with minimum hassle.
Is this asking too much?

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[neznarf]

<font color='#000000'>Well, as luck would have it, I just answered my own question, but don't know about the &quot;guaranteed satisfaction&quot; part yet:
Found out-of-box AVR 525 at Circuit City (Atlanta metro area), not local, drove 20 miles when local store looked it up and told me where to find it, for $510.  It was priced at 609, but I informed the salesman that the other salesman at local store told me the in-box price was 599, and it was on sale for 10% off, and would probably require manager intervention to get the display model at at the right price.  He complied, and I was out of there in about 10 minutes.
This receiver is discontinued at Circuit City, so
IF YOU WANT IT, GET IT NOW.
As far as I know at this point, these items are included:
1 Receiver
2 Remotes
1 AM antenna
1 FM antenna
1 Owner's Manual
They had lost the manual, and I did not know about the antennas until I went home and downloaded/printed the manual from HK.  This took a litttle over an hour because I printed at 600 dpi.  Print is very fine, and 300 dpi doesn't quite get it.  60 pages.  Over a half an ink cartridge (HP).
Good luck!</font>

 

[zumbo]

<font color='#000000'>Was going to send you here: $584.44</font>