receiver choice

[dapack69]

This is my order of receivers that I would buy:

Onkyo
Denon
Yamaha
Pioneer
HK (No Personal Experiance only reason on the bottom)

 

[Lordoftherings]

And mine:

* McIntosh
* Lexicon
* Arcam
* Rotel
* Nad
* Marantz
* Denon
* Integra
* Onkyo
* Yamaha
* Pioneer Elite
* Pioneer
* Sherwood Newcaslte
* Harman Kardon
* Sony ES (No special reason to be last, except that I hate Sony as a company)

>>> As for the other companies, I don't care too much about them,
unless they make High End A/V Surround Receivers.

 

[dapack69]

You just listed companies I cant afford unless I rob a bank or two.

 

[Lordoftherings]

You just listed companies I cant afford unless I rob a bank or two.

Well, in that case, let's go...

 

[dapack69]

Only if you pay for my airline ticket back to the states or to Canada for that matter.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Only if you pay for my airline ticket back to the states or to Canada for that matter.

No sweat man, where do I send that ticket, and to which name?

 

[dapack69]

Think we hijacked this thread enough already.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Like I was saying; I believe that Hostility (our OP) would be very pleased
with the Denon AVR-890 (only $799 cdn at Future Shop).

And that's all the receiver he really needs for his system.
And again, it's only my suggestion, and mine only.

 

[Hostility]

do keep in mind that when i do purchase what ever one i get, will have to last me a good few years, and will have to be able to play in a dedicated room, as when i move out, i will have my own dedicated room for this stuff. so it needs to be able to play in a bigger room, and i will eventually buy better speakers and so on..

also as much as i search on denons and pioneers, everyone loves both, lol

also ive been wondering, right now i dont have a HD tv. but i would like to hook up my blu ray using hdmi so i can use the hd audio, but can only run component for video. will i be able to do this?

 

[Hostility]

so i think ive come down to this...

my fight between
pioneer 9040
or
denon 890

both similar in price, both do similar things. now i do like the pioneer look over the denons, and the audyssey vs mcacc doesnt bother me because ive never used both lol.
the denon has 5 hdmi, i only really need 3, so no biggie there, and the pioneer has thx plus, and the pioneer weighs more. but all those really arent that big of a deal, i think more or less the biggest thing is the reliablity and how well it works, and from both reviews it seems like both work great.

 

[Hostility]

also to add on, i dont know if best buy does this or not, but if they did, what about this unit?
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10131089&catid=20313

 

[Lordoftherings]

^ Just flip a coin.

But seriously, the 807 is also a very nice receiver (but cost more than the Denon or Pioneer).
Is it really worth it?

 

[dapack69]

the denon has 5 hdmi, i only really need 3, so no biggie there.

You say that now. You can never have enough connections.

 

[Lordoftherings]

^ He can always get an HDMI switcher later on, in the future, if the need arises.
Besides, they are quite cheap now.

 

[Hostility]

You say that now. You can never have enough connections.

haha i was thinking the same thing, but i will only own a bd player, satelite, and ps3, i cant even think of anything else i would have. but watch in a few years ill start kicking my *** lol

also the onkyo 807 has 6 hmdi inputs, 7.2 hehe, and is a much bigger unit all together.

and just found out it has network capability!!!

 

[Lordoftherings]

haha i was thinking the same thing, but i will only own a bd player, satelite, and ps3, i cant even think of anything else i would have. but watch in a few years ill start kicking my *** lol

also the onkyo 807 has 6 hmdi inputs, 7.2 hehe, and is a much bigger unit all together.

and just found out it has network capability!!!

Here you go!

You'll be very pleased with the Onkyo TX-NR807, it's a fantastic receiver.
* Just too bad that the price is so high here in Canada.

** I'll wait for the sale coming before or after Christmas (if you can wait that long of course);
it will be few hundred bucks cheaper then. (London Drugs carries it too.)

Here's some info on it:

Onkyo TX-NR807 "Official" Thread (at AVS Forum):
@ http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1170804

 

[dapack69]

I was going to get the 807 myself, but than found the 1007 for $1000 US, there is no way I could pass that up.

The 807 would be my choice for you.

 

[Hostility]

Here you go!

You'll be very pleased with the Onkyo TX-NR807, it's a fantastic receiver.
* Just too bad that the price is so high here in Canada.

** I'll wait for the sale coming before or after Christmas (if you can wait that long of course);
it will be few hundred bucks cheaper then. (London Drugs carries it too.)

Here's some info on it:

Onkyo TX-NR807 "Official" Thread (at AVS Forum):
@ http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1170804

haha im reading through that review right now, and from the sounds of it, this thing kicks butt! lol, this is def. going to be my choice, im going to call the bb's tomorrow see if they have in stock, and if they do the no payments, no interest on there bb cards. if so, ill be patiently waiting for a sale. im sure it will pop up for $999.99 on sale.

thank you all for your help!!! greatly appreciated!!!!

 

[Lordoftherings]

haha im reading through that review right now, and from the sounds of it, this thing kicks butt! lol, this is def. going to be my choice, im going to call the bb's tomorrow see if they have in stock, and if they do the no payments, no interest on there bb cards. if so, ill be patiently waiting for a sale. im sure it will pop up for $999.99 on sale.

thank you all for your help!!! greatly appreciated!!!!

No sweat man. The Onkyo TX-NR807 will hit the $999 cdn target price later on this year,
that's for sure; just wait for it by keeping an eye on it.
Glad that you finally hit the jackpot. It's a very nice receiver indeed.

Have a great evening,
Bob