Receiver Recommendations Cheerfully Solicited

[Tomorrow]

I'm now thinking about upgrading my receiver. (I think what you guys have is contagious, lol.) One thing that would be very cool to have would be built-in PAQ. Would you all mind putting in your 2 cents regarding newish receivers that I could acquire new or from Ubid/Audiogon/FleaBay for under a grand?! Many thanks.

 

[rikmeister]

i got a denon 3805 from ubid for 651.00 and i think some got

a marantz 8400 for 451.00 from ubid. ebay has good deals on the HK 635 and 7300. also you can go to http://www.harmanaudio.com sometimes you can buy it for less than on ebay. some people bidder higher than list. so be careful bidding. also http://www.electronics-expo sometimes has good deals on pannie. had the 9100 for like 351.00 i think. http://www.accessories4less.com had marantz sometimes on good deals.

 

[wilkenboy]

The Yamaha RXV-2500 has a very sexy parametric EQ built in. It not only lets you adjust the gain / trim for several seperate filters, it also allows you to adjust the bandwidth (or Q factor) and center frequency to a certain extent. This is a huge improvment over more parametric EQs which operate at fixed frequencies and fixed bandwidths.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV2500.htm

More can be found in on page 101 of the user's manual. A tweakers dream. Can be had with warranty online for around $650.

~Josh

 

[Takeereasy]

The Marantz 8400 doesn't have the PAQ, much to my chagrin as an owner. I haven't found I needed it yet though to be honest. I used to have to tweak the heck out of my Sony to get acceptable sound, the Marantz was as easy as hook everything up, plug it in, run throught the on-screen setup, Bob's your uncle. I'm with rikmeister when it comes to suggesting the Harman store on Ebay, coops got a 7200 for I believe $530. That's still the best deal I've seen to date for a receiver. Start keeping an eye out for Pioneer Elite prices to drop. The replacements are on the way. I do have a guilty little secret. I think that this link will take you to one of the best deals going. It is from a manufacturer whose name must not be spoken for fear of being flamed. It about 2 to 3 years old but this guy is a damn tank and weighs over 48 lbs. It might lack a few of the brand new features like PLII but it is a heck of a steal. Still on sale for over $800 at most sites. I have to post it in the deals section too. I want to see who gets all uppity with me for not suggesting one of the standards. Good luck with the purchase rjbudz.