Should I keep my Pioneer VSX-1015 or.....

[S.R. Johnson]

the reason i asked this question is my friend has a brand new in a box, never been opened Onkyo TX-NR1000. and before you rant and rave me, i am fully aware of what the receiver can and cannot do, as well as the features it has but he is selling it to me for an insane to miss price!!! he told me that he will sell it for $450!!! I know its a no-brainer but i think if i buy this (and i will!!) i think this will be a lateral move and not a upgrade. what do you think?

 

[Bluesmoke]

That is a serious flagship receiver! Do it! I know there are going to be people coming in here and saying "But it doesn't have HDMI, what about Blu-ray?" True to a degree, but you re-coup all your money back if you sell it later anyways. And for Blu-ray, Panasonic's BD50 is decodes all the new codecs in the player and passes it out through analog 7.1 or HDMI. The Onkyo has analog inputs so you're covered. And I think even still, the excellent amp section will make anything sound great.

 

[bandphan]

how much is it an upgrade to what you have? will you notice an improvement? Is it just the cool factor?

 

[Pyrrho]

I would probably buy it and immediately sell it for a profit. Then, when I felt the need for a new receiver, I would buy something with the profits that can deal with HDMI (or whatever will be needed in the future when I got around to buying something new).

The reason to sell it immediately (without first opening the box) is that the unit will only go down in value over time. All surround receivers lose most of their value with a fairly short amount of time, even high end units. You will get the most money for it if you sell it right away.

 

[Seth=L]

That receiver has a ton of power and features. It does have HDMI switching as well as upconversion (not to be confused with upscaling) so the HDMI ports arent useless. I would definitely buy it, it will completely blow you away more than likely.

 

[Bluesmoke]

That receiver has a ton of power and features. It does have HDMI switching as well as upconversion (not to be confused with upscaling) so the HDMI ports arent useless. I would definitely buy it, it will completely blow you away more than likely.

Does it come with the HDMI modules? I thought you had to buy it separately. Anyways, if it comes with HDMI, then I'd keep this because there's nothing on the planet that will come close to touching the sound quality of this for the price he's paying.

 

[bandphan]

because there's nothing on the planet that will come close to touching the sound quality of this for the price he's paying.

i would say quality not sound quality as it is probably transparent

 

[Seth=L]

Does it come with the HDMI modules? I thought you had to buy it separately. Anyways, if it comes with HDMI, then I'd keep this because there's nothing on the planet that will come close to touching the sound quality of this for the price he's paying.

It comes with an HDMI 1.0 switching module, that will upconvert all inputs to HDMI. To my knowledge no upgrade was ever announced, and it may never be. So much for the "receiver Nostrodamus would buy".

 

[Bluesmoke]

It comes with an HDMI 1.0 switching module, that will upconvert all inputs to HDMI. To my knowledge no upgrade was ever announced, and it may never be. So much for the "receiver Nostrodamus would buy".

Yea, I remember many on AVS getting upset by this. What a D$% move by Onkyo to abandon those who supported them most by shelling out the kind of money this receiver does.

I heard it connected to a pair of High end Totems, and it sounded unbelievable. The guy then switched to a Pioneer Elite 84 (which is by no means a bad sounding receiver) but immediately, the heaviness of the sound just lost something. A great sounding piece of unit. My back hurt just looking at it. It's much bigger than I imagined.

 

[Seth=L]

Yea, I remember many on AVS getting upset by this. What a D$% move by Onkyo to abandon those who supported them most by shelling out the kind of money this receiver does.

I heard it connected to a pair of High end Totems, and it sounded unbelievable. The guy then switched to a Pioneer Elite 84 (which is by no means a bad sounding receiver) but immediately, the heaviness of the sound just lost something. A great sounding piece of unit. My back hurt just looking at it. It's much bigger than I imagined.

It is very large, and the inside is packed to the brim. They weren't fooling around with the design on this fellow, but they sure skimped on the future support. I never saw an upgrade of any kind (hardware) for that receiver, very disappointing after such a rigorous campaign from Onkyo to have an upgradeable receiver.

 

[S.R. Johnson]

I would probably buy it and immediately sell it for a profit. Then, when I felt the need for a new receiver, I would buy something with the profits that can deal with HDMI (or whatever will be needed in the future when I got around to buying something new).

The reason to sell it immediately (without first opening the box) is that the unit will only go down in value over time. All surround receivers lose most of their value with a fairly short amount of time, even high end units. You will get the most money for it if you sell it right away.

well i really do not care for the hdmi 1.3 as for right now. i am just looking for a semi-upgrade receiver and i know that there is a lot of receivers that can be had for the price range, but i really want this one. i had a flagship yamaha rx-v2095 that i had back in 2001 and i loved that receiver!! but i had to let it go. i sure do miss it. i've always wanted an onkyo receiver !