The responses I received on my post are appreciated. I took advantage of one PM I received and purchased the man's three month old receiver. However, there was a delay in his shipping it and as a consequence I canceled my purchase.
After reading your comments and others I received via email, I decided to buy a fairly entry-level Pioneer VSX-920-K. It arrived yesterday.
The setup was quite easy. The entire job from my opening the carton to watching and listening to my first DVD (not Blu-ray) took just a bit over one hour. The longest part was threading the speaker wires. The receiver fits into a tight space and my body is not as flexible as it once was.
This AV is a nice unit. It does not come close to matching the build or overall quality of the Pioneer Elite VSX-82TSX that I have in my primary Ht room. Nevertheless is has ample features and a solid sound system to make my den-office a quite comfortable place to work and to listen to music, watch TV or a DVD.
I do not have a Blu-ray player in the office as yet. Thus, I am using an older standard DVD player.
The VSX-920-K does a good job presenting both an excellent image and darn good sound from a standard disc. I played LEGENDS OF JAZZ as my initial test disc. I am satisfied that the 920 meets my "wants" for this room.
This is a good entry-level AV at a decent price. If however, a high-end quality AV is required for a more fully equipped HT system, I would suggest one with a better build, more power and features.
Thanks again to you who responded to my first post.
