Which of these 2 receivers for my setup?

[tdamocles]

I don't think that you could go wrong with any of those choices.

I just picked up an H/K 135 which is rated at 40x6 (or 50x2). My room is about 12 x 16 feet and I only have 4 speakers going (none of which are particularly sensitive) and do just fine. I usually listen at -20 dbl and it is loud enough for me. Unless you have a massive room or really inefficient speakers I think that you would be fine with 55x7.

I don't find that H/K difficult to set up either. With onscreen menus it is straight forward.

In short, the H/K is a contender but that's not to say that the other 2 receivers aren't great choices either.

Cheers,

J

What are the sensitivities of these speakers? Have you tried listening in stereo at -20 dbl? I've had the opportunity to listen to the avr230(in stereo) with 96 db sensitivity speakers and at -30 to -35 dbl it was all but ear bleeding?.?.?.? Are my ears that sensitive to sound?

 

[Joban]

The fronts are JBL HLS 610 rated at 88 dbl sensitivity. I'm sitting about 10 feet from them. The rears I have are even less sensitive.

Last night the neighbour underneath my flat was out so I tried 0 dbl on the AVR 135. Really loud obviously but not that distorted ugly loud. Really impressive actually.

All this will change when my Axiom M60's arrive - rated in room at something like 93 dbl.

The AVR 240 has an extra 10 watts per channel but it is also rated at +-35 amps rather than the AVR's +-25. Not sure if that makes a big difference or not.

I was actually hoping to get the AVR 240 but up in Canada H/K costs a fortune. I have no complaints with the 135.

Cheers,

Jordan