Recent content by Leigh_M

Thanks for the input so far ... I'll have to see if I can find the athenas to take a closer look. The SVS system was the first thing that came to my mind. My only concern is that they may look a little big mounted on the wall. Since this is not going to be a primary system, I don't think I'll...

Ok, I'm going to buy a sat system for three season porch. We will be primarily watching TV and the occasional movie. Since the room is quite small, I want to use wall mounted Sat. speakers. Also, I would like to keep the speaker cost to $500 or less. Currently, I'm thinking of the Polk RM6750 or...

I have a Yamaha RX-V630 and was wondering if a Denon 3802 would be a worth while upgrade.

I got my Panasonic 42PX60 about 4 months ago. I used the calibration settings from plasmareview web site. As it turns out, these settings are "hot". We watch a lot of non-HD content. Early on, we were diligent to watch in "Just" mode which stretches the signal to fill the screen. Since the TV...

Do you need a TV or will a monitor work? The Pany monitors are black. I went with the Pany 60X because I got a really good deal black Friday weekend. Otherwise, I would have gone with a Pany monitor.

I got the Panasonic 60x for $1099 at Cirtuit City during Black Friday weekend. I suspect we will see them below $1200 in the next week or two for Super Bowl sales. This is a great set and gets fantastic reviews. The other thing I like about it, I found at least one review that published...

I tried the 1014 and wasn't happy with the sound quality or power. I felt my yamaha Rx-v630 had more real world power and was more musical. The the 1014, however, did do well with dialog. BTW, I have also hooked my yamaha up to some energy c3 speakers. While I prefer my boston speakers, I...

I agree, Ascend and Axiom get a lot of press here. I haven't tried Ascend, but I did buy some Axiom speakers. They were very nice and still have a home in my parent's HT. I however prefer my Boston Acoustics. It's a personal thing.

I'm very happy with my Yamaha RX-V630. It retailed for about $500, but I got it on closeout for $270. If you buy last seasons model, you can get a very nice receiver for under $500.

I haven't used any of the receivers in your list, however, I've used some that are close. I own/owned the Pioneer VSX-1014, Yamaha RX-V630, Onkyo TSX500 (not sure on the model, it was with a HTIB system). All are nice receivers, but IMHO each has different strengths. I have a hard time...

I find it hard to believe the 1014 is 100 WPC ... I have both this unit and a yamaha RX-V630. The Yamaha appears to have more real world power when used in my system. Back to your question ... How happy are you with the pioneer for features and sound? If you are happy but want more power ...

I bought a Pioneer 1014. After a week, my yamaha RX-v630 went back to being my primary receiver. Everyone has different taste, but IMHO, the yamaha was the better unit.

If you can swing it, you can get the Energy C-C1 center for $175 and a pair of C1 speakers for $150. The C1s are not floor standing, but they sound great and you can use speaker stands.

I have the yamaha RX-V630 and Pioneer 1014. The yamaha is much better with music and, IMHO, better with movies. The pioneer did do a better job with TV (go figure!). At $199, I might still consider the pioneer if it were mainly for movies.

I enjoyed the energy/yamaha combo. Mine was C3 paired with RX-v630. I've also tried the Athena/pioneer combo. This one wasn't bad considering the price, but not my favorite for music. Did very well with movies.