I just got my Onkyo SR-501 refurb from eCost today. It's marked on the box as having "minor cosmetic defects," but it looks absolutely pristine to me. While this has been my only refurb experience thus far, general consensus seems to be that it's pretty safe.
I currently have an old Fisher Dolby Pro Logic setup (can't beat the price of free!), which I'm looking to upgrade with an Onkyo TX-SR501 receiver refurb from ecost.com. The Fisher system came with two towers, each with a 12 inch woofer, a 5 inch mid-range, and a 3 inch (or so) tweeter. The...