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Didn't some distributor also do the same with Night of the Living Dead? :rolleyes

Very true...and how sad; each year, it seems, there's another one of these DVD releases for this classic -- can't Anchor Bay or whoever just leave this treasure alone? The BD transfer was a travesty in my opinion, and they just keep attempting too many times to create the "definitive version" of...

Just let me see if I have this right and please correct me if I'm wrong here, someone... Anchor Bay is releasing this set with the STARZ! edition of the Blu ray (which was G-d awful; ruined Cundey's whole approach with color timing, etc...to me, the definitive cut of this little gem is still...

Denons or Onkyo would be my choice. No Pioneers.

I stopped by Best Buy this morning and I have to say, you are right on this one. The entry level Pioneers ( 518, 818, 918) are pretty light compared to other models in their price range. Indeed...what turns me off even more about the non-Elite stuff is that Best Buy sells them...:rolleyes...

Yes, the Onkyos run pretty hot. I have always given my receivers plenty of ventilation, and my 605 is now in an open Bell'O audio rack, so I have no problems. But I don't know why everyone recommends Onkyo just for super economy class; have you ever heard their THX certified line or their...

Well, it wasn't my intention to imply that the Elite and standard series were different in name only Oh, okay -- it sounded that way, so that was why I wanted the OP to know the difference. (but remember, a few years ago the "Elite" 52tx and 1014 were almost identical on the inside so it...

Let me tell you a little secret about HT, nothing is ever sufficient enough once the original high wares off. It's all just a temporary fix. Once you're hooked you're in it for the long run. My G-D, is that the truth! :eek: :frowning: :angry:

I also prefer to do the calibration myself but since Greg is very new to all of this I thought using the automic setup might be a better idea. I wasn't suggesting that he should do the calibration himself -- was just explaining all the different viewpoints and that I personally care to final...

Yes, as Gene I believe it was already told you, the 605/606 Onkyos can be calibrated automatically by the Audyssey system -- I personally did not like the results I got after I ran the system many times as did my installer -- we came to the conclusion that manually dialing in the values was...

Yes, Marantz is definitely in a little bit of a different class; that's approaching the "affordable" end of higher end -- I own a CD changer and CD recorder by Marantz and the stuff is solid as a rock...but definitely not cheap... My point to the OP was that Denon and Onkyo, from my...

Not sure on that one -- can someone confirm for him that this Pioneer is from the Elite line or not? I can't think it can be because of the price range you were discussing in here, unless I'm mistaken...their Elite stuff doesn't come cheap... I would consider the Denons or Onkyos -- even if...

With 40 more wpc, a nine band MCACC and Pioneer build quality I would say it is. I apologize, but I need to disagree with this statement here by Gene...outside of their "Elite" line, the "Pioneer build quality" is not nearly in the same class as Onkyo...

Mmmmmm....not sure; may want to wait for someone who's a bit more of a Denon-ite to chime in!

Yes the 606 has all the decoding you will need for ALL codecs including TrueHD and Master Audio... One thing I have to say about the 605/606 though: the comment about "being especially fine for a bedroom system" is a bit of an understatement; these "600" level Onkyos, from their TX-SR600...

Did you consider the Onkyos I suggested? Their receivers, and Denons, are good and are a top consideration for most folks...:emoji_thumbsup:

Sorry...I tried to edit my post to you but couldn't find the edit key!

Hello! I would recommend definitely -- especially for your price range -- the ONKYO line (specifically perhaps the step up from my model, the TX-SR606 with onboard decoding of all new codecs) or a DENON...those two brands are really doing the "best" receivers nowadays and I would recommend...