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    AAny receiver suggestions for $600-ish?

    Hey all -- I own (owned?) a Onkyo TX-SR608. It was paired with a Deftech procinema 1000 system with a Procenter 2000. It worked great, until the last 2 months when I've had a lot of issues with the receiver (sound cuts out for no reason....sometimes it comes back, sometimes it didn't). I'm now...
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    Def Tech or SVS

    Hi All -- Turning to the community for help. I'm trying to decide between the Def Tech Procinema 1000 system or the SVS SBS 5.0 System. I mainly use it for movies and video games. My brother gave me his old HSU STF-2, so that'll be the subwoofer. So just comparing the 5.0 system's...
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    ABT or Vann's?

    Hello,   so I've going with an Onkyo receiver. I can get the best prices from either ABT or Vann's.   Both prices are the same with tax and shipping.   Vann's seems to have better reviews, but the receiver is not in stock.   Anyone with experience from either of these places?
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    Relative Beginner needs help

    Thanks guys. Yes, I've heard that Denon's can be difficult. I'm "tech" savvy, though not Home Theater savvy (i've never set up a receiver before and terms like "crossover" are totally new to me) and quite frankly rather not trust my home listening experience to a character named 'BatPig".  ...
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    Relative Beginner needs help

    Hey all,   I'm doing my first upgrade, and am trying to choose between receivers. I'm trying to pick between   a) Denon 890     b) Onkyo tx-sr08   I know the denon is only HDMI 1.3, but seeing as how I dont care about 3d its not a big deal to me.   I know the denon does...
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