The Pioneer 1222 is a nice receiver, I have one. Take a look at the SC-61 (Same as 1222 but has 12V triggers) http://www.hometheater.com/content/pioneer-elite-sc-61-av-receiver It has unparallelled power output in this price range, and has a lot of features for the money. The 717 is nice, but...
There probably is a way, but you wouldn't want to. 1. Those speakers cannot reproduce the entire frequency range, severely limiting the top end. 2. Those speakers were made to be played LOUD, and probably won't sound as good softer. 3. You'll probably need gobs of amp power to play those. 4. How...
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It looks like the issues were worked out, if you take a look at the last page of the thread. I was about to suggest the 1122 as well, but not the 616. It has A LOT of HDMI problems apparently that haven't been worked out.
There are some things that need to be cleared up. 1. You will NOT get 100 RMS minimum with any receiver unless you start getting into the 1.5k+ range. 2. If you want to use your existing car amp, you will need to modify it for home use, you should read up on that. 3. If you want to use those 4...
Very lightly used Pioneer VSX-1021-K HT AV Receiver. This unit is the current VSX-1122-K as Pioneer essentially just moved the model numbers down. Ships with all original accessories, and original box if I can find it. THIS PRICE IS SHIPPING vis UPS GROUND in the US.
I wouldn't get the 1122. It is exactly the same as the 1021 ( last years model) don't know why they moved it up and is severely underpowered, think ~40wpc. I would know, I have the 1021. I would get the 1222 hands down, don't settle for less because you'll be wanting more. Class D3 amp, better...
Just use the 5.1. I'm not too familiar with bose, does it have regular speaker inputs? You could definitely use those are rear surrounds, but generally, Bose isn't the best for audio. That depends on a number of factors. There are different levels in TV's. Such as a 55" 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000...
Your TV doesn't support ARC. Grab a TOSLINK cable and connect it from your tv to your HTiB and you should be fine. http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10229
Another option is the Definitive Technology 8060 fronts. At Crutchfield they are running a promo when you buy a pair of those ($2k) you get a free matched center and 2 surrounds ($1k value).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882780078&Tpk=rw-12d Can you stretch your budget a bit? Usually anything under $250 isn't really worth getting.
Is there anywhere you could go listen? When spending this amount of money you usually want to select a set that pleases you. If you can't though, definitely look up reviews and see which speakers are "warm" or "bright" and which one suits you the most. If you want to stay within KEF, I would...