OK, I have a nice question for the experienced people around here:
I have a receiver which is the Sony STR-DB930, which is from 1999.
Now what is a good HD-equivalent, both in quality and features, of today?
I understood, from the person that my receiver was bought from, it was quite expensive back then.
And it sure shows, I mean, the options that are on that thing for 1999 must have been quite high-end.
Now, any brand will do, Sony too, which I'm now familiar with obviously, unless they changed too much.
But preferably kind of staying away from the top/boutique-brands, because I couldn't afford them anyway.
I don't necessarily need like 7.1 or more channels, 5.1 will do, unless it's becoming standard-equipped these days.
So I'd like to know which receivers are an option for me.
Basically featuring enough audio-tweaking-options such as equalizing, speaker-placement, etc.
Of course then DTHD and DTS-MA, or would the latter or even both just boost the price by hundreds anyway?
I'd like to keep the price under say $400-500, I also don't know what the same products might cost here in Europe.
Please let me know, also if you need to know more about features I need or anything like that.
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Extra:
I just noticed that there is a new one coming out in my price-range, which is the Sony STR-DH800.
And it looks like I could go with something pretty much like that.
But would it have like inferior or less features compared to mine (not looking at the quality and such)?
For example, if you look at the specifications-list, for "equalizing" it says "bass and treble control"...
Which makes me go like "OK... but my decade-old-one has Mid too...", which I definitely use too.
And I also really wonder about thing like multiple channels, different surround-channels and one or two for stereo.
I should note, that I use the "Auto Format" for my stereo-music and the other 5.1-channels for DVDs.
Then especially use different equalization, each channel its own, to tweak the sounds.
Also more master-controls like subwoofer-level, LFE-level, bass-boost and such things.
Or with all these types of things, am I already talking about higher-end equipment now?
I have a receiver which is the Sony STR-DB930, which is from 1999.
Now what is a good HD-equivalent, both in quality and features, of today?
I understood, from the person that my receiver was bought from, it was quite expensive back then.
And it sure shows, I mean, the options that are on that thing for 1999 must have been quite high-end.
Now, any brand will do, Sony too, which I'm now familiar with obviously, unless they changed too much.
But preferably kind of staying away from the top/boutique-brands, because I couldn't afford them anyway.
I don't necessarily need like 7.1 or more channels, 5.1 will do, unless it's becoming standard-equipped these days.
So I'd like to know which receivers are an option for me.
Basically featuring enough audio-tweaking-options such as equalizing, speaker-placement, etc.
Of course then DTHD and DTS-MA, or would the latter or even both just boost the price by hundreds anyway?
I'd like to keep the price under say $400-500, I also don't know what the same products might cost here in Europe.
Please let me know, also if you need to know more about features I need or anything like that.
- - - - - - - - - -
Extra:
I just noticed that there is a new one coming out in my price-range, which is the Sony STR-DH800.
And it looks like I could go with something pretty much like that.
But would it have like inferior or less features compared to mine (not looking at the quality and such)?
For example, if you look at the specifications-list, for "equalizing" it says "bass and treble control"...
Which makes me go like "OK... but my decade-old-one has Mid too...", which I definitely use too.
And I also really wonder about thing like multiple channels, different surround-channels and one or two for stereo.
I should note, that I use the "Auto Format" for my stereo-music and the other 5.1-channels for DVDs.
Then especially use different equalization, each channel its own, to tweak the sounds.
Also more master-controls like subwoofer-level, LFE-level, bass-boost and such things.
Or with all these types of things, am I already talking about higher-end equipment now?
