Posts by KDRDoc

Joe,This was an upgrade of a nice, but dated HT.  We moved and we had a new space that we could dedicate - what prompted all of the upgrading was my wife.  She wanted smaller speakers - so we started looking at B&W.....the...

I ended up going with the Onkyo 876 & a Panny BD-80 Thinking of going with the Panasonic TC-P50G10 - any thoughts?

He was referring to using a Sony BD with a Sony HDTV indicating it was the only way to ensure proper playback...

- Got a potential deal for the 906 for 1250...is that good?Also, convinced the wife to also upgrade the TV - thinking the G10 Panny....and a decent Blue Ray...Got an odd comment that shot up my BS radar - I was told that I will be...

Thanks - we will likely upgrade the 34" 16x9 TUBE we have as wellThanks for the thoughts on the networking....Edited by KDRDoc - 7/30/2009 at 12:28 pm GMT

Mainly for the networking - I don't upgrade frequently (last audio purchase was early90's) want to be able to use with my server.Unless you guys know a better way? 

Ok - I've decided to go with the TX-NR906 from Onkyo.Not sure if I got a good deal or not....less than 1400...From an authorized dealer...

So what would be a better choice the Onkyo 876 or the Pioneer SC-27/25 with the B&W's?I really liked the THX on my old HT so I'd like to keep that...will the B&W's be OK with a THX receiver?I've seen some threads with video...

OK - so what about receivers? I've had Onkyo's in the past (including my current THX 5.1 system from the 90's)What would you all reccomend?The audio store reccomendded the Pioneer Elite SC-25?....Denon?Cost is open - say $1500 ish

Convinced the wife to go with me to a local audio store - we listened to several small satellites (similar to the Bose) and kept moving up due to sound quality we ended up really liking B&W 685?Got a price for 2 B&W 685, 2...