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Tralis · 05-13-2008, 08:08 PM

It depends on how much you are willing to spend. I've been very pleased with the performance of some of the Onkyo HTIBs I've set up for clients and friends. They are genuine receivers unlike other HTIBs so you can attach whatever you've got to them like consoles, computers, tape players, etc. They don't have a built in DVD player, though. I've also been very pleased with what Denon's offering in some of their HTIBs. To make sure we are talking the same language I'm saying between $300-$600 here.

The difference in having real surround speakers is like night and day. It sounds way better. There's really no comaparison. Simulated surround just doesn't replace it at all. And also with a genuine receiver setup like what Onkyo and Denon offer in their HTIBs you can get a BluRay or DVD-Audio player and hear your DualDisc in the higher quality format stored on it (Meridian Lossless Packing as opposed to Dolby Digital).

05-13-2008, 08:08 PM	#6 of 8
Tralis *Dab Brill* Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Local Time: 12:52 AM Local Date: 09-08-2008 Posts: 13	Re: Simulated surround. It depends on how much you are willing to spend. I've been very pleased with the performance of some of the Onkyo HTIBs I've set up for clients and friends. They are genuine receivers unlike other HTIBs so you can attach whatever you've got to them like consoles, computers, tape players, etc. They don't have a built in DVD player, though. I've also been very pleased with what Denon's offering in some of their HTIBs. To make sure we are talking the same language I'm saying between $300-$600 here. The difference in having real surround speakers is like night and day. It sounds way better. There's really no comaparison. Simulated surround just doesn't replace it at all. And also with a genuine receiver setup like what Onkyo and Denon offer in their HTIBs you can get a BluRay or DVD-Audio player and hear your DualDisc in the higher quality format stored on it (Meridian Lossless Packing as opposed to Dolby Digital).