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10-07-2006, 11:28 PM
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greg
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How much to spend for Receiver
I want my total system to stay under $10k.....given that budget, how much should I spend on the receiver?
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10-08-2006, 02:24 AM
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
about 2000 is about all I would give thats retail price. Then again you could go seperates for about the same price. Its all depending on what you want. I use my Sony 7100es as a pre/pro and went with power amps despite the its 170w x7 power rating. Check it out, look at the Denon 3806/4806 models also.
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10-08-2006, 11:53 AM
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Seth L
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
Questions for Greg:
Is your budget for audio components only? Or does your 10K budget include video? What percentage of usage will the system get in a Movies vs. Music scenario?
Answering these questions can help us to better guide you to something that will be practical for you. Not to say any other advice that has been given is unpractical if you see my point.
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10-09-2006, 09:43 PM
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greg
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
Good questions....my 10k budget is total for audio and video....I would guess 70% movies adn 30% music.
thanks for the help
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10-16-2006, 06:56 PM
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Ron Z
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
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Originally Posted by greg149
Good questions....my 10k budget is total for audio and video....I would guess 70% movies adn 30% music.
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What components are you planning on buying - CD, DVD (HD-DVD?), DVR, display (1080P capable?), etc? Are there any compenents you already have and aren't planning on buying? Basically, a decent receiver covering most if what you'll need can be had for $1500 or less, here's a nice example:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...985784,00.html
Good luck, and you'll find it's a fun but not inexpensive process.  |
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10-17-2006, 12:28 AM
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Steve
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
or the Denon 4306 would be another good choice. Includes Ethernet Port for streaming content from your network.
That's about 20% of your budget and about where you should be.... has 3 HDMI inputs and passes 1080P. lot's of other features!! check it out... click the link below and then go to "view more images" and then click on the "Back" view.
http://usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/2243.asp
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10-17-2006, 05:24 AM
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
I would think less than $800 of a $10,000 budget system should be spent on the receiver. I think the best receivers in the $700 range for audio/video are made by Yamaha. Display, speakers, HDTV sources are all much more important to me. I am using a several year old Yamaha RX-V2300 with my 720p LCD projector and an even older Yamaha HTR-5490 with 30" CRT HDTV. I could not be happy with just a projector or just an HDTV.
Things like HD DVR, HD DVD, and an HDTV tuner are going to cost some money. Recording and playback of HDTV is a must, I can never stand to sit down at a given time for TV programming after being used to TiVo. Are you going to want DVD-A/SACD/DVD-V?
If you really are going to stop at $10,000 and not add on in the coming years, I sure don't recommend $1,500 for the receiver. Do you want 5.1 or 7.1? That means either 5 speakers plus a subwoofer or 7 speakers plus a subwoofer.
Chris
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10-17-2006, 08:38 AM
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
My .02 just for fun. An H/K 7300 for around $1000, a Yamaha 950 or 2300 for hi-res but I would at least look into higher priced Denons to see what all the fuss is about. A Toshiba HD-DVD (I would wait a bit to see if the price comes down), Direct TV/Dish HD receiver with hard drive. Speakers/sub: $3000-3500 (I have little experience with ones in this price range so this would take a while) Axiom, Ascend, Swan, Paridigm, etc., $500-1000 for cables, stands and things I forgot about, Mucho time sitting in front of the computer asking HTF members a bunch of stupid questions ($free but worth every penny) and the rest on the best 50+" Plasma/LCD I could find. Now, back to reality.
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10-17-2006, 01:18 PM
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John
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Re: How much to spend for Receiver
Need more info on your situation...
1) Will this be a dedicated HT room (basement) or a multi-purpose room (living room)? This will affect decision on video source and power needs. For example, projectors can be cheaper than Plasma/LCD sources but need a dedicated room for light control.
2) What other components do you need? CD, DVD, DVD-A, HD-DVD, X-Box/360, PS-2/3, SACD, etc... as part of the expenditure.
Generally, plan on doing 25% Video, 15-20% Audio, 40-50% Speaker/Sub, rest on cables.
Happy hunting.
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