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Does anyone know of a HT receiver that is a single rack space?

post #1 of 6
7/11/09 at 8:45pm
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Does anyone know of a HT receiver that is a single rack space?  Or, I could use a referral to a non-rack mount unit that is ultra tiny. 
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post #2 of 6
7/12/09 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by comtech5 View Post

Does anyone know of a HT receiver that is a single rack space?  Or, I could use a referral to a non-rack mount unit that is ultra tiny. 

There may be home theater in a box units (that come with the speakers) that are small.  The smallest HT receivers I've seen are the Panasonics with digital amps.  I believe they are more than a single rack space though.
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post #3 of 6
7/12/09 at 7:03am
I personally don't know of any receivers that are "thin". And besides that, your receiver, no matter what brand it is, needs some space to breathe as far as I'm concerned. I leave plenty of space for every piece of equipment I own no matter what it is.
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post #4 of 6
7/12/09 at 3:05pm
Closest path I'd even consider pursuing would be a 1RU controller of some sort, talking to (a) a matrix-routing switcher somewhere, and (b) the power-amplifiers, where-ever you put them.  Not something I'd really want to do, anyway.

Leo
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post #5 of 6
7/12/09 at 8:57pm
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Over the weekend, I was able to come up with something quite unique that might be my perfect solution.  In fact it will be.   SONY BRAVIA micro theater system HT-IS100.  Receiver, digital amps (50w/ch) and power supply are built right into the relatively small sub-woofer cabinet.  Micro- sized screen and surround speakers, 3 HDMI in, 1 HDMI out, AM/FM, built in 5 X 7 florescent display and IR control. Plethora of other inputs. HDMI inputs support LPCM only though, so one must be careful when selecting a blu-ray player or other source component.  So in effect, the receiver is invisible, which is as tiny as you can get.  I've read a couple dozen consumer written reviews and they are mostly all positive.  DELL has it on sale now for $299 (see link below).  List is $699.  Includes remote,  AM antenna, FM antenna, speaker cable, IR receiver, and auto calibration microphone.  Not a bad deal.  I am going to order one up tomorrow.

accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Home_Theater_In_a_Box/productdetail.aspx
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post #6 of 6
7/12/09 at 11:19pm
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Forgot to mention, Dell's sale on the HT-IS100 ends Thursday, July 16, 2009.
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