Chris - Sounds like you and I had the same WAF issues. My rear speakers were causing a problem. I had to go with white/outdoor speakers because they were less obtrusive. But they look good on the wall and my wife digs the HT. DonJ - Yes I did glance at the site. I saw both the Onkyo and...
Chris- Sounds like you bought and tried the Onkyo SR500. I read several posts about its lack of LFE in 'mode 3'. That is disappointing. I believe I read that Onkyo is aware of this bug and they are swapping out recievers. (Please dont hold me to that, that could very well be on a case by case...
I just got the Onkyo as well. I am very happy with it. For the record, it does not have multi-zones. It does have B speakers but the Onkyo 700 has the true multi-zone (I know that feature doesnt interest you but I figure I would clear that up.) IMHO the Denon and Onkyo are very similar. Both...
I wanted a modest setup as well. I went with the JBL NSP-1 set and a Sony SA-WM40 sub. I think its a fairly popular modest combo. I have it in a 18 X 13 room and I am very happy with the performance.
You can probably get the NSP-1 for about $300 shipped and the Sony for about $170 shipped...
I had the same 'Wife Acceptance Factor' dilemma you did. I wanted the NSP-1 but my wife wanted the rear surrounds to be white. I ended up getting what was ultimately the nsp-1 package but in my case was the: N-Center, 2 N24's, and 2 N24AW's. It ended up being about $80 more than the NSP-1...
I went through the TV buying process last year. I ended up with a JVC and I have been extremely happy with it. Things that I learned: 1. Its very difficult to judge the quality of the picture in the store. Both TVs can be calibrated with Avia or VE to get you a better picture. 2. The...