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Gene - thanks for the suggestions. I ended up buying the Onkyo 607 from a local store yesterday. Big difference! The problem was clearly my receiver.

Thanks for the suggestions Gene. What do you think of the Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K? I'm considering whether I should get a receiver that has video upscaling since my cable and BD player both only have 1 HDMI output and I could run them through the AVR instead of to the TV. Do I even need the AVR...

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Like I said, I'm a novice. I have no calibration disc or SPL meter and have very little knowledge regarding how those are used. If you have any advice on what to buy or where to learn more about using those tools, I'd appreciate it.

I also have a Samsung BD player (the 1600). I have read on some threads that it was actually harder to get connected when wired than wireless. I'm not sure why, but I have seen a number of people make that complaint. Before you start snaking wires, you may want to just run it directly from...

The receiver is JVC RX-6500VBK. Audio from cable box and Blu-Ray is connected to the receiver via optical since the receiver has no HDMI. I have manually calibrated the speaker volumes and tried adjusting every available setting. I don't mind swapping out the receiver, but I have under $500...

I'm a bit of a novice and would appreciate any advice on upgrading. I bought most of my components 10 years ago and just upgraded my TV and DVD to a Samsung 1080p HDTV and Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1600. I only use the receiver for audio since it has no HDMI connections. The audio with dialogue is...