onkyo 600, denon 2802, or hk 520 (1 Viewer)

[mark butera]

HI,

I am new to Home theater. I want to set up a system that will be used almost exclusively for HT.

I am either getting the Energy Connoisser series or Energy e:XL and need some suggestions for a receiver.

I like the Outlaw 1050, but really want PL-II for videos and TV.

I am torn between the Onkyo 600, denon 2802 and HK 520.

The 520 does not have DD-EX. Should this be a major concern because I liked the way it sounded?

I didn't like the denon or onkyo sound as much, but I listened to them at Circuit City with poor speakers. I listened to the HK with energy speakers.

Any opinions?

Mark

 

[Gabriel_Lam]

With the AVR520, you're probably going to be using Logic7 for TV and Videos instead of PL-II.

 

[DonRoeber]

I was looking at the same receivers you are, but decided upon the Yamaha RX-V1200. It's available at Tweeter, if you want to give it a listen there.

 

[Eujin]

I was looking at the same receivers you are, but decided upon the Yamaha RX-V1200. It's available at Tweeter, if you want to give it a listen there.

I did the exact same thing, comparing these receivers and eventually went with a HK 320. I came very close to getting the RX-V1200, though. It's a very nice receiver and sounds, IMHO better than the 2802. In the end, my decision came down to the 320's greater flexibility when configuring the different source and surround modes and crossover options.

 

[Ryan Schnacke]

As with the Onkyo 595, the initial eprice of the 600 is about $400. It'll likely be available for just under $400 in a month or two. This is competitive with the Denon 1802. The 2802 competes with the Onkyo 696/700.