Reccomendations on a good 7 channel receiver (1 Viewer)

[Greg*Ze]

I am looking for advise on a good 7 channel receiver for a home theater setup. Using Boston acoustic bravos for the side and rear surrounds and infiniti's for the left center and right channels as well as a infiniti powered 10" sub. Will be using mostly for dvd's and hd cable and satelite.

 

[DavidVT]

How much are you willing to spend?

Pioneer Elite 45tx
Sony 4ES
Denon 3803

These are some nice receivers, might start looking at these

 

[Kevin Alexander]

Sony DA4ES offers the best value, performance, and features right now. Period.

 

[Jamey F]

How about the MCACC of the Pioneer 45tx, or the upconversion of the 3803?

 

[Kevin Alexander]

MCACC is a set it and forget about it feature. The 3803's upconversion is just one nice feature compared to the tweaking delight of the DA4ES.

 

[Jamey F]

But those are just two of the features that means it isn't open and shut. This is even before listening to them all.

 

[Steve Schaffer]

I had a Sony 333ES with all the tweakability of the 4ES. Hours of tweaking with AVIA and sound meter didn't produce sound nearly as good as my 45TX's MCACC did in 6 minutes flat.

That's not to say the 4ES is a bad unit- it isn't and it is definitely great value for the money.

If I could not have a 45TX I would get the 4ES based on my good experience with that 333ES, but in my opinion the MCACC is well worth the extra cost.

 

[Zak Ruck]

I'm going to have to agree with Steve. I was down to the 45tx and the 4es and I chose to get the 45tx. I should be picking it up tomorrow and can't wait. Great sound, and had the features I was looking for. But you got to love the 4es's 5 year warrenty.

 

[DavidVT]

Got my 45TX up and running, and am glad I went this direction concerning the Pioneer.