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clax Posted: Fri, Oct 16 2009 9:44 PM

Hi everyone.  I really need to find a receiver and buy one quick.  I'LL be using it for both home theatre and listening to music> I'm so broke it hurts so I'll need to spend less than 500 US and just want to get  the most bang for my buck.

Can I please get some recommendations? I don't have much time so please don't fire too many questions back at me, just through something out there so I can start looking.

I greatly appreciate the help!

thanx

C

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TigerHeli replied on Mon, Oct 19 2009 2:34 PM

First off, this is the car audio forum.

When you say "home theatre", are you talking about 5.1 channel DVD for the car, or do you mean a home receiver?

If for the car, what year and model car and what other features are you looking for?

If for the home, do you already have speakers and if so, what kind are they?

Thanks!

2002 Ford Focus Sony CDX-GT410u Sony XT-100HD HD Tuner Stock speakers, no amp, no subs

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Paul replied on Wed, Oct 21 2009 7:23 PM

I moved it to the correct location.

http://www.crutchfield.com/bio/Paul

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clax replied on Thu, Oct 22 2009 8:24 PM

I just have a logitech speaker system that i paid $500, but maybe later on, I could get some nicer ones.

thanx,

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clax replied on Thu, Oct 22 2009 8:25 PM

oh ya, i should mention it's a 5.1 speaker set.

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srothfuss replied on Fri, Oct 23 2009 1:54 PM

Hello Clax.

 

I have a couple of recommendations for you:

If you need just a reciever [i.e. you already have speakers and subwoofer] than you can look at the Onkyo line of AVR's. 

Both the Onkyo TX-SR507 and the Onkyo TX-SR607 fall under your budget number and provide great performance.

If you need a whole kit [Home Theater In the Box] HTIB than I recommend that you look at the Onkyo-HT-S5200.  It has all the bits and pieces you need, plus it's upgradeable for later down the line.

If these don't help, let me know and we'll work to fine tune a solution for you.

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clax replied on Fri, Oct 23 2009 2:18 PM

Thanx Srossfuss!

I haven't bought anything yet and I will look into those ones!

anyone else has any input of comments?

thanx,

Clay

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srothfuss replied on Fri, Oct 23 2009 2:27 PM

Also if you are still shopping and not stuck to a particular brand, you can click this link: AVR's filtered to your criteria  Yamaha, Denon and Onkyo would be high on my personal shopping list with Onkyo at or near the top.  But this is my personal opinion. 

 

 

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