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Thread: Best quality but affordable receiver |
    
New member Username: Eomons
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-09
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| Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 11:52 pm: |
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may i have your suggestions please on what brand and model of receiver and speakers (both satellite and subwoofer) should i buy. i prefer a 7.1 home theater that produces a good sound quality. I'm not so familiar with rms. What does it mean? How much wattage in each speaker is desirable for a living room?
On the other hand, I have a friend who has a creative s750 gigaworks thx-certified 7.1 speaker system attached to his pc but its subwoofer sounds a little bit boomy. its speakers are rated at 70 watts for each satellite and 210 watts for the subwoofer. The satellites seemed a little bit low but the sub is too loud. My friend would like also to buy a receiver that is compatible with the 70-watt creative satellite speakers. Is this possible? What receiver can you recommend?
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Silver Member Username: Mccambley
BREEZY POINT,
NY
USA
Post Number: 639
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 05:55 pm: |
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Computer speakers are computer speakers if the use mini plug to attache to the PC then they will not work with home theater. What is your spending limit.
Denon,Onkyo,Pioneer, are a few receivers to start with Paradigm,Energy,Hsu, are a few speaker companys. |
New member Username: Eomons
Post Number: 2
Registered: Apr-09
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 08:43 pm: |
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thanks for the idea.
i saw the satellite speakers being attached to the subwoofer using standard rca connector. I think the subwoofer has its own amplifier.
about the brands you mentioned, they may have both high-end and low-end models that's why I like to know the exact model that can satisfy an average ear, not necessarily the most expensive one. |
New member Username: Eomons
Post Number: 3
Registered: Apr-09
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 08:57 pm: |
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I forgot something. the subwoofer by the way has a volumc control and a modular box connected to it. The modular box has a 3-color plug that connects the subwoofer to the pc sound card. It also has a switch that selects the sound source either from the pc sound card or external decoder. My friend said that he can discard the subwoofer if he can find a compatible receiver to which he can attach the satellite speakers. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2430
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:08 pm: |
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For home theatre (and it sounds to me like you're mostly interested in HT, as opposed to music listening), Yamaha is pretty hard to beat for price/feature ratio. I like Pioneer too.
A lot of guys on here really like the Onkyo HT receivers too.
What's the budget? |
New member Username: Eomons
Post Number: 4
Registered: Apr-09
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:39 pm: |
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I'd like to settle for the middle priced receivers. I supposed some connectivities that can be found in high-end units can also be found in the dvd player that is separate from the receiver. |
Silver Member Username: Mccambley
BREEZY POINT,
NY
USA
Post Number: 640
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 07:30 pm: |
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In receivers for HDMI switching ,iPOD intergration,overall ease of use and set up I like the Denon 2309.
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/4527.asp
For speakers Paradigm Monitor series.
http://paradigm.com/en/paradigm/fronts-monitor-series-1-2-4.paradigm |
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