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A/V reciever advice

Hello,
I just finished building an office in the basement and looking for an AV receiver. What this will be connected to is my PC, and Satellite receiver, TV and a 5.1 system of speakers. The Speakers are nothing special, 4 in Ceiling speakers and 2 In wall Speakers a sub and a Center channel. The ceiling speakers have two different configurations, depending on if i am watching TV or using the PC (Mainly Gaming and iTunes). I do not want to spend a a lot on the receiver at most 500 since this is not my main system.

The probelem is there are so many brands out there and some of the brands I am familiare with the quality was gone down.
For my main system I have Denon A/V reciever, Anthem Amp, and Paradigm Speakers. But I have heard the Denon's quality has gone down. If not Then I will stick with Denon.

The brands I am familiar with are Yamaha, Onkyo, Denon, NAD, Sony.

So looking for advice on these brands and other that might fit the criteria.

Thanks.
iahawk
runnin
397 posts
 
I'm not convinced that Denon's quality has gone down, they mostly are made in China these days, but any bugs would be worked out by now. I've got their flagship 4520(made in Japan) and it produces really outstanding sound. I'd go with what you know. Other than that, Anthem's receivers are said to be pretty good too.
avgoround
287 posts
 
My rule of thumb with ANY used receiver, is to pay as little as possible, tyipically under $250, if I can help it. One, they're just "receivers". Two, you're buying used questionable history electronics, often out of warranty, and you don't want to be sitting on a $1000 paperweight when it explodes! Also, i'll keep eye out for a replacement after a year or so, and get my money back, and into the next piece.
It's all for sale eventually, and DEFINITELY degrading and depreciating as time goes one anyway.
Buyer beware, on any level..I always say
avgoround
287 posts
 
Recently sold my trusty and SUPERB SOUNDING HK AVR354 AV receiver, which i paid a whole whopping $165 for as a referb, with all the accessories included, some 3 years ago!! Resold it for about $240, and it served me great for what it was intended.
Still have my AWESOME JVC DLA-RS25u THX video projector, which is still throwing out a world class image in my space, and I paid $800 plus shipping a year ago for that! Gotten offers for $1100 on it even up until recently, AND I'M NOT SELLING!
SOOOOOO many deals to be had out there for the patient treasure hunter on the world wide web. Just amazing....
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