Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?

I'm an Onkyo/Integra fan. I use Integra AVRs in my Home Theater Room and in a much smaller, video-centric set-up in my family room. I also use an Onkyo Pre-Pro in my more elaborate two-channel system because I'm hooked on room correction.

The Onkyo TX-NR 709 is available at <$550 from big box discounters and it features full-range Audyssey EQ (including the critical subwoofer correction). If you have more to spend, you might look for something from a premium brand, but the 709 is an excellent option for the +/- $200 premium vs. repairing your existing AVR.

Marty, thanks for that input. So is Best Buy where I can find it should I choose?

I got the price with a quick Google search. I don't recall exactly which store had it listed for $549. My guess is that if you find one, any other will match it, so Google on!

Marty

Marty, Amazon has it listed for 499.00! Here is a dumb question. My Integra was 5.1, this is 7 channels. Do I need to get more speakers? Can I just hook up my previous gear and be cool? Sorry I must sound ike an idiot.

I run my new 9.2 channel Integra 50.4 AVR in the family room in a 5.1 configuration (front L&R, rear L&R, and center - no side channels) with subs and 2 additional height channels. My front L & R are Silverline Sonatinas and they sound quite good for music (on the rare occasion that this system is used for music).

However, the room came pre-wired with 2 speakers pretty high up in the walls next to the TV nook and 2 more near the back of the room in the ceiling. I assume they were intended as front L & R and rear channel speakers.

Since I use the Silverlines as front L & R, and I had the 2 built-in speakers that were already in the walls beside the TV nook, I decided to use that built-in "front" pair as height channels and the back pair as rear channels. They were already there so I figured I might as well use 'em. I didn't install built-in side speakers because they weren't already there and it didn't seem important to add 'em.

In my more elaborate HT, the 7.2 channel Integra is run in a straight Front L&R, Side L&R, Rear L&R, CC, dual sub 7.2 set-up. If the room is big enough, the extra 2 side channels are uselful. The height channels in a 9.2 can also be fun, but IMHO, neither is essential.

Marty