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What receiver should I buy?

I need some help my fellow audio fans. I need to replace my beloved Harmon Kardon AVR 7300. I just want something that has HDMI. I want to spend under $2000.00. It doesn't have to be new technology. I just want to be able to continue enjoying my 5.1 Klipsch set-up at high volumes. Does anyone have any suggestions? My 7300 is old tech but a high current monster. I need something close.   Speakerwise I run Klipsch, RF 82s, an RC64, RS52's and an RW12D.  I just use it for watching movies and the occasional rock concert video (AC/DC) and the like.  I'm not an audiophile.  My hearing sucks but I do need good clean power.  The Integra DTR 70.4 has the weight and the stats  but the reviews say it's under powered.  I'm willing to buy refurbished models and "new in the box" stuff that several years old.  What should I get and where can I get it.  
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tls49
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Using a cheap AVR has been discussed quite a lot. A quality amp will only reproduce the low quality signal from the cheap AVR, not improve it. A quality amp needs a quality front end to perform to its maximum potential. I second elevick's recommendation for the Outlaw Audio 975. No bells and whistles, but high quality sound.

http://www.soundandvision.com/content/outlaw-model-975-surround-processor

http://hometheaterreview.com/outlaw-audio-model-975-71-av-surround-sound-processor-reviewed/


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tls49
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The problem with cheap AVR's is that after the processing, the first stage of amplification for the analog signal takes place in its preamp section, also using a cheap VC circuit, then to the preouts. That's what creates the poor quality signal, not the processing.


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