Last generation receiver to pair with oppo BDP-95

"How about the elite 59txi?"

Just did a search for the Pioner Elite VSX-59TXi and it sure is a beast(68.4LBS). An msrp of $4500.00 sure would make it a flagship model of that era(2005). If it is for sale in your price range then go for it, the specs and reviews are very impressive.

Bill

Sunfire

Don't mean to confuse or complicate things but here is a very good performing and musical Marantz with HDMI 1.3a and multichannel analog inputs from 2008. Refurbished from authorized dealer with warranty.

http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARSR7002/Marantz-Sr7002-110w-X-7ch-THX-Home-Theater-Surround-Receiver/1.html

Bill

AAnative, I understand your motivations for looking for a pre-HDMI receiver, but audio and video processing technology has rapidly improved over the past few years. You might be well off going with a suggestion like Bill had above. The ability to do HDMI switching can result in a much simplified way of switching sources. Considering that many people have a Blu-Ray player, cable TV, XBox, etc having only one place to do the switching makes things MUCH easier.

So I wouldn't discount some of the newer options.

IMHO, of course.

Michael

Thanks for the responses. I have narrowed it down to either a b&k avr-307 (only 400-500 used) or an elite sc-35 or sc37 (800-1200 new).

I don't mind manual switching of hdmi and probably would feed the oppo directly to maximize video performance either way. I am concerned about setup however as the b&k would need many manual tweaks. The elite receivers have the mic and auto setup but they cost two to three times more than the used b&k.

Aanative