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Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose

Since the manufacturers won't simply put analog audio out jacks on their new TV's, it looks like I will have to buy a crappy AV receiver to get sound to the outboard speakers. TV only has optical digital out which you all know we would never choose between our cherished CD transports and DAC's. It irks me because I have unused amp and preamp that would work just fine for this. I am an old school Tube and 2 channel audiophile. Even though this is only for the TV set up I don't want anything that sounds too crappy. What can you guys recommend for me here that I can find maybe at Best Buy without wasting too many dollars. Any hope in a 5.1 Yamaha for under 300 bucks for example?
hifiharv
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kr4
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For TV, what is wrong with using optical out with your "cherished CD transports and DAC's (sic)?" it won't break them.

Kal
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mofimadness
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Denon or Onkyo. I bought the Denon and couldn't be happier.
hifiharv OP
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Kal, nothing wrong with that for TV. I have always heard though that coax digital out was preferred by most. I don't use a DAC myself, and there are no other digital components in the TV set up. Simply TV, analog preamp, and power amp because I already had them around from an old system. My Sony TV had variable RCA outs, so I'm used to using these to feed the pre and amp. Using the speakers in the TV as a quasi center channel so to speak. You set the preamp volume for the proper blend and leave it alone. Then control Volume with the TV's remote and it worked quite well.
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