Receivers

I have the Onkyo TX-NR905 (not the 906) and am very happy with it. I like it much more than the Denon 3808CI I had briefly. Plenty of power, easy to set up, sounds really good for an AVR. Decodes the new Hi-Rez Blu-Ray audio codecs. HDMI 1.3 switching. Quiet fan. Really good remote. Very versatile set-up options. Not to pricey.

arcam avr350 much better sonics than the japanese crowd

I was looking at the Arcam 350 and it looks great. However, the power rating is pretty low (100 watts @8 ohms per channel) considering the price $2500 and weighing only 35 pounds. The 350 reminds me of the Sunfire Ultimate Receiver II which I just sold recently. The Sunfire was very lightweight (40 pounds) but producing 200 watts @8 ohms per channel. I sold the Sunfire because I bought the THX speaker systems.

For sure, all the latest Arcam products looks fantastic.

ARCAM AVR-350 is the DIVA series whichwill be discontinued and just a fact, they are actually built in China - the ARCAM FMJ series are built in England... Have you scoped out the Integra DTR 9.9? And Supposely DENON AVR-4310 will be out next month!

Audiotomb, Got bow? Are you playing with anybody? What do you play? The picture of your fiddle makes it almost look plastic, it's not is it?