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To all the experts out there. If a receiver is noted as having 100 watts/channel for front and surround and 100 watts for center and sub 6 ohms 100 hz 10% THD. Cheap HTB. In the market for upgrade. Is current rec. currently have sony ss-f5000p floorstand speakers and matching center. 150W. Less than 1300 cubic feet room. What wattage receiver would be appropriate. I do believe any new receiver will be better than current. On a budget, have 6 kids. Will probably upgrade again, when there all gone.

Are you sure about the 10% THD? That seems extraordinarily high (by a factor of at least 10).

That's a smallish room, but it all comes down to how loud you like to listen to music. I would have said that 100-120W would have been fine, but if you like it loud, you may need more.

I would spend the money on better speakers, not more watts.

Can't follow what you are saying/asking here... Is current rec? 150W what?

In general, as SRoode pointed out, you'll hear much more of an impact with new speakers than you will pumping more wattage into an existing HTIB system.

Jason

As I was writing Had 2 many things going thru mind. need 2 upgrade rec.because it will not decode everything. Here is info on my rec.http://www.docs.sony.com/release/HTDDW670_OM.pdf Would I still be better off with better speakers or new rec. both will be upgraded but only one at a time. The current speakers did not come with HTIB. Also with sony trinitron 30" HD 1080i would I benefit from blu-ray or upconversion.

hope this is somewhat understandable.

If you're satisfied with your sound quality at the moment and are only looking for features, get a new receiver. If sound quality is your primary concern, consider getting new speakers first. In any case, I wouldn't let the watts per channel rating be the deciding factor.

Oooff,

What is your model code? In any case, you either have 100W at 10% THD (amazing, I never knew stuff like that existed), or 60W at 0.7% THD. In any case, these specs are pretty bad.

It's hard to recommend an upgrade, because the amp is VERY bad, and the speakers are not that great.

I usually hate recommending an amp upgrade before a speaker upgrade, but that amp is just so bad I would now recommend the amp upgrade.

I need to know your budget for a recommendation.

Generally the HTIB grade of receivers are not that great. I would say get a new receiver and new speakers. Can you tell I'm not a Sony fan....

The model code is U. My budget is no more than $600. I know that the speakers are not that great, but they are better than what came with the HTIB. Can only upgrade one phase at a time. I feel like I have to go with the rec. first then the speakers.

Hi audiodreamer, I have another question that might help narrow down the recommendations a bit. What decoding are you looking for in a new receiver that you don’t presently have? Actually could you post the model of your HDTV also?



I don’t think Blu-ray would be worth it right now but since you are using a CRT which may not upscale/up-convert everything thrown at it you could see improvement from up-scaling in the receiver.

KV-30HS420. True HD To be honest I feel like I get a great picture on this TV. With better sound quality IMO I would notice before picture upgrade. maybe as my screen name goes just dreaming. Just looked on 6Ave.would onkyo TXsr606 be an okay rec.