Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Do you have to have an AV receiver to have Home Theatre?

That certainly would be the best choice if in the end he wants HT.Going all seperates for HT could get rather costly.

Ditto, but we're on track now. Gotta keep in mind that Todd is new to all this. I'm not, and it STILL confuses me. Imagine what we're doing to Todd!

Thanks again. This has been my first speaker and stereo purchases in about 15 years. This all has me a bit confused. I have the Onkyo 502 running through M22's upstairs and it is nice. I have the M60's running through an old 100watt Kenwood. That's why I would like to upgrade. Any thoughts on the Denon 1804 or the NAD 752??

I don't have firsthand knowledge of either, but both manufacturers have good reputations.

Todd, as you can see the subject can be confusing. To keep it simple in the long run I recomend you go with a receiver. Whatever differences there may be between a receiver and most other possibilities in the price range you are considering will be minimal or non-existant at best. The receiver will do everything in one simple package. One area that has not been discussed here is digital processing. A dvd player will do digital to analog processing but a receiver will take the digital signal from the dvd player and offer a wider range of processing of the several formats that music and sound tracks can come in. If you are going to get more into home theater you will probably be adding speakers and want to explore multichannel music. With a multi-channel receiver you will be able to do this more simply and economically than via other routes. One feature you may want to consider in a receiver is 5 channel analog input for multi channel music (SACD and DVD-Audio). Having this feature will mean if you decide to upgrade to multichannel you won't be looking for another receiver.

Because a large majority of people are buying receivers as opposed to separate processors and amps, or integrated amps, you will most likely get better bang for the buck bedcause of the economies of scale and competition in this price range.

The T742 and 1804 appear to be priced very similarly. The T743 is the current model replacing the T742 so the 742 may be discounted more to its curent pricing. As to which will suit you needs better is hard to say. Many dispute that there is really much difference in the sound of well made solid state components at this point. You will be told all sorts of things, most of which are probably not true. I think it really will come down to personal preference and specific features you like on one model or brand over another.

Yeah thats what we meant.Well said.

for your well thought out post. Also to the rest of you. I am so glad I stumbled upon this AXIOM site. It has been extremely informative and so have you good people.
Todd

Hiya Todd. If you will be buying new, take a look at the new AVR receivers Denon just announced. Seem to be feature rich in relation to the 1804 ( a fine receiver by the way) and priced relatively close to the 1804. With Denon, you pretty much can't make a mistake. Also, if you intend to add an amp later, the 1804 doesn't have the capability to act as a pre pro.