What a good move the AVR 240 was!
I am sure I am suffering from newcomponentitis but it seems like this 2005 model receiver does a better job with surround sound than my 1998 era HK AVR65. That is probably wishful thinking but oh well. The 50 watts is plenty of power and Iike being able to set crossovers whereever I want them to be. Movie watching is done about 5db higher than with the AVR65 but I still have plenty of headroom. At -10db, the into to Fellowship of the Ring was a little too loud. Music needs to be at about -20db but my older model had this same 10 db difference.
If one has money to burn or other demands, a higher price receiver is likely worth it. But if you just want to watch movies at moderate to pretty dang loud levels, take a look at this unit. Money well spent. Time to watch Riding Giants.
Greg
