Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Whats the best for $500?

Thanks Wid I needed that!

You're welcome

You can go crazy trying to figure it out. Too much to choose from. $500.00 now, ebay it in a year or two and upgrade.

.........and keep in mind that a lot of the people who are running around saying that something is junk, have never owned it or have very limited experience with it!

I spent a fair bit of time with the Pioneer 1014 and it was a nice receiver. It was fantastic in stereo!

I didn't spend as much time with the 1015 but my experience left me with nothing bad to say about it.

I think one of the key questions is why do you want to upgrade? What features do you want that you currently don't have and what don't you like about your current receiver? Answers to those may go a long way in helping you decide what is the best fit.

I would be careful about "believing" everything that you read on ANY forum. People have good experiences with all models and, unfortunately even with the best brands, people have bad experiences. Just comes with the territory. And, some people like to complain as well as brag about everything.

At $500, I think that you will find a great number of "good" choices, but not a GREAT choice.

That's why I asked about the features you want or dislike. There may be another way to "skin" the cat.

I am currently using a 1015 as the HK 7300 I was waiting for didn't work out. It is an excellent receiver. A great processor with a good amount of power. It doesn't do the funky 7.1 to 5.1 switches that the HK's do so I am probably going to keep it and get a separate power amp or amps. The auto setup for the 1015 also works surprisingly well. The best I've heard for auto setup actually. For the money I think you would be very happy with the 1015.

Paul, you asked for more info on the 1015, but there doesn't appear to be a detailed test of the unit available yet. Many have concerns about power ratings which are generally unnecessary, since clean power is cheap and plentiful these days, but for info on that point you might check the test of the essentially identical 52TX . There's more than enough power for anything but a huge room at very high volume.

Outlaw is in the process of makeing a 7.1 version but it will be about $1000 im trying to hold out for that or something else.

Well the 1015 is looking pretty good- just checking now for some good prices. If you see some send them my way, thanks

Paul, as to prices, the usual suspects appear, although many don't have it in stock. Although not the very lowest price shown, maybe the best combination of price($450 with free shipping), reliable seller and in stock would be Vann's.