Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Best AVReceiver under 1000$? consideration withn

I know some are thinking "here we go again", another n00b w/ the SAME questions, sorry for that.

Anyway here are a few i am considering, fwiw

Yamaha RX-V2600
Denon AVR-3806
Pioneer VSX74TXVI

I am looking for up to date connectivity, HDMI yada yada ... for use with a RPTV, and "hopefully" Axiom 60's, qs6's, ep500, and the 150. From my initial research the Pioneer is the most modern and feature rich, from what I can tell. I have seen "when people have a "siggy" of what components the have, that many have the denon 3806, is it getting dated?

a question along the same lines, I have a yammy v2500 it has no HDMI inputs, getting the OPPO DVD player w/ DVI to HDMI connection that i most certainly want to take advantage of. SO... is it "preferable" to run ALL connections through the receiver? or video HDMI direct to tv, with only optical audio going through the receiver?

anyone own one of these, or just have an opinion? I'd love your suggestions and or thoughts. I ask here first as I have come to like this place and the straight up responses that are mostly given TIA
Peace,
Stone__Man

I'm not sure you can say any of these receivers is better than the other, I personally prefer Denon, you can't lose with any of them so Imho go with the features you like.

On a side note, I happened to be in Laughlin Nevada over the weekend and I saw you avatar on the front of the Edgewater Hotel

really? lol I should have liked to have seen that . interesting.

I like yours better LINK

Stoney, you have a fine list(and a fine receiver presently), but should probably add for consideration the Denon 2807 , just out, which is(will be)available around $900.

I just bought the Onkyo because I thought that it was the best and have been extremely satisified.

I have a strong opinion that you should NOT run your video through your receiver unless you have video cable and switching issues of an overhead projector. Let the audio gear do audio things, and let your video gear do video things. There have been multiple reports of HDMI issues with audio gear doing the switching/ etc.

One of the reasons that I bought the 703 was that it did NOT have HDMI/ DVI switching.

I want to join in support of Onkyo 703. Unbelievable price, around $550 for the quality and a set of features one can find only in much more expensive receivers. Going go 803 will bring just a little bit of extra power and switchable HDMI. I didn't want it.

i almost bought the boston aucustics. it looks too good to believe. very impressive on paper. not too sure about its longevity though, as it is a new model line. very impressive specs though.......and heavy....which usually means great amps.

You may want to consider the Outlaw 1070 receiver. It has DVI switching and gets great reviews. I have not heard it myself, but it comes from a company that, like Axiom, is internet-based and offers a 30 day home trial.