Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater buying speakers or A/V receiver ?

Hi,
I'm new here. Currently, i have A/v receiver Sony STR-DE945 and it works fine for me (110wpc). I'm in between to pick either a new set of Axiom speakers or a new Receiver ( Onkyo or Denon ...i like to hear suggestions too) since my budget allows me to pick only one.
Also, does anynone own ONKYO TX-RS601? which brand and model
do you suggest?

Thanks a lot .

Audiofan,
i think the consensus here will be to go for the Axioms! You'll get the biggest difference by changing speakers and the Sony should have no trouble driving them. At the risk of starting another war, you'll likely see no difference in sound quality with a different receiver (except at extremely high volumes when the Sony may run out of juice).

good luck

What do you have for speakers now? We can't make a very informed recommendation without knowing that.

Oh...i forgot. I have Bose Accousticmas 10 . I bought it 2 years ago..and I realized now that the sound is awful...to my ears...

Agreed. I have a Kenwood vr 507 (100 wpc) and a little over a month ago got: m60s, vp150, qs8s. They sound great, and the Kenwood powers them just fine. Mind you I want to upgrade the receiver too (I've been looking at the denon 3803). But I think I was right to get the speakers first. A nice new receiver would have been wasted on my old speakers. This way I can listen to some great sounding music while my savings account recuperates.

Speakers will make a far bigger change than anything aside from new music/movies.

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Oh...i forgot. I have Bose Accousticmas 10 . I bought it 2 years ago..and I realized now that the sound is awful...to my ears...

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Now that I know that....without a doubt, get new speakers.

A new reciever may improve the sound a bit, and give you a couple new "features", but if you're looking for the biggest bang-for-your-buck improvement, a new set of speakers should be your first step.

How big is your room, how big is your budget? We'll go from there.

I have another question. My room is 12.5x14.5, and i also have a pair of Sony 3-way speakers that can handle to 100W output. Since my budget is tight, i plan to get M60ti, Vp100, and EP125 . I will use my current Sony speakers as surround sound speakers for now. Do you think this will work. I have no way to test drive Axiom, so I seek the information from you.

thanks.

spending from $1,200 - $1,500

That will work fine. For the most part during movie soundtracks the surrounds provide ambient sound to give you a feeling of space. The odd localized event like a gunshot or a car travelling across the soundstage can be handled by your current speakers. The nice thing about most dedicated surround speakers is that they are designed to be hard to localize while you are listening. When you have the money you can upgrade, but for now I would do exactly as you are planning.