Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Best receivers for under $500?

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i have hooked up the H/K 130, to some discontinued bookshelf Axiom M1ti's, and they were absolutely screaming. the HK had plenty of punch, with a great feature grouping.

honestly, i think any of the mentioned brands(Onkyo, Yamaha, Denon, HK, Pioneer Elite), will ALL be very respectible and comparible at the $500 range.. just my opinion.

bigjohn

Do I need to find one that specifically lists 5.1 as being supported or does that go without saying? Meaning, will a 7.1 or 6.1 channel receiver work fine with just a 5.1 setup?

If it lists 6.1 and 7.1 it will have 5.1.

If it is a 7.1 or a 6.1 and you use only the 5.1 does that further increase the wattage to the 5.1 speakers?

I'm not sure about that one, but it should tell you in the manual.
If you want to look at a manual before you buy, go to which ever manufacturer (online) youve picked and you should be able to download a manual for any given reciever.

I just picked up the Yamaha RX-V1500 for 519 from the internet. This amp retails at 899.99

I am running m80s, qs8s, vp150, ep500 and it sounds great. I dont know what the general rule of running Axiom with Yamaha amps. I have not heard axiom with any other brands so I have nothing to compare it to.

NO.. it will have a set standard wattage per channel.. be it 80, 90, 100, etc. so, there will be no increase of wattage to the channels in a 5.1 set-up, if you are using a 7.1 receiver.

although, and i am sure this will start a small controversary, it is debatable that the more channels driven, the greater the decrease in the wattage stability per channel. in other words, the HARDER you drive the receiver(volume), the harder it is for the receiver to send a strong wattage signal to the speakers.

bigjohn

Trouble maker!!!

Check out harmanaudio.com for the H/K AVR 430-Z (7.1 Home Theater Receiver - 7 X 65 watts per channel) for $498, perfectly within your budget. It's reconditioned, but it gets the same 2-year warranty as the "new" stuff. I've had a H/K AVR 520-Z for 3 years and had one repair under warranty -- lost one surround channel, they found it. Sounds great with my M22's -- just right, not harsh, shrill, or anything like that. One thing I will suggest, at the risk of getting pounded in this forum: get a good (that DOESN'T mean expensive) digital coax cable for the connection between your DVD player and the receiver (bettercables.com makes a good one). It makes a huge difference. Disagree if you like (the esspression of unpopular ideas is guaranteed after all, isn't it?), but I know what my ears have told me.