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Should I bring my SPL meter or do one of you have one?

Bren R.

I own a Source (no longer RShack) SPL but it is the clearly inferior digital type. If you have an incredibly more sophisticated analog one, you had better bring it just in case.

FYI, i am also planning on bringing my best of Conway Twitty disc for your perusal.

I hate to throw a wrench into your decision making but . . .

If you considering this receiver as a HT receiver, instead of mainly a music receiver, AND Video switching is also important to you . . .

I would consider waiting on that 1200$ + purchase, and wait for more receivers to come out with receivers with HDMI connections included.

There are lots of nice, lower priced receivers that would "get you by" while you waited for the HDMI stuff.

The Pioneer VSX-1014 or the newer (almost identical) 1015 and the Panasonic digital receivers are nice options.

It's more $$ (a good bit more) but I have my eye on a new pre-pro/amp combo from Arcam that is supposed to come out this month. I believe the pre-pro is called the AVP 700 and the amp is the P1 and the combo will run $4500. The pre has HDMI switching (video only at this point), but that's not why I'm interested. Arcam has a sound that just really like. Another option is the Arcam AVR 300 ($1999). You can read up on these at their North American distributor site:

http://www.audiophilesystems.com/

I would also put a plug in for Rotel and you might want to check out the Emotiva UL combo that is supposedly coming out this month.

I put these first since they all are separates-based and have the capacity to drive 4-ohm loads if you later decide to upgrade speakers.

A great receiver that is more in the $1200 range is the Pioneer Elite VSX56TXI. It has upgraded capacitors from the lower models (for better power) and my favorite feature is the I-Link, which lets you make one connection from an I-Link equipped player (like the DV59-AVi) rather than 6 cables and you can utilize the bass management/MCACC functions on the receiver for DVD-A/SACD music.


Anyway, just a few more suggestions. How about you telling us what features you are looking for and maybe we can talk more specifics?

After just doing this myself, I'd go for a midrange MK or Denon. Get the featues you need. Buy a refurbed for 3-500. Spend the rest on 200watt amps.