Reasonably priced networked AVR? - 02/02/12 10:01 PM
I'm helping a buddy of mine put together a system. He lives in a small duplex, and the living room is not conducive for surround speaker placement - at all. It has vaulted ceilings and is open to the kitchen and a stareway that's right in the damn way. I can mount them on walls in the right 90'ish angle to the prime seating location, but they are quite distant and it would be quite a chore getting wires to them. So... for now, I plan to skip the surrounds and just run a 3.1 set up. The speakers are going to be the wall mount M22's and Center, as his living / TV area is too cramped for floor or book shelf speakers. Wall mount is really the only option.
He would like networking capability for streaming Pandora and Internet, plus a connection for his I-pod and laptop.
I briefly looked at the Dennon web sight and got frustrated. It seams as if they've changed it to be as helpful as their manuals... I have not looked at any other brands. Figured I'd ask you all for input before putting a bunch of time into this.
The other option is to sell him my 3808 and just get the 4311 I've been eye-balling, but the 3808 is kinda overkill for this set up, and I m leaning towards using my 3808 somewhere else in my house.
He has about $500 to spend on the AVR.
What you think, I know John has all the specs and manuals committed to memory.. this should be easy as pie.
The surrounds on the other hand....
He would like networking capability for streaming Pandora and Internet, plus a connection for his I-pod and laptop.
I briefly looked at the Dennon web sight and got frustrated. It seams as if they've changed it to be as helpful as their manuals... I have not looked at any other brands. Figured I'd ask you all for input before putting a bunch of time into this.
The other option is to sell him my 3808 and just get the 4311 I've been eye-balling, but the 3808 is kinda overkill for this set up, and I m leaning towards using my 3808 somewhere else in my house.
He has about $500 to spend on the AVR.
What you think, I know John has all the specs and manuals committed to memory.. this should be easy as pie.
The surrounds on the other hand....