HI- Thanks in advance for your time. I have spent some time reading and there is some great info here and its appreciated. I an an new owner of 805 Naut speakers and htm2 center channel and just some lower end B&W rears for surround. I have several things I would like to figure out for my set up. I am very new to audio scene and set up and such. #1) I am running a denon avr 3300 right now and I am wanting to upgrade to a newer receiver that would be good for these speakers, my main goal is home theatre use, please some recommendations on a newer receiver under 1000 and hopefully way under 1000, I would buy used also., would like to have it have hdmi input of at least 2 running the newer 1.3, the goal is to hook a ps3 into reciever to have best audio for blu ray playback. #2) I am going to upgrade my speakers wires, should these 805s be hooked up in bi wire? Can I even run bi wire from my old avr 3300 receiver? Will bi wire be the best way to run these? Any other suggestions would be great also thanks so much
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I have the Nautilus 805s. In regards to using a receiver only, I can only say that I've used a Marantz AV receiver.
First, if you're going to use a receiver only, look for one that can bi-amp because it makes a big difference for the 805s. I tried my 805s with the Marantz receiver only, and it needed power. Bi-amping it (not technically, but using two pairs of channels) improved the bass very noticeably.
Under a grand and HDMI 1.3. Yes, you can find 1.3 receivers for under a grand, but don't count your power short for the 805s. Definitely look for at least a 7.1 that will let you bi-amp the front speakers with the last two channels.
I looked up some amps, but I only know the Marantz and Arcam allow you to bi-amp with the last two channels. I don't know about the other brands.
- Marantz SR5002 (HDMI 1.3, bi-amp'able)
- Arcam AVR250 (used, HDMI 1.1, bi-amp'able)
- Denon AVR-2808CI (HDMI 1.3, don't know if you can bi-amp)
- Onkyo TX-SR805 (HDMI 1.3, bi-amp'able)
- Yamaha RX-V1800 (HDMI 1.3, bi-amp'able)
I'm sure there's more, but these are the one's I can think of.B&W 804S/Velodyne SPL-1000R/Anthem MRX720
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New Yamaha RX-V4600 Receiver with HDMI
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