Building a new 5.1 setup.

[ryan.devry]

Alright in just about 2 weeks I will be starting a massive construction job in my basement. I will be tearing out all of the old wiring, upgrading to a new 200 AMP service, and building me a computer room, and a nice home theater room. I look to have everything done within 4 to 6 months (I work too much to get it finished in less time). I want to do the work myself so I know it is done right, and for the enjoyment of using POWER TOOLS...Anyways I digress.

What I am interested in is everyone's oppinion of the HT build. I currently have B&W 685's which will move to the rear. I will continue using my ASW608 sub. I will like to add B&W 683's for front duty, and B&W HTM61 for center work. However, I am completely up in the air on the power plant for the system. To keep things simple I will be limited to $ 2,000, and I would like an AVR. Here are my top 5 picks. What do you all think?????

1. Yamaha RX-V3900
2. Rotel RSX-1550
3. Integra DTR-7.9
4. Denon AVR-4308Ci
5. Onkyo TX-SR876

BTW I will post pics of the project during the construction..and eventually the finished project................Can't wait to start

[htsteve]

Ryan,

First of all, building a dedicated room is a great idea. We did that last year, and it is awesome.

As to your choice of receivers, the Rotel would be my recommendation. Rotel and B&W go very well together. And the Rotel's amps are likely the best of that lot.

The best thing to do is test them out and let your ears decide, if this is possible.


Hope this helps.

[ryan.devry]

htsteve, thanks.

Fortunately my local dealer has integra, rotel, yamaha, and denon......So there will be plenty of testing..Oh yeah, they also carry B&W.

[ryan.devry]

After doing some internet research here is what I found VIA hometheatermag.com

Yamaha RX-V3900:
Five channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1% distortion at 69.2 watts
1% distortion at 81.5 watts
From CD input to speaker output with two channels driving 8-ohm loads, reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 190.4 watts and 1 percent distortion at 220.6 watts. Into 4 ohms, the amplifier reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 239.1 watts and 1 percent distortion at 282.9 watts.

Rotel RSX-1550:
Five channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1 % distortion at 84.3 watts
1 % distortion at 111.4 watts
From CD input to speaker output with two channels driving 8-ohm loads, reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 121.6 watts and 1 percent distortion at 150.1 watts. Into 4 ohms, the amplifier reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 188.9 watts and 1 percent distortion at 235.0 watts.

[emig5m]

I don't think you can beat the bang for your buck of a Yamaha + Emotiva setup.

[ryan.devry]

From everything I hear they are a great company............Any word on when the UMC-1 AUDIO-VIDEO PROCESSOR will be available....Website says currently in production.