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I'm buying a full blown 7.1 setup in a few weeks. The receiver upgrade from my current Sony 444es will probably happen in May or late April from what I can tell(TV is first!). This is part of my entire gutting of my previous equipment.
$1,100 is a rough top end estimate of what I can allocate for this expenditure.
The must have features are:
1. 3 component ins
2. PLIIx
3. Mutliroom/Multisource capability(2 or 3 zones)
The rest is gravy. I'm not so convinced the auto Room eq is a big deal yet so I'm open to considering brands w/o it(Like NAD and Rotel). The lack of PLIIx pretty much kills the NAD at this point(not hearing any chance for an upgrade anytime soon either)
The current top contenders are:
Yamaha RXV2400
Denon 3805(arriving any day now to the stores)
Marantz 7400
The Pioneer Elite line is out until they release a new model and the Rotel 1056 is a possibility so I have some questions:
1. Is it upgradable? I thought it was but maybe I'm wrong. It's not listed as a feature on the site.
2. Does it have 3 component ins like the top end 1067?
3. Do you think I could get on for $1,000 US? If I go this route I'll have to do some shopping for a cheap 2 channel amp to power the rears or my fronts as they only have 5 channels =/
4. I assume from what I can tell it has Pro Logic IIx
FWIW, the speakers will be a Phase Tech Velocity 7.1 setup with an SVS Pb2+ for a subwoofer
As you can see the budget is tight and if I have a remote chance of getting it for that price(if it doesn't happen then its dead in the water anyway).
TIA,
Shane
$1,100 is a rough top end estimate of what I can allocate for this expenditure.
The must have features are:
1. 3 component ins
2. PLIIx
3. Mutliroom/Multisource capability(2 or 3 zones)
The rest is gravy. I'm not so convinced the auto Room eq is a big deal yet so I'm open to considering brands w/o it(Like NAD and Rotel). The lack of PLIIx pretty much kills the NAD at this point(not hearing any chance for an upgrade anytime soon either)
The current top contenders are:
Yamaha RXV2400
Denon 3805(arriving any day now to the stores)
Marantz 7400
The Pioneer Elite line is out until they release a new model and the Rotel 1056 is a possibility so I have some questions:
1. Is it upgradable? I thought it was but maybe I'm wrong. It's not listed as a feature on the site.
2. Does it have 3 component ins like the top end 1067?
3. Do you think I could get on for $1,000 US? If I go this route I'll have to do some shopping for a cheap 2 channel amp to power the rears or my fronts as they only have 5 channels =/
4. I assume from what I can tell it has Pro Logic IIx
FWIW, the speakers will be a Phase Tech Velocity 7.1 setup with an SVS Pb2+ for a subwoofer
As you can see the budget is tight and if I have a remote chance of getting it for that price(if it doesn't happen then its dead in the water anyway).
TIA,
Shane
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