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I'm looking for a new receiver in the ~$300-$500 range. Here's what I have:
--Fairly avg to small size living room (no idea the dimensions offhand) --Hitachi Rear Proj 51' HD TV --DirecTV with Samsung SIR360 HD receiver --Two older (around 8-10 yrs) Klipsch floor speakers (I love them) that I use as front speakers for 5.1 surround sound. Recently bought Klipsch satellite speakers & subwoofer for 5.1. --Cheap/crappy Samsung all in one receiver/dvd that I want to replace.
I want 7.1. I like the crispy (I think referred to as bright) kinda tingy sound. This will be used for about 75% TV, 10% DVD, 15% Music. Was looking at the Yamaha HTR-5760 & RX-V650 but reviews here do not sound promising. Looking for suggestions..Sounds like Pioneer, H/K, Marantz (if the price is right), Sony may be what I should look at??