Upgrade Question?

acstech
acstech Posts: 26
edited March 2006 in Electronics
I have two pieces left to upgrade in my home theater, my receiver and my sub. I am pretty set on buying the HK AVR 635 and a SVS 20-39 sub. The costs of each are pretty close to the same. My question is which should I upgrade fist? Which one will give me the most noticeable difference? I watch mostly movies and digital cable and listen to very little music. My current JVC 5.1 100watt receiver does an alright job but is definitely lacking in video connections and I am sure it is also lacking in power. I am still able to run my DVD player with component cable and my digital cable with S-video cables. My JVC 110W 10" sub is boomy and definitely a weak link in my system. My room is 25X10 with 8' ceilings. I am on a limited budget and should be able to purchase one of the two by July and then the other before next year. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much and I can tell you this forum is a savior for us beginners.
Polk Monitor 50's (fronts)
Polk CS2 (center)
Polk Monitor 30's (rears)
JVC 100W sub (being replaced)
JVC 550w Receiver (being replaced)
xbox
32" Sharp
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  • peteran
    peteran Posts: 141
    edited March 2006
    I used to own a JVC receiver and when I jumped to the (current) Onkyo I noticed a huge difference in sound quality. I'm sure that the HK receiver will give you the same results. And definetely you HT will improve with the SVS sub. MY room is 28lx17wx11h with open areas to dinning room and kitchen and it fills out the whole house at 35-40% gain.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    Get the receiver first.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited March 2006
    Yep. Just like a good woman, look for the brains (receiver) first then the body (sub).
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    Agreed. The receiver is most important. It will make the "future" sub sounds GOOD. ;)
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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