Getting back into it

bigaudiofanatic
bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
edited July 2009 in Electronics
So I have been out of HT for a little while. I sold my Yamaha receiver which only put out around 50-80 watts a channel. I still have my JBL center my polk monitor 40's and my psw10 sub. I have been playing around with car amps on the monitors and it seems that the more power I give them the better they sound! The bass seams to get tighter the highs get clearer. So I am looking to get a new receiver but I do not want to go dropping 500-1000 bucks. What are my options!
HT setup
Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
Denon DBP-1610
Monster HTS 1650
Carver A400X :cool:
MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
Kef 104/2
URC MX-780 Remote
Sonos Play 1

Living Room
63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
Polk Surroundbar 3000
Samsung BD-C7900
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    No one?
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited June 2009
    Depending on your price range which I'm assuming is less than $500, you may be better off looking for a high quality older used AVR, preferably with PRE-OUT's.

    If looking for new, I don't think you'll find many great choices in the under $500 range that have pre-out's.

    No matter what, More power is better, a seperate amp WILL sound better, and pre-out's are a must for future upgrades.


    Jimmy
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    Yep totlay understand that part. Ya I started college and all so that is my biggest money hog right now. But I hope to get a decent receiver for around 300
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited June 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    Yep totlay understand that part. Ya I started college and all so that is my biggest money hog right now. But I hope to get a decent receiver for around 300

    If you dont mind refurb, Harman Kardon ebay site has their HK 254 avr that sells from 210-240 plus shipping daily. I just got one myself, with shipping I spent 245, it is acting as my pre/pro to my seperate amp. I think its a great deal.
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited June 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    Ya I started college and all so that is my biggest money hog right now.

    What college are you going to?
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    It is a local college Cumberland County College I am going for my master in Computer Networking and Science.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited June 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    It is a local college Cumberland County College I am going for my master in Computer Networking and Science.

    Excellent, good luck, I didn't realize you could get a Masters Degree at a County College.
    I'm attending Essex County & Bergen Community Colleges upgrading my licenses........Do you know anything about installing a new hard drive??

    Jimmy
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    I know plenty about that did that when I was 7. Well built my first computer than LOL.
    You can hit me up if you would like reimermatt on aim.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited June 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    I know plenty about that did that when I was 7. Well built my first computer than LOL.
    You can hit me up if you would like reimermatt on aim.

    I don't know about Aim, I'm an old ****, But my computer won't recognize a new 1TB sata drive I'm trying to install into an MSI K8T NEO....MS6702 VER1, I'm wondering if the drive is too big.

    I know this is old but I have 4 computers and this is the one my kids download all thier music on.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Jimmy
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,181
    edited June 2009
    Try an older Pioneer Elite or Denon high end model. For 300 bones, you should be able to get a really nice one on AGon or e-bay.
    Denon AVR-3600 or higher model
    Maybe a Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi or something like that.

    That is what I would do. Hope you find one. Enjoy!
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    Hmm what operating system are you running? If it anything below windows XP than it will probably not recognize it either because it is not in the right partition or it is just to big.
    I am not sure about the pioneers are they that good?
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,181
    edited June 2009
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    the pioneers are they that good?

    The older ones are the bomb. Well, I hear the newer ones are as well.:)
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    Nice I will keep an eye out for them. I am just tired of having no nice sound when I watch movies. Specialty that i now have a couch in my room.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2009
    Pioneers are pretty good, the Elites that is. But that H/Kardon for less than 300 would do a college student fine...and it has pre-s and everything else you'll need for the future as well as a fairly nice warm sound.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited June 2009
    Ya and after I get some money I can upgrade ot a outlaw amp.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • mdk5068
    mdk5068 Posts: 204
    edited June 2009
    You could always try the yamah rx-v659. It is about 350, 95-100 watts per 7 channels, and has pre-outs. I have it and I can't say I don't like it. It is a smaller receiver, but frankly your speakers do not need anything overbearing. I put an emotiva xpa-5 amp with it to beef up the power.
    Bulls make money.
    Bears make money.
    Pigs get slaughtered.
    ...
    You, my friend, are the bacon.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited July 2009
    Here is what I have found so far the pioneer dose not have pre outs that I have seen.
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9382508&type=product&id=1218095770943
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8713788&type=product&id=1199496527703
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    check out some of the Rotel gear.
    the prices on them are inexpensive.
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