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vince wrote:Actually, I found this in the manual about the sub woofer:
SUB WOOFER Voltage: 2 V, Impedance: 1 k ohm
vince wrote:Thanks for all your super info and advice. I think I will be fine with a "modern standard" from Yamaha/Pioneer/Sony/etc. It seems like anyone of these brands has some that will suit my needs. Also, it seems like it'll be easily to stay below $500, which is good too
vince wrote:Also, it seems like it'll be easily to stay below $500, which is good too
vince wrote:One of the big PC-parts retailer here in Canada, who also sell some electronics, is NCIX. I noticed they sell many different models of a receiver from a brand I never heard about before seeing them on their site. The brand is Onkyo. Anyone heard about them? I wonder if I should check them out... They go from $300 up to $2500! Of course the expensive ones is way overkill (not to say way over budget) without having the proper high-end speakers to match. One day maybe... one day... But those less-than-$500 ones from that brand may be good choices as well.
Bensam123 wrote:Yup, I would match ohm'age.
TDIdriver wrote:You're going to want to make sure whatever you get has "HDMI switching". Otherwise it'll just be pass-through and won't accomplish the clutter reduction you desire.
Take a look at the factory refurbished Denon and Marantz offerings if you plan on keeping it for a long time.
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I'm currently saving up for a Marantz SR5005
JohnC wrote:the rear channels stopped working just when its warranty has expired.
then after a while same receiver started to produce random audio "pop" at random times (through the connected speakers), which was somewhat loud and annoying
This is all in addition to ALL of them ALWAYS being extremely hot when turned on, even with proper ventilation
jackbomb wrote:JohnC wrote:the rear channels stopped working just when its warranty has expired.
then after a while same receiver started to produce random audio "pop" at random times (through the connected speakers), which was somewhat loud and annoying
This is all in addition to ALL of them ALWAYS being extremely hot when turned on, even with proper ventilation
Are all Onkyos the same? This sounds exactly like what I had to deal with a couple of years ago.
My Onkyo ran hot, and I think it had some sort of amplifier problem which eventually killed it. I remember watching a movie one day and being jolted out of my seat by a LOUD pop followed by static. After power cycling it, I watched the rest of the movie with the volume really low. About a month later, it popped once more, although this time no ear-bleeding static followed. At that point, I was a little paranoid and listened to all of my stuff at much lower volume levels. I'm sure that a few more of those pops would've blown one of my speakers or both of my eardrums.
About a year ago, the amp supplying the center channel quit working. I replaced that receiver with a Pioneer VSX-1121. Although the lack of subwoofer EQ was a minor pain in the ass during setup, I've been extremely happy with it. The Pioneer runs much cooler, sounds better playing 2ch PCM via HDMI, and even looks nicer. More importantly, it hasn't sent me flying out of my seat for the remote.