need advice on A/V receiver

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I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice setting up a home theater. I am not able to afford all the new, great, cutting edge systems so I am putting together a system based upon older, but high quality hardware. I can upgrade later. Audio quality is very important and my first priority. I will then look into upgrading the video. First off, my speakers are pretty much set and are based upon Altec VOTT. They can be run at 8 ohm and are about 98 dB/1watt so I do not need a super high powered amplifier. (The fronts and center use dual 414 12inch drivers and a 806/811 horns (malibus). The two rear surrounds are based upon Boleros and use a 12 inch driver and passive radiator and a smaller horn) My current sub is a Dayton 12" but I will update that at some point. The Malibus themselves have quite healthy bass but not sub-30hz. Okay, that is my speakers. I am open to suggestions for an AV receiver. Should I only look at ones with HD capability or should I just get a good HD DVD player (my only video source)? I am considering Marantz, yamaha and H/K for good audio. Any particular models? I would like to keep the cost under $500 for the receiver and under $200 for the DVD. My current TV is old but I am looking at getting a used widescreen, tube-based 36" SONY WEGA or similar and then update to HD later. Suggestions? My room is pretty small so viewing distance is about 60 to 90 inches.

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Topic - need advice on A/V receiver - davej 09:07:00 12/05/07 (12)

Thanks for all the input - davej 08:28:50 12/06/07 (0)

Onkyo SR605 - HDMI 1.3 - Robertc88 05:41:34 12/06/07 (6)

I'm looking at that one, too - padreken 09:07:20 12/06/07 (5)

I own two Onkyo A/V receivers - racerguy 10:15:26 12/06/07 (4)

I would step up to the Onkyo TX-SR705 - Ole Lund Christensen 10:47:45 12/06/07 (3)

FYI, the phono input is digitized by the receiver (nt) - racerguy 10:57:45 12/06/07 (0)

Me, too. - Kal Rubinson 10:56:23 12/06/07 (1)

RE: Me, too. - Ole Lund Christensen 12:34:02 12/06/07 (0)

Just got one of these for myself..... - woodyjeff 19:22:09 12/05/07 (0)

RE: need advice on A/V receiver - racerguy 10:37:22 12/05/07 (2)

RE: need advice on A/V receiver - davej 12:41:28 12/05/07 (1)

RE: need advice on A/V receiver - racerguy 13:20:25 12/05/07 (0)

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