>I'm looking to purchase a new receiver. My last purchase of a receiver was >in 1978 so I'm a little out of date as to what to look for. Any >suggestions? Or any suggestions what features to look for? I'd like to >keep the cost under $400-500 if possible. And I'd like something that works >fairly well both for music and home theater. Not much to ask, huh? > > - jmh
First, you should look into compatability with your quarterback .... (ba-DUMP-ump) Seriously, two years ago I bought a Sony receiver for less than the prices you quote, that outdoes a lot of what people were spending way more for in '78. I don't have the receipt handy, but I think I spent in the mid-$200 range. 100 watts RMS/channel. This sucker handles a newer version of generated surround for DVDs and cable, so I have 4 speakers hooked up. It DOESN'T do 70's-style quad, so my SQ copy of DSotM and my few CD-4 elpees don't get decyphered, nor does it take 4 channels of input (and I have a bunch of recording stuff that does that, including a 4-channel sound thing for my G4 ... but I digress.) It does handle turntables and many other forms of input, including digital from my cable box and other digital forms. I haven't tried any trick signal routing, nor have I bothered setting up presets. I haven't tried actual radio reception, but I couldn't find what I was replacing -- an integrated amplifier. It has a remote control that attempts to control other stuff, too. Tone/EQ controls are not quickly accessible. They're probably hidden in sub-sub-submenus. I'm happy with the sound as-is. Checking the manual ... The remote control even does macros! It's geared toward the home theater crowd. --- * [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://just-john.com/cn/rfe.shtml * _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
