5.1 Receivers?

[POS Racing]

Our old tried and true Kenwood KR-V8060 receiver has decided to only play the center channel when it feels the need.

I just finished checking and rechecking stuff to see if it was just a external wiring issue and it is not.... I think the old girl is wanting to retire.

I have a 5.1 speaker setup now so I guess I need a new 5.1 receiver.

Looking online I see a lot of cool new features like FM!

What do you kids recommend? (Don't forget I am cheap)

[Nails]

Buy my Onkyo 7.1 with the JBL northridge center and surrounds.

[POS Racing]

7.1 that is the devils work!

[OZMDD]

Sams or Costco

[POS Racing]

Sams or Costco

I went over to Sammm's looked like he had a nice receiver but his house was locked....

[Titus]

I went over to Sammm's looked like he had a nice receiver but his house was locked....

[onething]

Wach out for the fat cat at Sammm's. It is meaner than you!

[motorollow]

I will need a new receiver when motorollow, jr. moves out (hopefully in a couple of months!). I may get rid of all the speakers and just buy a soundbar like this. http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Theate.../dp/B0092QGSHM

[wrx74]

What newfangled options and old school connections do you need?

[chriscar]

They word of the day is HDMI. Pretty much any source you connecting to your receiver will have an HDMI port. Forget S-Video, forget Optical, forget all that other crap. You can't be too rich, too skinny, or have too many HDMI ports. My receiver is only a few years old, and has 3 of them, which I've maxed out between my DVR, PS3, and Chromecast.

C

[wrx74]

HDMI won't help with is Victrola, 8-Track or Betamax!

[chriscar]

Get rid of your OBDI receiver!

C

[POS Racing]

HDMI? Would my Curtis Mathis console have that??

[sammm]

Here's a nice Onkyo for two fiddy. Whatever you do, buy your HDMI (or whatever) cables from monoprice.com.....no need to overspend on them.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-55...&skuId=8223387

[OZMDD]

Yep, testing shows that all HDMI cables are essentially the same at the data rates you'll be using, and higher. The $6 ones from Frys are fine. I bought a pair from SAMs for $15 that were 9' instead of 6', making it easier to run them into the wall.

[Jiggerachi]

I got a basic Onkyo 5.1 refurb from http://www.accessories4less.com/ for just over 100 bucks, HDMI and all that, haven't had any problems with it. A friend had good luck with his refurb Onkyo7.1 from the same place.

They are refurb so YMMV but just throwing that out there, prices are TCB approved.

[goofygrin]

I think I still have one that you can have. It's a Harmon kardon no clue on the inputs but its just collecting dust in the office.

[black roadster]

My Atari 2600 doesn't have an HDMI port. How do I hook it up?

[Gator Bait]

Fan of the Onkyo receivers. I prefer to go with models that have network capabilities for the firmware updates.

[patf]

Had good luck with Onkyo as well. Like the 'audessey' feature that i have on mine. only thing i would like to have now is bluetooth, but that is easily added.