The question: What's the best receiver for me?
My hodgepodge home theater setup:
-A/V source: PC with DVI -> HDMI and optical audio out
-A Sony VPL-HS60 projector
-2 older large/heavy 2-way floorstanding speakers (12" woofer and tweeter)
-2 slightly smaller 3-way floorstanding speakers
-2 older bookshelf speakers with mid + tweeter
I have no dedicated sub, but the large speakers put out enough low end for now.
My budget is around $200. I can go a bit higher (not above $300), but it needs to be a situation where it's not worth it to spend less. I'm fine with hunting for good used deals (ebay, refurb, whatever) - I'd rather get something that was mid-range 3 years ago than get something entry-level now.
My application: I'm not an audiophile - I'm just looking to utilize the speakers I have to watch movies (that do often have HD sound).
If you have any specific models, or even -types- of models (i.e. 7.1 vs 5.1), it would be very helpful.
I was looking at the HK AVR 247 (http/tinyurl.com/loasoz), but I wasn't sure 50W a channel was really good enough for those speakers.
My hodgepodge home theater setup:
-A/V source: PC with DVI -> HDMI and optical audio out
-A Sony VPL-HS60 projector
-2 older large/heavy 2-way floorstanding speakers (12" woofer and tweeter)
-2 slightly smaller 3-way floorstanding speakers
-2 older bookshelf speakers with mid + tweeter
I have no dedicated sub, but the large speakers put out enough low end for now.
My budget is around $200. I can go a bit higher (not above $300), but it needs to be a situation where it's not worth it to spend less. I'm fine with hunting for good used deals (ebay, refurb, whatever) - I'd rather get something that was mid-range 3 years ago than get something entry-level now.
My application: I'm not an audiophile - I'm just looking to utilize the speakers I have to watch movies (that do often have HD sound).
If you have any specific models, or even -types- of models (i.e. 7.1 vs 5.1), it would be very helpful.
I was looking at the HK AVR 247 (http/tinyurl.com/loasoz), but I wasn't sure 50W a channel was really good enough for those speakers.