[Ares]

Hey gang, these are my 3 choices for an AV receiver 1 of these bad boys will be driving 1 of these 2 set on my list.
Set 1
Fronts SCS-01M
Center SCS-01
Surrounds SBS-01
or
Fronts STS-01
Center SCS-01
Surrounds SBS-01
The sub for both will be PC12-NSD
now I know 1 of those will be coming home not sure which yet.so I need a receiver that could work for either one. Now someone has asked the size of the room before so here it is Front & Back W:7'.2" Middle W:6'.1" Length:14' Height:9' the room has hard wood floors and plaster walls. I will be doing some treatments down the road. So for now I need help deciding on which of the 3 Thank You.

 

[Ares]

Thanks JJ great advice as always.

 

[Ares]

Well what fun would it be if was easy:demon:, now the Pioneer is $700 , 2310ci $849, 707 $799 add Chicago sales tax of 10.25% you guys get the picture. now for remote won't be a problem I'll be using the Harmony 1. The Pioneer is THX select 2 plus, and is sexy looking like my wife(this last part I had to write she was standing behind me). I have done some research and it seems no matter what I pick this room is going to cause me trouble unless I do some treatments.

 

[Ares]

Thanks Jack, I am trying stay local personally I rather not have to deal with shipping it back if doesn't work out that's a big hassle IMO. But thank you for taking the time to find and provide me with the link.

 

[Ares]

Man how rude of me Hi Tony happy to hear from you again

 

[Ares]

Thank you, choosing a receiver is harder than I thought, the speakers were easier than this I leaning towards the SVS towers and it seems it will be a done soon.

 

[Ares]

When to best buy could not find any at least not in Chicago maybe online no I don't think I want pay shipping + tax

 

[Ares]

The speakers I don't mind buying online, the receiver I'll stay local.

 

[Ares]

No born and raised in Chicago can't change rooms this house is 105yrs old so some of the rooms are narrow with some high ceilings the lowest one is this room. this room is an odd shape no 2 measurements are the same.

 

[Ares]

Yeah I guess there are some good things about this room, 1 ? if a receiver can't drive 4ohm speakers is that a negative if you are using 8ohm speakers.

 

[Ares]

Bare with me how is that a positive?

 

[Ares]

Thank you for the explanation. So now my search is over I will go with the Pioneer and later do some treatments to the room. I would like thank Bob,Tony,and last but not least Jack for your patience and knowledge in making this journey a lot easier. This is for anyone who comes across this post if you have the opportunity to talk to these guys listen to what they have to say, it will make your HT journey easier. Gentleman may you enjoy prosperity,happiness and good health all the days of your life.

 

[Ares]

Hold on, I will be like a proud father and take lots of pictures and give my thoughts on all this. Thanks for the info Isiberian.

 

[Ares]

Thank you Bob after all this my mind is made up and I won't change it like you said there are pro & cons to every receiver and this one suites me just fine. Looked at Denon and I don't like the fact that I need to go look at some forum just to understand the manual. I have nothing negative Onkyo but it shares the same Audyssey and if it's headache on one why wouldn't it be on the other. Now I am not saying these are bad receivers just bad for me right now maybe later on with more experience under my belt the I deal with them.

 

[Ares]

I'll give it a try and see what happens thanks again Bob.

 

[Ares]

Not a problem it may be a while I plan on picking this up after I get my tax refund,the wife robs me blind all year so I get my toys with my tax refund check.

 

[Ares]

She's nice not that nice though.

 

[Ares]

True but what is that old saying If mama aint happy nobody's happy.

 

[Ares]

Most wives would be upset if their husbands spent as much time on the net as I do or when they tell there wives Honey I'm going to drop 3k on speakers and a receiver not mine she said one word Cool. Plus I have my own man cave in progress so she is not to bad.

 

[Ares]

LOL that's my dream.