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buying a new receiver for my home theater
bfauska:
I have the Panisonic receiver 1 model below the HDMI model and love it. Mine is the SA-55 and I think the 75 is the HDMI one. Regardless, I whole-heartedly recommend checking out the AVS forum receiver section. That forum is to home A/V what this forum is to arcade controls. Every home theater purchase I have made based on the recommendations of those users has ended up on a short list of best purchases ever. I have loved my projector, receiver, harmony remote, and subwoofer, all chosen based on best bang for the buck from users of that forum. There is a wealth of knowledge over there and it is the first place I look for home A/V information.
I forgot to mention some answers to some of your basic questions.
Unless you try to get more out of your speakers than you have been, they should be fine. The amp is only going to supply as much power as you ask it to, and if you don't turn it up louder than you would have in the past then the speakers are fairly safe (generalized, but a fairly safe rule of thumb.)
Any respectable receiver is going to allow you to choose whether you are running 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 and send the signals accordingly. Mine is 7.1, but I run it in 5.1 and get all the sound that I would get if I ran a 5.1 only receiver.
Edited twice: once to answer a few questions and again to add to me list of fantastic purchases.
ChadTower:
Is there much source material out there in 7.1? I haven't seen much at all.
boykster:
I'm having some serious deja vu with this thread.....
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Even a year old, I would recommend the panasonic SA-XR55 if you can find one. The pioneer I referenced (or what ever the current model # would be in that line) would also be a great suggestion. I also recommend the AVR forum over at AVS, but it can be intimidating at times, and is not filtered by price -> much of the traffic there is discussing higher end AVR's, although they DO have seperate components broken out into a seperate forum section.
I'm still loving my SA-55..
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boykster:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 03, 2007, 03:45:22 pm ---
Is there much source material out there in 7.1? I haven't seen much at all.
--- End quote ---
not a ton, but as HD-DVD and BluRay become more prevalent, you will see it more and more. However, most "good" 7.1 receivers will create synthetic rear channels (if directed to) just like a good 5.1 will construct surround channels from lesser audio formats. The 7.1 on the XR55 is really pretty good, and if you don't want to use it, just set the receiver to 5.1.
Don't be suprised if the format evolves to 9.1 and beyond as home theater evolves....imagine a floor and ceiling channel for true audio immersion......
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bfauska:
I would recommend outright the 55 too, if the requirement of HDMI hadn't been mentioned. I think the 75 is the one for that, but research would be better than believing me.
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