Any home audio geeks out there?

[Triathlete]

Onkyo makes nice stuff. I have always liked their basic looks.

[Cobrajet]

I just upgraded from an Onkyo TX-SR605 (part of an HTIB) to the TX-SR607 to get the additional HDMI ports. Two just wasn't enough. Unfortunately, one of the inputs I wanted to use, my PC, looks TERRIBLE when run through the reciever, but looks great when run directly to my TV (Sony 46" XBR.) And, I was never able to get the audio to work through the HDMI port, so I just ran an optical SPDIF cable from the PC to the reciever, and HDMI directly to the TV. Not worth the money to upgrade for me. But, otherwise I like the Onkyo. The Audyssey equalization seems to bump up the gain too much on every channel, so I get a pooping sound whenever I jump forward on my DVR. I have to manually override the settings, which defeats the purpose. If I was a true audiophile I may use more of the features in this receiver, but i basically bought it to watch satellite TV, and hope it does all the audio processing automatically. YMMV.

[Riff Raff]

Cool thread. I used to run Yamaha brand "flagship" AVRs over the past 20 years, but both versions developed some sort of channel "drop out" over time. I also didn't care for the surround sound of the Yamaha's, which they refer to as "presence speakers" (more accurately, it's "Ambient Noise"). So, I said goodbye to all Yamaha brand AVRs and never looked back.

This past Summer, I purchased the "flagship" Pioneer Elite, SC-09TX (10.2 channel AVR) which has an MSRP of $7K. It uses the awesome "ICE" amp system, and does everything except dispense toilet paper. There is a blog/forum site dedicated specifically to the Pioneer Elite SC-09TX (aka "Susano") on AVS Forum. It's flawless in its audio/video reproduction, and its build quality is a work of art. Pricey yes, but I'm confident it will be the last AVR I will ever need or buy. One look at the AVR "flagship" Pioneer Elite, SC-09TX at www.PioneerElectronics.com will blow your mind to its capabilities.

My next HT purchases will most likely be the EPSON #8500U Front Projector (1080p) displayed on a Da-Lite 160" screen and a Sony-ES 400-disc Blu-Ray changer with BD/DVD/CD all-format playback capabilty. Gotta' buy the best today, because it will be obsolete tomorrow.

Martin-Logan brand speakers would be my choice for speaker upgrades.

[Hotsauce]

Added LED light strip to the CD rack.

It alternates white with warm white, seperate channel for each, and a remote to dim either.

Lens isn't wide enough to show the whole rack, but the overhead projector(PT-AE2000U) is the middle, so there are 3 more sections. Its all ripped to my server, with redundant raid 1 backups on the NAS. Drives are cheap now.

[snowtrooper1966]

Cool thread. I used to run Yamaha brand "flagship" AVRs over the past 20 years, but both versions developed some sort of channel "drop out" over time. I also didn't care for the surround sound of the Yamaha's, which they refer to as "presence speakers" (more accurately, it's "Ambient Noise"). So, I said goodbye to all Yamaha brand AVRs and never looked back.

This past Summer, I purchased the "flagship" Pioneer Elite, SC-09TX (10.2 channel AVR) which has an MSRP of $7K. It uses the awesome "ICE" amp system, and does everything except dispense toilet paper. There is a blog/forum site dedicated specifically to the Pioneer Elite SC-09TX (aka "Susano") on AVS Forum. It's flawless in its audio/video reproduction, and its build quality is a work of art. Pricey yes, but I'm confident it will be the last AVR I will ever need or buy. One look at the AVR "flagship" Pioneer Elite, SC-09TX at www.PioneerElectronics.com will blow your mind to its capabilities.

My next HT purchases will most likely be the EPSON #8500U Front Projector (1080p) displayed on a Da-Lite 160" screen and a Sony-ES 400-disc Blu-Ray changer with BD/DVD/CD all-format playback capabilty. Gotta' buy the best today, because it will be obsolete tomorrow.

Martin-Logan brand speakers would be my choice for speaker upgrades.

Nice, I am on that forum as well. I learned a lot there!
I am very happy with my Denon 3808ci. Love my current 7.1 setup, but the next upgrade would be to Axiom 7.2 speaker setup.
Best,

[BigSwede]

I've got a pretty nice stereo. At the very low end of high end I would say. And high end goes really, really high.

Bel Canto eVo2i integrated amp
Cambridge Audio Azur 840C CD player
Von Schweikert VR-2 speakers
plus and Old Denon DP-15F turntable and Rotel tuner
and $$ cables, interconnects, power cords, and AC filtration.

[Triathlete]

I've got a pretty nice stereo. At the very low end of high end I would say. And high end goes really, really high.

Bel Canto eVo2i integrated amp
Cambridge Audio Azur 840C CD player
Von Schweikert VR-2 speakers
plus and Old Denon DP-15F turntable and Rotel tuner
and $$ cables, interconnects, power cord.

All the way to 11?