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So I dropped into Good Guys today to pick up some RCA cables and speaker cable. I began speaking with a young guy who I actually know through a friend. I mentioned that I am setting up a simple home stereo system for DVD and music and am using mix-and-matched components right now. He had some pretty friendly advice so I asked him if he could show me some newer things. I told him that I wanted true surround sound (I realized that my Denon is ProLogic 1 which makes sence because I was never too happy with it). I asked which were the cheapest receivers that could do true surround (DTS, ProLogic2, etc) and work with just our tv, dvd, and cd player. He seemed to prefer Yamaha. We've got a nice Sony vega tv and a nice dvd player with progressive scan and an optical out. I'm thinking maybe I should look into upgrading to a decent receiver that will just host these three items, only really needing optical for the tv (HD) and the DVD player.
First, what are your guys opinons on this? Second, do you have any recomendations towards receivers that you think would suit my stated needs? I checked out the Yamaha rxv640 with 5 optical ins (not necessary) for $499 but found it on ebay for around $360 buy-it-now. I could probably save a lot more if I just got one with two optical ins...
Furthermore, I checked out some bookshelfs, centers, subs. I like a company that he called "Monitor" that I hadn't heard of before, well over the Klipsch that he showed me even though I usually like Klipsch. Keep in mind that I'm not looking to buy too powerful of a receiver so he said Klipsch would work well because they aren't too power hungry. I looked at last-years Klipsch rb3 bookshelfs and rc3 center. Could get all three for about $500 which sounds a little steep with Ebay in mind...
Let me know what you guys think! Also, just to let you know, the room we have this setup in is tile-floored and is about 30x30.
Thanks for any input
-T
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