Best Receiver for $1000 shipped? - Blu-ray Forum

Purplegrasshopper · 01-14-2009, 02:45 AM

My budget is $1000. Need the best my money will buy. Also, is there a ranking of sorts as far as quality of receivers?

Something like:

Kenwood--->Onkyo--->Pioneer--->Marantz

*not sure if this is accurate, just for illustration purposes

sokrman14 · 01-14-2009, 02:53 AM

Not really a ranking, but I would actually put all of those in reverse order if I were ranking them

crazyBLUE · 01-14-2009, 03:06 AM

If I had A set $1,000. budget , Id research DENON ~ YAMAHA ~ PIONEER !!

Thundarr · 01-14-2009, 03:11 AM

How about Cambridge Audio? Audiophile sound which is much better than any of those mentioned.

BluRayFiend · 01-14-2009, 03:13 AM

denon ,integra, pioneer

Colglizity · 01-14-2009, 03:13 AM

Denon, Pioneer Elite, Yamaha

JasonR · 01-14-2009, 03:24 AM

For a thousand bucks....

A Yamaha V663 and an Emotiva amp.

crazyBLUE · 01-14-2009, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonR

For a thousand bucks....

A Yamaha V663 and an Emotiva amp.

+1 good idea Jason !!

swingle007 · 01-14-2009, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonR

For a thousand bucks....

A Yamaha V663 and an Emotiva amp.

just looked up the specs on the yammy....not bad, and great prices on them on ebay...why is it so cheap if it's quality?

JasonR · 01-14-2009, 04:08 AM

I would say as a receiver it is comparable to the Onkyo 606, Pioneer 1018, or a Sony 920. When acting as a preprocessor with an amp, it could match or better most under a grand receivers....

swingle007 · 01-14-2009, 04:14 AM

totally agree Jason....For the 350 or so bucks you can get one for on ebay I'm thinking why not pick it up.....i looked at the pioneer 1018 at best buy this evening for 599+tax and outside of a few less watts with the yammy I can't see spending the extra 200 bones for that pioneer....never had a yammy, but i'm actually considering this combined with an amp as you mentioned instead of spending 800-1000 on a pioneer elite, which was my initial plan.

JasonR · 01-14-2009, 04:23 AM

The 1018 has preouts as well, but for what it is doing you will probably find them very comparable. I would go for the cheaper myself....

GoodToGo · 01-14-2009, 04:43 AM

How many HDMI ports? What speakers will you drive? Any additional features you are looking for?

BTW first choice would be Denon or Yamaha.

Galley · 01-14-2009, 06:39 PM

Denon 2809CI?

prerich · 01-14-2009, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thundarr

How about Cambridge Audio? Audiophile sound which is much better than any of those mentioned.

Great company but the price is going to be about $200 to $500 out of his budget. I expect the 640v2 to be about $1400.00 to $1599.00 Street price.

prerich · 01-14-2009, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonR

For a thousand bucks....

A Yamaha V663 and an Emotiva amp.

Yes Sirrrr!

kingofgrills · 01-14-2009, 08:08 PM

The Yamaha RX-V / Emotiva combo is a great, inexpensive way to get into a separates system.

If you want an all-in-one A/V receiver for now, I'd recommend checking out the Yamaha RX-V1900. You can probably find it online for around $1000, maybe just under. It's a network enabled receiver, offers 140 watts X 7, includes 1080p upscaling, and more HDMI ports. It also includes 8.1 channel pre-outs like the RX-V663, so you can also use it as a pre-amp / surround processor when you decide to add a separate amp down the road.

01-14-2009, 02:45 AM	#1
Purplegrasshopper Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Las Vegas, NV Blu-ray collection:13	Best Receiver for $1000 shipped? My budget is $1000. Need the best my money will buy. Also, is there a ranking of sorts as far as quality of receivers? Something like: Kenwood--->Onkyo--->Pioneer--->Marantz *not sure if this is accurate, just for illustration purposes

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01-14-2009, 02:53 AM	#2
sokrman14 Special Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:Omaha, NE Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Not really a ranking, but I would actually put all of those in reverse order if I were ranking them

01-14-2009, 03:06 AM	#3
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	If I had A set $1,000. budget , Id research DENON ~ YAMAHA ~ PIONEER !!

01-14-2009, 03:11 AM	#4
Thundarr Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:15	How about Cambridge Audio? Audiophile sound which is much better than any of those mentioned.

01-14-2009, 03:13 AM	#5
BluRayFiend Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008	denon ,integra, pioneer

01-14-2009, 03:13 AM	#6
Colglizity Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Washington (360) Home Theater Gallery:40 Blu-ray collection:31 Blu-ray reviews:3	Denon, Pioneer Elite, Yamaha

01-14-2009, 03:24 AM	#7
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	For a thousand bucks.... A Yamaha V663 and an Emotiva amp.

01-14-2009, 04:08 AM	#10
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	I would say as a receiver it is comparable to the Onkyo 606, Pioneer 1018, or a Sony 920. When acting as a preprocessor with an amp, it could match or better most under a grand receivers....

01-14-2009, 04:14 AM	#11
swingle007 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Kingwood, Tx. Home Theater Gallery:34 Blu-ray collection:41 Trading Score:17	totally agree Jason....For the 350 or so bucks you can get one for on ebay I'm thinking why not pick it up.....i looked at the pioneer 1018 at best buy this evening for 599+tax and outside of a few less watts with the yammy I can't see spending the extra 200 bones for that pioneer....never had a yammy, but i'm actually considering this combined with an amp as you mentioned instead of spending 800-1000 on a pioneer elite, which was my initial plan.

01-14-2009, 04:23 AM	#12
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	The 1018 has preouts as well, but for what it is doing you will probably find them very comparable. I would go for the cheaper myself....

01-14-2009, 04:43 AM	#13
GoodToGo Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:415	How many HDMI ports? What speakers will you drive? Any additional features you are looking for? BTW first choice would be Denon or Yamaha.

01-14-2009, 06:39 PM	#14
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Denon 2809CI?

01-14-2009, 08:08 PM	#17
kingofgrills Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:PDX Home Theater Gallery:31 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:31	The Yamaha RX-V / Emotiva combo is a great, inexpensive way to get into a separates system. If you want an all-in-one A/V receiver for now, I'd recommend checking out the Yamaha RX-V1900. You can probably find it online for around $1000, maybe just under. It's a network enabled receiver, offers 140 watts X 7, includes 1080p upscaling, and more HDMI ports. It also includes 8.1 channel pre-outs like the RX-V663, so you can also use it as a pre-amp / surround processor when you decide to add a separate amp down the road.

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