Where can I get a 5.1 + Zone 2 on the cheap?

[repete66211]

Anyone know where I can get a 5.1 + Zone 2 on the cheap?

I have a friend who just bought a house with a 5.1 setup in one room (rears and fronts in-wall) and two speakers in another room (in-wall). She'll never set it up herself and I'm the only one she knows who can handle this sort of thing so, long story short, guess what I'm getting her for her house warming gift.

The first place that comes to mind is eCost. They have some pretty good deals on refurb'd Denons. For example, the Denon 688 is going for $168, but you have to shell out $40 to join their Platinum Club. Shipping alone is $30+ so this isn't a big deal, but I would like to have some points of comparison (i.e. Onkyo, Yamaha). Any ideas?

[Beta Man]

Craigslist ????

There should be a LOT of people here also looking to get rid of older models because they want something that will give them the new audio codecs.....

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Craigslist ????

There should be a LOT of people here also looking to get rid of older models because they want something that will give them the new audio codecs.....

I would hope so. She's not a movie watcher but she does have HD cable, so all I want is component video and optical/digital audio.

[kingofgrills]

Originally Posted by repete66211

Anyone know where I can get a 5.1 + Zone 2 on the cheap?

I have a friend who just bought a house with a 5.1 setup in one room (rears and fronts in-wall) and two speakers in another room (in-wall). She'll never set it up herself and I'm the only one she knows who can handle this sort of thing so, long story short, guess what I'm getting her for her house warming gift.

The first place that comes to mind is eCost. They have some pretty good deals on refurb'd Denons. For example, the Denon 688 is going for $168, but you have to shell out $40 to join their Platinum Club. Shipping alone is $30+ so this isn't a big deal, but I would like to have some points of comparison (i.e. Onkyo, Yamaha). Any ideas?

Now that the Yamaha 665 is out, you can find great deals on the Yamaha 663. When the Yamaha 863 came out, I bought my HTR-6080 (861) brand new for $278 shipped.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

Now that the Yamaha 665 is out, you can find great deals on the Yamaha 663. When the Yamaha 863 came out, I bought my HTR-6080 (861) brand new for $278 shipped.

Any hints on where to look? (I don't mind refurb.) All the usual suspects still have it listed for over $400.

The best deal I've found so far is a TX-SR506 refurb for $184 on shoponkyo.com.

[got rice]

Here's a yammy 365 for $229.99

http://shop3.frys.com/product/584810...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG


I don't know if the 365 offers 2 zone. This Denon is an outstanding deal $239.99 shipped.

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...8350849_041509