I need help with new system

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I have been out of the loop for quite a while. I have recently moved into a new place and need to rebuild a media room. Outside of the tv I have o idea where to start.

What I used to have was an onkyo 605 powering 2 monitor 60s a cs2, similar to monitor 50's in the back, and 2 powered 12" subs.


The system sounded pretty good for it all being pieced together.

My new room is still about the same size but hard surfaced and the seating area will be closer (about 7/8' from the tv) and the overall size of the room is about 12x16 ish.

I would like to have a receiver that is expandable with pre-outs at this time I only intend on running 5.2 and bi-amping my front end, in the past 7 channel didnt seem to that big of an improvement however that was about 7 years ago and my old room was not very good for 7 channels.


I would like to build a system upgraded from what i had but my spending limit would be in the ballpark of $1500 (just on the ht gear)

This room isnt that big so it will not require anything massive and I will have dampen the room with some throw rugs and maybe some wall coverings.

Im just at a loss on what to get. I get settled on something then read reviews of a reciever that should be good but has network problems or firmware issues.

Any ideas?