Sony STR-DG720 vs. Onkyo TX-SR506

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by BrandonT

Thanks for all the replies, guys. He does have the PS3 so his receiver doesn't need to decode the lossless audio internally; so whatever the cheapest one (and best sounding one) is that accepts HD audio is the one I'm going to recommend.

The ONLY caveat with that is upgrading at a later date- if he gets a standalone player that does bitstreaming or doesn't decode internally he'll be stuck.

Just as long as you're aware of that, any of those choices would be good.