If these were your only choices?

[wrigley]

Originally Posted by fireman325

If you're anything like me you're looking to buy your first receiver and think you'll never need an amp. This mindset cost me more money in the long run. When I upgraded my speakers to what I have now I wanted to add an amp, but couldn't because my first receiver didn't have pre-outs. I had to buy a new receiver. I still don't have an amp, but my current receiver is significantly more powerful than my first one was. My point in saying all this is it's a good idea for you to NOT limit your future options. In the case of the Yamaha for example, you only have to go up one model to get pre-outs. With the Onkyo you would have to go up two models.

I'm in Jacksonville too!

I have a new receiver ( a crappy one........but only a month old). I should have been asking all of these questions prior to buying my first one, and then I wouldn't have bought such a shitty one!

Mike