Best Receiver $1600 or under? Whats your opinion?

[Lucy Diamond]

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[JasonR]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

That list doesn't have that subwoofer.

The PB13-Ultra would be comparable.

[Driver_King]

SVS says that they update their models constantly, making them better and better. The PC13 is better.

[JasonR]

Why do you say it is better?

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb13ultra.cfm

[prerich]

Originally Posted by SBrooks1

If you have a PS3 get the Sony 720

The OP would want something a bit better than a 720 if he's looking at a Marantz 8002. The OP is definately looking for something a bit more high-end.

[MacDaddyOJack]

Originally Posted by JasonR

Slightly, but is it worth the price difference?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...36&postcount=8

The other thing you have to consider is that the dual MFW15 setup was used for the comparison. Two of those will set you back $1200 and the SVS ultra is only $1400. Plus, one SVS ultra is rated higher than two MFW15's.

[JasonR]

There is a single MFW15 on there, ranked #8. I never said the Ultra 13 wasn't better, I just think for a grand the difference is probably negligible. Not enough difference to tell the guy he needs to consider a better sub anyway...

[MacDaddyOJack]

Ooops, I missed the single one

That being said, it must be a fair amount better as one ultra is ranked higher than two MFW15's. The difference probably isn't that large though, its really up to the individual user to decide that I guess.

[Footloose301]

Originally Posted by JasonR

There is a single MFW15 on there, ranked #8. I never said the Ultra 13 wasn't better, I just think for a grand the difference is probably negligible. Not enough difference to tell the guy he needs to consider a better sub anyway...

Correct. I won't be able to shell out the big bucks for the sub. Besides, having 8th highest ranked sub still isn't bad

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by JasonR

There is a single MFW15 on there, ranked #8. I never said the Ultra 13 wasn't better, I just think for a grand the difference is probably negligible. Not enough difference to tell the guy he needs to consider a better sub anyway...

That wasn't the point.

[mr.hidef]

Originally Posted by Footloose301

Also, kind of trying to stay away from the Onkyos and Sonys because I have never been a fan of Sony audio department and I have not heard much good from the Onkyo's decoding lately....

Onkyo's (some early models had bugs) are just fine now days..........(130w per channel! txsr-805).

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

That wasn't the point.

So what was?

[mr.hidef]

Originally Posted by Footloose301

Correct. I won't be able to shell out the big bucks for the sub. Besides, having 8th highest ranked sub still isn't bad

Where did you hear that? There are several subs better than that one on the market.SEVERAL (jl's gotham subs,wilson audio subs) to name a couple

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by JasonR

So what was?

The point is, I wasn't trying to tell him to buy it. In the original post, I said he should think of investing in a high quality sub, like the PC13. Once I saw my mistake(that he was looking at the AV123 sub), I admitted it. I probably confused you when I said the PC13 is better than that AV123 sub. I appologize if I've pi$$ed you off.

[The Guardian]

Wow this thread kinda went off on a tangent.

Anyway I have personally managed to convince three people to go for the 8002 over the 7002. The power - not that big a difference. But the toroidial transformer makes quite a difference in the sound, which most people notice and like.

And ignore everyone who tells you speakers first. As long as your speakers are decent with no major flaws, the source matters more. I once saw a blind test with speakers behind a screen and people were asked to guess their value. They sounded incredible. Many people were guessing in the thousands.

They pulled the screen back, and they were $200/pair PSB Alphas, powered by a $20,000 CD/Pre/Amp setup. So you could do this at a smaller scale - the Marantz 8002 will get the most out of your existing speakers compared to any of the other options listed so far.

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

The point is, I wasn't trying to tell him to buy it. In the original post, I said he should think of investing in a high quality sub, like the PC13. Once I saw my mistake(that he was looking at the AV123 sub), I admitted it. I probably confused you when I said the PC13 is better than that AV123 sub. I appologize if I've pi$$ed you off.

You didn't I was just confused, sorry.

[Driver_King]

It's alright. Gimme a hug!

[Footloose301]

Originally Posted by mr.hidef

Where did you hear that? There are several subs better than that one on the market.SEVERAL (jl's gotham subs,wilson audio subs) to name a couple

Yes, the ones you named ARE better, we know this. I did NOT say it was the best, not by any means. For the price however, yes it is. Hard to find one near that price that'll sound like it.

[phish00]

Originally Posted by Footloose301

I'm about 3 weeks from getting that paycheck that will allow me to purchase a receiver. Right now I'm leaning towards the Marantz SR8002 which is about $1600 on ebay. Anybody believe theres something better for $1600 or less? Maybe the Pioneer Elite 94TXH? The Pioneer has a bit more power(and looks better with my XBR3) also $600 cheaper, but the Marantz has 2 HDMI outputs and I have heard nothing but great reviews on this receiver so it screams quality. I'm really torn here.

I would go with the pioneer elite because of the speakers that you are hooking up to it I'm thinking about upgrading my receiver also to the pioneer elite receiver and the definitive tech pro 800 speakers and from what I hear the 94 sounds great with everything.

[Ectoplasm]

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Wow this thread kinda went off on a tangent.

Anyway I have personally managed to convince three people to go for the 8002 over the 7002. The power - not that big a difference. But the toroidial transformer makes quite a difference in the sound, which most people notice and like.

So what's your response to Marantz forcing you to ship the receiver back in order to get the updates done to fix the DTS-MA bomb issue over bitstream, and the LFE issue through Audyssey? Most every other manufacturer in this category has some form of user-serviceable firmware update. Not Marantz.