rec for monitor 70, cs2, monitor 30s

[nick7106]

hey all, ive been a member for a while, but just lurk and try to pick up tips from you gurus, dont post much, but i have a question. i recently ordered up a pair of polk monitor 70s, a cs2, and a pair of monitor 30 for rears on neweggs lastest sale. the only thing is though, i am not really sure which receiver would be the best for me. i want a decent one, but not an out of this world one. budget probably around $400-$600. if there are newer models coming out in the future i can wait with no problem (would be nice to recoup some funds). also i have a ps3 and will be hooking all of this stuff up to some sort of a 55" tv in the next couple of months. boy is it fun to finish your basement!!! thanks ahead of time for everyone's help.

[ZedsDead]

Congrats on the new purchase. In you're budget you will definitely need to buy something with pre-outs, so you can add an amplifier later. Those Monitor 70's will greatly thank you for it. With that said I would recommend the Onkyo 706 @ Tiger Direct right now for $499, or the Yamaha 765 for $600 at most online retailers. The Yamaha has a leg up for music quality from what I understand.

[patelking]

The Harman kardon avr 354 is also a good choice but around the $600 range on both ebay and amazon unless you want a refurb...

[nick7106]

thanks for your guys input. i just got the speakers, kinda shocked since i only ordered them on saturday. not too bad on turn around time esp considering they came from california and i live in maryland. i will have too look into those two rec when the time comes a little closer.

[Frank White]

hey nick, go buy the yamaha 663 if you can find it. its a great entry level receiver. it only has 2 hdmi inputs, but it has preouts. if not go for the newer yamaha 665

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by nick7106

thanks for your guys input. i just got the speakers, kinda shocked since i only ordered them on saturday. not too bad on turn around time esp considering they came from california and i live in maryland. i will have too look into those two rec when the time comes a little closer.

Congrats on the speakers nick. I am surprised they shipped your speakers from CA, as I am in PA and mine always come from their Newark facility in NJ. Good luck with the AVR search by the way, the ones recommended are all good. My 2 cents is for the Pioneer 1019...120 watts per channel and 4 HDMI inputs. No pre-outs, but 120 watts is nothing to sneeze at to begin with!

[nick7106]

thanks for help so far. would it make much difference knowing that most of time this will be used for gaming/blu ray watching/direct tv? probably not that much music. wasnt sure if that might sway any of you in a different direction.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

Congrats on the speakers nick. I am surprised they shipped your speakers from CA, as I am in PA and mine always come from their Newark facility in NJ. Good luck with the AVR search by the way, the ones recommended are all good. My 2 cents is for the Pioneer 1019...120 watts per channel and 4 HDMI inputs. No pre-outs, but 120 watts is nothing to sneeze at to begin with!

Unfortunately, they have warehouse in different parts of the country. When I ordered new tweeters for my vintage Polk speakers, they were shipped from San Diego. I say unfortunately because I had to pay 8.5% Schwarzenegger tax.