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[OT] A/V Receiver Recommendations

Discussion in 'Australia' started by GDThree, Mar 4, 2007.

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  1. GDThree

    GDThree Karting

    Nov 27, 2006
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    My A/V receiver died over the weekend after a beat the s**t out of it for not working with DVDs when I asked it to.

    Anyways I need a quick fix because I hate watching anything on the plasma through the crappy plasma speakers.

    I'm just after something basic with the usual inputs/outputs (coax, SPDIF, HDMI, etc). Anyone have some ideas on brands/models that they are happy with?

    I'm not after audiophile gear - just something that will produce sound on demand.
     
  2. leburpor

    leburpor Karting

    Aug 11, 2005
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    Onkyo or Marantz. Durable and good quality. They're probably middle range eq. and works nicely if hooked up to descent speakers.
     
  3. doozer

    doozer Rookie

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    I've always been a fan of the Yamaha and Denon gear.
     
  4. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    yeah I run the Yamaha gear too, good bang for buck but then I'm deaf as a post so why waste good money on the best
     
  5. GDThree

    GDThree Karting

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    Yeah sounds like the direction I'm thinking.....

    Have been considering Denon or Yamaha. Marantz has always been on the list - my dad has had one since the mid-70s and it still kicks along nicely.
     
  6. littledino

    littledino Karting

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    I've never had an ounce of bother with Yamaha stereo gear unlike other big names.
     
  7. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    Lewis, whatever happened to that photo of the 'crew' we took at the Xmas party ?
     
  8. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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  9. mhh

    mhh F1 Veteran

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    Looks like a cross between an AA meeting and a Christian Fellowship gathering. ;)
     
  10. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    trust me it was more AA than fellowship

    I'm sure I've seen a few of those faces on the post office walls :eek:
     
  11. Gleggy

    Gleggy Formula 3

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    What a pack of ugly b#*tards, I've seen better heads at the trough, they certainly look better after a few grogs are on board.
     
  12. [355]

    [355] F1 Veteran

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    ditto...weve had a yamaha amp for near on 5 yrs now, not an ounce of trouble, great performance...and im NOT deaf!
     
  13. doozer

    doozer Rookie

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    Mind you if you want to spend a little more I highly recommend Bob Carver's Sunfire gear.
     
  14. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    who's the guy second from the left? he was at the melbourne 60th thingy
     
  15. GDThree

    GDThree Karting

    Nov 27, 2006
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    London & Sydney
    Is that a little more...or a "little" more. Seems like some pretty awesome gear with a price to match.

    I don't want to have to dip in to the Ferrari fund to pay for it...and I don't want to blow my Canton sats away!
     
  16. mr308

    mr308 Karting

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    Have a Yammy RX1600, awesome receiver. Try www.dba.org.au (I think thats the link- good forum for AV stuff)
     
  17. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    BrendenB
     
  18. RMV

    RMV F1 Veteran

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    How funny! I always thought the dba.org.au thing was a car brake forum! I'm not even joking.
     
  19. mr308

    mr308 Karting

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    Thats dba.com.au 'disc brakes australia'
    dba.org.au is 'digital broadcasting australia'
    the forum on that site is very helpful and the guys/gals there know there stuff if you have questions etc. Was useful when doing my home stereo.
     
  20. goober

    goober F1 World Champ

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    nice bloke, has a very hot GT4 spec out as a race car, did the 05 Classic and did it well, had his wife as navigator (need one of those) and i believe some of the modretti bits sit on that car..............but not the engine or gearbox
     
  21. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    I think he may have visited Toni & Guy though..........
     
  22. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    can't be too hot, beat it by 3 secs at Tassie :D

    he's Frenzo on here and hardly ever wears anything with a Ferrari horse on it :D
     
  23. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    the Toni and Guy car is gone, was a period when he was in sync with AK :)
     
  24. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    I wasn't talking about a car!

    Who's AK?
     
  25. doozer

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    Yeah ok, its a "little more".
     

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