That is very hard @ only $300.00. I would stay in the 2 channel wold and do a 2 channel home theater. @ $300.00 you are spreading the performance and features thin. My father thought that 5 ch would be cool and his budget was much bigger. After a few experiments I set him up with a 2 channel home theater set up and it made him
much happier then he would have been with bargain basement AV. In the last 3 years I have seen more of my customers buying a better quality 2 channel reciever or integrated amp, than the multi channel stuff and hooking it up to a DVD Player and a TV and calling it good. I see more people demanding high performance over features. For a little more than $300.00 you can get a lower end Cambridge Audio integrated amp that will sound better and will be easier to use use than the Denon and or the Onkyo. If he must have the AV then buy the Denon.
much happier then he would have been with bargain basement AV. In the last 3 years I have seen more of my customers buying a better quality 2 channel reciever or integrated amp, than the multi channel stuff and hooking it up to a DVD Player and a TV and calling it good. I see more people demanding high performance over features. For a little more than $300.00 you can get a lower end Cambridge Audio integrated amp that will sound better and will be easier to use use than the Denon and or the Onkyo. If he must have the AV then buy the Denon.