Looking for Recommendation for AVR


My 20 year old Harmon Kardon AVR 65 suddenly has a bad buzz and doesn't seem to be working - 
It is time for a new AVR I think.

Are there any recommendations for an AVR ?
I have an Aerial center channel, 2 Mirage back speakers, and Aerial 10T front speakers that I will be running through an Audio Research LS 25 pre-amp and Pass Labs 250.8 amp.
This means my AVR has to have pre-outs for the front speakers.

Any recommendations for an AVR - I'm using the AVR just for when I watch my TV - a new LG 55 inch OLED (beautiful pic btw) ?
I don't want to break the bank on this - I was seeing that Marantz, Yahama, and Denon had AVR's under $1000 with pre-outs.

Steve


pianosteve22

Showing 2 responses by astelmaszek

I'd spend $899 on Yamaha RX-A3060 from accesories4less. You get a warranty and what was a $2000 receiver just a year ago. I have one in my second system and running into a good amp for the two front channels sometimes I wonder if the rest of the stack is really worth it. But with the two fronts connected to a separate amp, it has no problems driving Aerial CC3 even at crazy volume levels.
@yylc. I beg to differ. Krell was a nice unit then, but so much advancement has been made in DAC chips since that unit came out that it doesn't even stand a chance against the likes of Yamaha RX-A line. Don't even get me started on comparing it against the Anthem AVM60 unit. Anthem easily beats the outputs of OPPO105 or even 205 by a long mile.