Rar1
I use an Onkyo 777 for home theater and I think it is great. 105w per channel @8ohms, only 5.1 though. I bought it about 1 1/2 year ago. B stock (no fear) paid $500. I also didn't have a large budget and used JBL control 25's as my fronts and rears. These are small wall mountable indoor/outdoor speakers that will do HT better than anything in their price range(I think they were about 300pr). I added a cheap sub and JBL S-center channel. For DVD I bought a Toshiba SD-5109 prog. scan again B stock for $500. Total cost was about 1900 + wire and cables.
I have since upgraded the sub, center and fronts, but this was for me, a great starting point. Not sure if you'll find much of this type equipment here (audiogon) though.
I use an Onkyo 777 for home theater and I think it is great. 105w per channel @8ohms, only 5.1 though. I bought it about 1 1/2 year ago. B stock (no fear) paid $500. I also didn't have a large budget and used JBL control 25's as my fronts and rears. These are small wall mountable indoor/outdoor speakers that will do HT better than anything in their price range(I think they were about 300pr). I added a cheap sub and JBL S-center channel. For DVD I bought a Toshiba SD-5109 prog. scan again B stock for $500. Total cost was about 1900 + wire and cables.
I have since upgraded the sub, center and fronts, but this was for me, a great starting point. Not sure if you'll find much of this type equipment here (audiogon) though.