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Recommendations for a used Receiver

I will be using the AVR purely (only) as a Multi-Analog In component.

- 5.1 or higher.

- 80wpc or higher.

- superior volume control.

- brands that have better competency with their amplification products, in other words, put more emphasis on amplification and isolation/separation of the analog circuit, with their AVR products.

Budget is $1K max, though I'd like to be around $500 ideally, if possible (in used prices).

Primary and essential goal is maximizing sound quality, mainly for movies.

Since the unit will be a used sample, brand/item reliability and longevity is obviously important.

Thanks.
david_ten

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mcintech
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I would recommend against the Arcam AVR2XX-3XX units. They sound great, but with their power supply regulators on the motherboards, got way too hot and ate their own solder joints.

At a former Arcam service center, we made a profit (for the first time in company history the service dept broke even) due to these receivers melting down. Had to rent a storage facility to store all the AVR's waiting repairs.
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