Home theater for a poor college student


I'm trying to put together a home theater system but on a tight budget. I already purchased 5 speakers, all polks, RT5's in front, M3's in the rear and a CS-175 for the center. I know I probably should've bought a better brand, but being a full-time student the price was right (I found most of it for very little money used) and the sound was great for my fairly small room. I'm ready to upgrade my receiver but I'm a little clueless on what to buy. I've been looking at the intro models of HK and Denon, but I'm not sure what would be right for me. If possible I would like to find a used item because my max price is probably $500, but I'm hoping to find something for less. Any suggestions would be great!
jamcu
Get the Kenwood VR-309 receiver: 500 watts, DTS, S-video switching, lots of inputs, and has gotten great reviews. Retails for $299 at Circuit City, and even less online. I got mine for $234 plus shipping at ubid.com
I would suggest you buy a Marantz SR-5000, absolutely the best sound you can get for your price range, and no "problems" like the HK and Onkyo's sometimes have (ie. hissing) Look local or online at www.Unclestereo.com
Thanks for everyones help. I ended up buying a Denon avr-1800 new, for only $320!
Hello, Think you made the best choice of all with the Denon. Dollar for dollar and quality and sound of receiver it is the best! BlazerBob