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Best A/V Receiver up to $1200.00?

What's the best and most reliable and powerful A/V receiver available up to the $1200.00 price range? I'm looking at the Marantz sr-8000, Denon AVR-3300, and the Pioneer Elite VSX-26TX. I've heard alot of reliability issues with the Denon and sound quality with the Pioneer. I'm leaning toward the Marantz. My only reservation is the lack of "bell's and whistles" 7.1 and speaker switching. I've also heard the Marantz amp is far superior to the other's. Thank's Danny
betelgeusba17
simonsez
13 posts
 
This wont qualify as high end but I really enjoy the system. I use a Kenwood 3080 receiver $450 refurbished as a pre/pro it does DD and DTS and because it didnt have quite enough power for my taste I got a used B&K AV5000 for $900 The B&K amp is only rated at 105w / ch which is 5 more than the Kenwood's internal amps but the difference is amazing! I also upgraded my tributaries cable to Kimber 4tc and now my B&W CDM 7's really sing. Good luck.
kgb540
125 posts
 
Stay away from the Denons. The Nak. is an excellent choice as well as the Yamaha line.
rlahometheater
10 posts
 
Hi If you are looking at reliability,I would have to say that Yamaha would be at the top.We carry severall lines and we seldom have one come back.Denons quality controll has sadly slipped a bit IE the 3300 Lots came backs for Buzzing transformers,circuitprotection shut down and digital lock on problems. Hope this helps RLA
jsbail
368 posts
 
NAD T770. This is the best choice if stereo music is important to you. I had a Yamaha 2095 that was great for movies but really bad for music so I sold it and got the NAD, which I have since sold but thats another story.
zootallures
29 posts
 
I am using a Yamaha 995 (5-channel) for both audio and home theater applications. It is a versatile receiver which can be had for $700-750 range; the model 2095 (7-channel) can be found for under $1200. Playing through B&W speakers really helps. If you want "bells and whistles", this isn't your receiver, as it is as straight forward as they come. Anyway, good luck.
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