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my orignal plan was to buy an hk avr 235 and look for a good 5 ch amp. still may be the best way to go. then i got to looking at the onkyo sr701 and i like the features (thx select, pure audio, input buttons on the front, good remote). my front sp... 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
by the way i listened to the integra today, it powered a pair of macintosh speakers to almost consert level and sounded good. 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
onkyo tx sr-702 or integra dtr-6.5. they are almost one and the same. power specks identical, s/n ratio is 6 dB higher on integra. integra has detachable power cord. both are 33.5 pounds and seem to have the same remote. $200 price diferance.are t... 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
my thinking was to use the hk as a preamp and get a good 3 ch amp for the front 3 in the future. i was looking at the specks on the onkyo tx ??702 and the amp section lookes to be as good as the carver im using. looking closely at the carver speck... 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
thanks for the sugestions, Elevick. i have realised that bi-amping is not really going to work. if i set the fronts to small speaker the bass amp will see nothing. i will probaly use the carver to power the whole speaker, like i'm doing now unless... 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
ok the other model i'm looking at is hk avr435 about 700. it comes with a much larger power cord. does this make much difference? most of the inputs will go unused. just dvd and sat auido. mabey vcr. cd player. none of the video, i dont see the need. 
ready to drop the hammer an a new hk avr235
i do have a sub and a seperate amp. i was thinking with the big speaker small speaker thing, i could effectivly bi-amp the nht 2.5i and keep the same amp sound at all 5 channels. i may be able to spend a little more and get the larger avr635 (i th... 
2 ch. or 5.1 amp for HT mostly for music
i'm leaning toward the hk avr 235. i am wondering if you could use two of the 7.1 ch to add to the fronts. either by bi-amping or monoing a couple per side+bi-amping lows with a seperate amp for a tremondous amount of power for my power hungry nht... 
2 ch. or 5.1 amp for HT mostly for music
i'm sure your hk will do stereo. just turn doly off.question is will it do stereo good, i dont know. i'm currently in the market for a avr and 2 ch is most inportant to me too. i do have a pair of polk rti38 that i am not too happy with. i bought ... 
Need to improve my CD Changer - is that possible?
i just bought an onkyo dv-cp702 6 disk changer $189. it has both digital coaxial and optical outputs. it is replacing my yamaha cdc-635 i have been using for 13 years now ($350).i was going to get the onkyo 1 disk player thinking it would be bette... 
Best used speakers around 500 for clasic rock
i have hung a pair of nht 2.5i upsidedown in a tight space. i still have the footprint on the floor for other stuff. half inch i-bolts into the t-nuts on the bottom (where the outriggers bolt into) use a washer and a nut to lock them in place. gri... 
Am I crazy????? Try THIS
i have grounded my cerwin vega re-30. they were being used as my rear channels. so i reversed the room layout. put the tv and everything on the oppsite wall and hung my nht2.5i upside down using the same celling ancors. re-30 are still rear channe... 
can i pass rear out to main input on hk avr20ii
there is only one main-in. the pre-out is not bridged to an input. i will try a dirrerent cable and a different movie. 
can i pass rear out to main input on hk avr20ii
well i made the switch. rear volume was way louder, had to turn it down to 70 from 96 or max (100). problem was i picked up a loud hiss that did not increase with volume and pops when i operated the remote (volume control). i could hear the hiss f... 
How Screwed Am I?
i agree with Pabelson, buy the best speakers you can affoed now. no sat-sub system will do what a good pair of full range speakers can do. just compair the bose accustmass 12 to a pair of bose full range speaker at half the cost. the full range so...