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How do you get Good Sound from a PC ?
I use the Stereolink 1200 (www.stereolink.com) which connects to the USB port on my laptop. It costs $150. The DAC's are pretty decent. I don't have much to compare to, but it sure beats the stock soundcards that come in PC's these days.I actually... 
Cheap A/V Receiver with A/B speaker outs AND phono
Done. I ended up getting getting an Onkyo TX-DS595 refurbished on ubid.com for $269 (plus an insane $42 S&H!!!). I'm pretty happy with the outcome. It has 75x5 watts, A/B/A+B, phono, DTS, DD, Pro Logic II. Pretty much everything I wanted and m... 
Cheap A/V Receiver with A/B speaker outs AND phono
Well, I looked into running A/B at the same time. Most of the Onkyo's do not offer this feature. However, the 555 is a little different than the new ones: it has multi-room capability. I know that this allows me to play two different sources in th... 
Cheap A/V Receiver with A/B speaker outs AND phono
Thanks for that tip. I just assumed that A or B or A+B was always the options. That's not to say that I'd be listening to surround sound with A as well as B in stereo mode at the same time. Instead, I'd like to just have A+B running at the same ti... 
Cheap A/V Receiver with A/B speaker outs AND phono
Thanks for all the replies. Much appreciated.I went to North Hampton Audio's website and found that they've got an Onkyo TX-DS555 for $299 that seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. They also have a TX-DS474, TX-DS484 and the Sherwood R-725 fo...