Recievers (1 Viewer)

[BeepBeep]

What kind of audio and video enchantment can i expect from a A/V Reciever in the 700-1000$ class when using mediaportal mostly for movies and tvshows, and do you guys have any recommendations in that price range?

 

[charli181]

When my friends ask about what A/V receiver they should buy, I always say it is in the eye of the beholder. My tastes and your tastes are different. As part of qualifing for my trade in Electronics, I sat a 6 month course on sound reproduction and found that out of 15 people, each persons preferences were different and they could hear different sounds and frequencies. It is a known fact that each person has there own personal preference when they hear/see something. Each has their own bass preference and treble likings and each AMP handles it differently.

When buying an AMP, you should take your equipment and sample music & movies to the AMP and see how it performs and what you like. (better still, if the shop will let you take it home, unlikely though).

A few things to note though, if you have a TV that has HDMI connection or will in the future, then look at the upscaling capabilites from composite/RCA/SVideo to HDMI. Also, if the HTPC has HDMI output, how does the resolution detection go on the video card. I have read on the internet that there are some issues where an AMP is between the TV and HTPC that the Video card cannot detect a compatiable resoluton.

Secondly, audio output, Digital output is the best as the signal from a HTPC is passed through without the PC doing any decoding and the AMP does everything. THis will then give you the best surround sound but it then comes back to how the AMP decodes the digital signal (each AMP has it's proprietry way).

On a side note, I have an AMP that is THX certified (supposedly the seal the of approval for perfect sound reproduction for DVD's but for the extra money you pay for this in a lounge room, I don't think it is worth it.)