At home stereo reciever

[OldUser1]

I have an Onkyo and it totally kicks ass.

Yes, very good quality.
I have this.

[e30Matt]

Where does Integra fall on the scale? My friend's dad recently purchased an Integra receiver with more inputs on the back than I have EVER seen, as well as a CD changer. Sounds great.

[OldUser1]

Where does Integra fall on the scale? My friend's dad recently purchased an Integra receiver with more inputs on the back than I have EVER seen, as well as a CD changer. Sounds great.

I love it, I'd give it a 9/10.

-Kenyon

[Z3Jonathan]

I can get a refurbished Onkyo TX-8511 for $129 + shipping.

Does that sound like a winner to you guys?

Go for it, they're pretty decent stereo recievers, especially when you consider the price. Its high current, unlike a lot of those cheap recievers which boast a bazillion watts of power, but can't handle a deep bass note when the impedance drops. Since you aren't running a surround sound setup, you really only need 2 speakers... 4 really isn't necessary.

As a side note: Its even more irritating to me when people w/ surround sound recievers listen to their music in those 5.1 up-mix matrix modes. All that's getting you is a bunch of music that's out of phase, and not how it was meant to be heard. To me, its akin to taking a tiny picture and blowing it up beyond its native resolution... sure you can do it, but you're just degrading it. DVD-audio is a different story.

Jonathan

[DarkWing6]

I can get a refurbished Onkyo TX-8511 for $129 + shipping.

Does that sound like a winner to you guys?

Go for it, they're pretty stereo recievers, especially when you consider the price. Its high current, unlike a lot of those cheap recievers which boast a bazillion watts of power, but can't handle a deep bass note when the impedance drops. Since you aren't running a surround sound setup, you really only need 2 speakers... 4 really isn't necessary.

As a side note: Its even more irritating to me when people w/ surround sound recievers listen to their music in those 5.1 up-mix matrix modes. All that's getting you is a bunch of music that's out of phase, and not how it was meant to be heard. To me, its akin to taking a tiny picture and blowing it up beyond its native resolution... sure you can do it, but you're just degrading it. DVD-audio is a different story.

Jonathan

I already have the 4 speakers so I'll run em anyways. I'm borrowin' a bunch of stuff from my friend who's in the Air Force. He is lettin me have them for a few years and might sell em to me when he gets out. So this looks like it will probably be the one. Thanks guys for all the responses. Now all I need is an E30 and I can start to fit in on this board.

Derek