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Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 & 12.2 Speakers
Hi Sid

I am currently using the newly launched Denon 3312 rated at 125 W X7 at 8 Ohmns and I am really happy with its performance so far - no issues.
 
You should look at the Surnfire range of Receivers. Its pricey and powerful. None of the others come to my mind as being a high powered receiver. You could look at the specs of the sunfire that someone put up for sale here.
 
Sid

Also consider the upmarket range from Onkyo-Integra-since Onkyo India has a good sales and service set up their warranty should have value here, unlike some of the other brands who may operate through dealers.
 
dillihifi said:
You should look at the Surnfire range of Receivers. Its pricey and powerful. None of the others come to my mind as being a high powered receiver. You could look at the specs of the sunfire that someone put up for sale here.
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Thanks Dillihifi - Are they available here in the Motherland? If not it will not work as I need an Indian warranty and support.
Cheers,
Sid
 
GeorgeO said:
Sid

Also consider the upmarket range from Onkyo-Integra-since Onkyo India has a good sales and service set up their warranty should have value here, unlike some of the other brands who may operate through dealers.
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Thanks George - Actually that is on my audition list - specifically the higher end Onkyo's in the 1.5 lac range along with M&K 150 thx. speaker system. I have heard the M&K speakers before and they are awesome but not with Onkyo rcvrs. specifically. BTW is Integra option available in India?
Cheers,
Sid
 
Instead of single AV receiver, A pre power option is better.
Anthems/sunfire are pretty highly rated.

Most AV receivers do not output the rated wattage equally in all channels. This can be negated by going for a pre power option. Again it comes with a cost.

Thanks
Panud
 
sidvee said:
I am in the research phase for a high end HT set up for a close relative. The dedicated room is a large one about 35' x 26' x 12' in its raw form. Obviously it is going to require some decent power in the amps. to do justice to the space. I prefer the simplicity of an AV rcvr. to separates because the end users want a simple setup, and prefer to do away with complex equipment, wiring etc. and easily controllable by the remote.
Please recommend a rcvr. with 120 -150 watts pc x 7. The budget would be around 1.5 lac to 2 lac. I am very interested in the new Anthem Models which have measured impressively with all channels driven. I would also like options in the various Denon, Yam, Marantz, Onkyo models as well. Want to stay away from Arcam as I am led to believe that there are operational quirks. The usage will be 100% movies only.
Cheers,
Sid
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Sid...have you decided on your speakers? It is pointless to decide on a receiver first. You might require a much more powerful amp if the speakers are more demanding or even a less powerful amp if speakers are less demanding.

The front 2 speakers are the most important in the whole setup. Pick them first. (Pick the recommended center) Once you have decided what your front speakers are, then you can choose your receiver such that they match well....to be more specific - so that the receiver is capable of driving the speakers. Some speakers are easy loads and some are difficult loads. To know which is which, one needs to analyze the speakers impedance-phase response. So if you dont choose your speakers first, you dont know how to drive them and how much power they will require. You can choose the remaining speakers after this. Since surrounds dont *tax the amp* much & they shd integrate easily.
 
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ShaQ.Blogs said:
Sid...have you decided on your speakers? It is pointless to decide on a receiver first. You might require a much more powerful amp if the speakers are more demanding or even a less powerful amp if speakers are less demanding.

The front 2 speakers are the most important in the whole setup. Pick them first. (Pick the recommended center) Once you have decided what your front speakers are, then you can choose your receiver such that they match well....to be more specific - so that the receiver is capable of driving the speakers. Some speakers are easy loads and some are difficult loads. To know which is which, one needs to analyze the speakers impedance-phase response. So if you dont choose your speakers first, you dont know how to drive them and how much power they will require. You can choose the remaining speakers after this. Since surrounds dont *tax the amp* much & they shd integrate easily.
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I beg to disagree. If you are primarily listening to music then yes the LR matter the most. However for most movies, the single limiting factor is the center channel since it is where most of the dialogue and almost 60-70% of all audio content is played. For pure HT duty, most of the budget should go to the center channel. The L&R are only used for music and ambience. They don't matter as much as the center for dialogue clarity which is the primary objective in an HT setup.

In a dual purpose music+ht setup, the L&R have to be equally capable. But then again who in his right mind with a budget as this would want to have a dual purpose system.
 
@ShaQ, I tend to agree with ROC. As far as speakers are concerned - no, I have not decided, but I am not planning to match a 2 channel system to the rest of the speakers. Since this is a pure HT, I will be considering speakers more suited to that task. My target at this stage is the M&K 150 thx with m&K subs, Paradigm Studio V5 series with 2 SVS subs, Klipsch THX and Atlantic technology 8200 thx. I have heard the M&K, Paradigm and Atlantic technology having owned all three at some point of time and for movies they are simply superb, specifically the ctr. channel. Also all three systems are not very hard to drive with above average sensitivities. Finally finding a honest high powered receiver is somewhat more difficult, because even the so called 100 wpc design when bench tested with all channels driven drop sometimes to as low as 40 wpc:mad:.
Cheers,
Sid
 
reignofchaos said:
But then again who in his right mind with a budget as this would want to have a dual purpose system.
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Yes this system is purely HT only and the end users have no interest in 2 channel stereo, other than casual listening. There is a separate whole house multi channel audio setup and the equipment for that will be housed in the same closet where the HT electronics will be placed, hence the need for a single rcvr. box vs. separates due to space constraints at this stage in the planning process.
Cheers,
Sid
 
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Sid

I dont know about local availability of Integra but worth asking the local rep in Hyderabad.

Abhijit- Integra is made by Onkyo but is a notch higher in terms of both pricing and performance-something like Toyota and Lexus.
 
GeorgeO said:
Integra is made by Onkyo but is a notch higher in terms of both pricing and performance-something like Toyota and Lexus.
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I remember that a few years back, Onkyo used to source the Integra branded amps from 'Balanced Audio Technology' Don't know the latest position.
 
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