Need Help to Select AV Receiver and Subwoofer

Excellent AV Receiver for the Price

  • Marantz SR-6005

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • Marantz SR-5006

    Votes: 3 15.8%
  • Marantz SR-6006

    Votes: 5 26.3%
  • Yamaha RX-A810

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • Total voters
    19

Velmurugan

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Dear AV Experts,
Currently i am at USA and decided to build a nice home theatre system in my home Room Size 22x20(soon in india). I am totally new to AV Receiver world.
LCD TV:
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SONY 46CX520 LCD (India)

Bluray Player:
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SONY S580 (USA)

Speakers:
----------
Energy Take Classic 5.0 (USA)

AV Receivers:
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I have shortlisted below receivers and planned to buy in india
(Budget is Rs. <=50000)
1)Marantz SR-6005
2)Marantz SR-5006
3)Yamaha RX-A810
Please advice me which one is excellent. But i get chance to audit Marantz SR-6006 and it is excellent for the price($1199(but now reduced to $800)).
My prefered HT theme is 50% Music and 50% Movie with excellent sound quality.

Subwoofers:
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I have shortlisted below subwoofers and planned to buy in india (or) USA (Budget is Rs.<=25000)
1)BIC America F12(USA $192 and can be converted to 240V)
2)Wharfedale SW-150(India Rs.25000)
3)KEF C4 (India Rs.21000)
4)Boston Acoustics C Sub10 (or) ASW 250 (India Price is Unknown)
5)Definitive Sub-800 (India Price is Unknown)
Please advice me which one is excellent.

Here AV Receiver and Subwoofer, i am looking excellent product for my budget and can't go more than my budget limit.

Advance thanks for your help..:)
 
Dear AV Experts,
Currently i am at USA and decided to build a nice home theatre system in my home Room Size 22x20(soon in india). I am totally new to AV Receiver world.
LCD TV:
--------
SONY 46CX520 LCD (India)

Bluray Player:
--------------
SONY S580 (USA)

Speakers:
----------
Energy Take Classic 5.0 (USA)

AV Receivers:
-----------------
I have shortlisted below receivers and planned to buy in india
(Budget is Rs. <=50000)
1)Marantz SR-6005
2)Marantz SR-5006
3)Yamaha RX-A810
Please advice me which one is excellent. But i get chance to audit Marantz SR-6006 and it is excellent for the price($1199(but now reduced to $800)).
My prefered HT theme is 50% Music and 50% Movie with excellent sound quality.

Subwoofers:
---------------
I have shortlisted below subwoofers and planned to buy in india (or) USA (Budget is Rs.<=25000)
1)BIC America F12(USA $192 and can be converted to 240V)
2)Wharfedale SW-150(India Rs.25000)
3)KEF C4 (India Rs.21000)
4)Boston Acoustics C Sub10 (or) ASW 250 (India Price is Unknown)
5)Definitive Sub-800 (India Price is Unknown)
Please advice me which one is excellent.

Here AV Receiver and Subwoofer, i am looking excellent product for my budget and can't go more than my budget limit.

Advance thanks for your help..:)

I would go with Marantz SR5006...........an excellent overall AVR, hard to beat this one!!! Hard to beat the overall sound quality of Marantz.
 
HSU STF-2 Subwoofer ($349+transport $130=$479(Rs.26824)) where can I get at INDIA and what is the price..

Is it worth to BUY Marantz SR-6006 ($799+transport $130+Stepdown transformer with stabilizer 1.5KVA(approx. Rs.5000)=Rs.57000) at USA..

My major concern is warranty is not applicable to INDIA and electronic devices are unpredictable.. Because here I bought Yamaha RX-V671 and Rx-A710 AV receiver and returned due to hardware Defect.. So I am fearing to buy high cost items (>$200) here...

I am thinking better to buy Marantz SR-5006 100W/ch (Rs.48000) (or) Marantz SR-6005 110W/ch (Rs.42000) in INDIA

Guys can you please share your views, experience and suggestions on AV Receiver and Subwoofer
 
HSU STF-2 Subwoofer ($349+transport $130=$479(Rs.26824)) where can I get at INDIA and what is the price..

Is it worth to BUY Marantz SR-6006 ($799+transport $130+Stepdown transformer with stabilizer 1.5KVA(approx. Rs.5000)=Rs.57000) at USA..

My major concern is warranty is not applicable to INDIA and electronic devices are unpredictable.. Because here I bought Yamaha RX-V671 and Rx-A710 AV receiver and returned due to hardware Defect.. So I am fearing to buy high cost items (>$200) here...

I am thinking better to buy Marantz SR-5006 100W/ch (Rs.48000) (or) Marantz SR-6005 110W/ch (Rs.42000) in INDIA

Guys can you please share your views, experience and suggestions on AV Receiver and Subwoofer


As far electronic goods are concerned it is always better to buy it from India with warranty.. I agree it is expensive than most other countries...But local warranty is always better when u endup with a defective product...

My vote is for Marantz Receiver any day... Most affordable with clean sound....

For your room size 22X20, Energy take calssic might be very small.. Just my Opinion... You need to go for good bookshelf (or) Floor standing speakers...
 
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As far electronic goods are concerned it is always better to buy it from India with warranty.. I agree it is expensive than most other countries...But local warranty is always better when u endup with a defective product...

My vote is for Marantz Receiver any day... Most affordable with clean sound....

For your room size 22X20, Energy take calssic might be very small.. Just my Opinion... You need to go for good bookshelf (or) Floor standing speakers...

Finally i have concluded to buy Marantz SR-6005(40K) AV Receiver at India due to budget...

Also i am looking to buy Definitive ProCinema 800 with ProCinema 1000 subwoofer...Let me know your views...Is it worth compare to Energy Take Classic..

Because Definitive ProCinema 800 cost is around 70K...It is too costly, but i am getting full package(5.1) and existing energy can extend to 7.1...

Please provide your suggestions...:)
 
Finally as Voted and proven audition, i bought Yamaha RX-A810, Energy V-mini series 5.0 and Emotiva 10'' DSP Subwoofer..Thanks all..
 
Finally as Voted and proven audition, i bought Yamaha RX-A810, Energy V-mini series 5.0 and Emotiva 10'' DSP Subwoofer..Thanks all..

Congrats dude !!!
In Bangalore I was quoted 59K for Rx-810. Please share your purchase price and dealer information for the benefit of other forum members :)
 
Sorry Dude.. Everything I bought at USA
1) Yamaha Rx-A810 => $550
2) Emotiva Xref-10 DSP SW => $399 (big advantage X-Direct=>which allows AV receiver to control the Subwoofer) and I liked very much and this is not earth shattering. But it is delivering awesome bass for music and movie for very less SW volume (Small-Midsize room). All my friends are told awesome bass accuracy, SW quality and depth is good.
3) Energy V-mini 5.0 series=> $600 (Bookshelf=>90.5 DB sensitivity and Center=>93.5 DB sensitivity)
 
Dear sir
I purchase bic america f12 & converted 110v to 240v as per our BIC manual.
Now we have connected f12 sub + 5.0 satellite with my demon 1910 avr. After proper setting of 5.1 setup all speakers giving audio out but no audio out from f12 sub. We have checked Avr setting the sub is on. The f12 sub sensing audio signals & turns indicator from red to green. Back panel of f12 sub volume and toggle switch also adjusted but no audio out from f12 sub. Also checked rca & power cables. Everything is OK. Is there any setting pls help.
Now on the same Avr setting & on same cables we have connected my old sub iris perfectly working. Where is the prob....... Pls reply is there some setting or other method of connecting pls reply
 
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