my orignal plan was to buy an hk avr 235 and look for a good 5 ch amp. still may be the best way to go. then i got to looking at the onkyo sr701 and i like the features (thx select, pure audio, input buttons on the front, good remote). my front speakers are nht 2.5i, need lots of power. the results of the sr-501 are ok but nr901 is awful. integra dtr 7.2 also looks bad. but i'm hoping the sr701 is more like the sr-501 at least 75% of rated power. if you look at the onkyo web site the nr-901 is reviewed by sound and vision mag. the same test that put it on the list here. they said circut protection limited the output to 50 watts. hopefuly this will eliminate the possibility of clipping. since the sr-501 does the 47 watts mabey the sr series is more capeable in that department. i have seen the hk-635 for around $650 on line but i dont know it's thx status. i want my house to sound like a theater. the rear sp are cerwin vega re-30 and should help with the effects. if any one hase any more lists of rated power vs lab results, they would be much apreaciated. somebody has to have done a test of the onkyo tx-sr702 and or integra dtr-6.5.(they seem to be the same thing just a couple of different features and $200).
thanks again all
thanks again all