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What setup for my dedicated home theater?
Okay, so as I was warned, the Onkyo AVR was a disaster. It seemed cool at first, just plug in a few HDMI cables, wire up the speakers, let the unit auto calibrate and enjoy! ...until it breaks...repeatedly! I've now had this POS unit in 4 times to... 
What setup for my dedicated home theater?
Thanks for the response. I only paid $250 for the 509 so it was a very low risk expense. I wanted the newest surround sound formats and HDMI switching. I have my bluray, XBOX360, and hdmi cable box hooked up to the receiver which then runs in-wall... 
Snell Sub 550?? Any experience?
I my DC-1 should limit the preamp sub output to 80hz and under right? I have an Adcom 555 mkII and I'm wondering if I could power this sub with that. 
5 Channel Amp for under $2k?
How about Rotel? The 1095 is an awesome HT amp, although it is far too revealing in the upper octave for my taste. With the right system this amp would rock. 
Rotel RMB vs. Sunfire Cinema Grand
Do you know what cables the B&Ws were being fed with?I'm interested in your 1075 experience as it is a fair priced amp that may be a bit better then the older 985. I'll audition the 985 this week and hopefully be the owner by early next week. ... 
Rotel RMB vs. Sunfire Cinema Grand
HA!Damn if I had a worse memory of what I did earlier today I would swear that I wrote that post! hahaWell, I may not be tons of help because I am quite earily in the same predicement as you, but I will try to share what I have learned in the last...