TV & Home Theater

[caz8282]

I just purchased the new Bose Accoustomass 10 and need a new receiver. I have a 3D tv and Blu Ray player, so would need to be 3d compatible. What is the best one out there for $600 or less? I just spent a lot on the tv, blu ray and the bose system. My Pioneer receiver is not compatible with it, it will not play the surround sound at all. When I looked it up, the HDMI inputs on the receiver do not work with sound (it is about 3 years old), so I need a new one. Thanks for y'all suggestions.

[DarkWingDUCK]

the denon 1912 is my personal favorite within that price range.  I would also recommend considering different speakers in the future as well.

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

I would agree with Darkwing

[marco001]

I just bought the Bose Acoustimass as well and am thinking of getting theYamaha - AVENTAGE Network AV Home Theater Receiver 700-Watt / 7.2 Channel / RX-A810BL. Is this not a good idea? Darkwing, is there something you don't like about the Bose Acoustimass 10 Series IV speakers?

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

Any of the following brands Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer won't steer your wrong.  I prefer Denon (I am a Denon fan) and Onkyo as they have the Audyessey calibration setup and the pioneer has I forgot the name and Yamaha has Ypao or something like that. 

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

In reference to Bose without saying they are complete garbage lets just say you don't get what you pay for. 

[marco001]

Thanks. Don't want to get off the subject but what would you recommend? Consumer Reports gave them a high rating. As you can tell by now, I'm new to all this.

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

I own and highly recommend Definitive Technology.  Depending on your budget  B&W as well.  I am mixed about Mirage but I have heard the speakers and was impressed but completey blow away by Definitive which is why I chose them. B&W was out of my price range. 

My current set up is SM 350 along with BP8's  front, CLR2002 center, and BP1.5x for side surrounds and PM1000 for Rear surrounds until I can get another set of BP1.5x's.  That along with a Denon 3311. 

[DarkWingDUCK]

for your money, the best surround sound within a budget price range is the Procinema 600 that includes 4 small mountable bookshelf speakers, 1 center dialog speaker, and an 8 inch subwoofer. It sells for $799. Add $550 for the Denon 1912 and you are looking at $1350. If you want better and dont mind spending a little more and dont mind free-standing tower speakers i'd look at Martin Logan Motion series speakers. 2- Motion 10s ($250 ea) 1- Motion 6 Center Dialog speaker ($300) 2- Motion 2 rear speakers ($200 ea) 1- Energy 8 inch subwoofer ($330) or a Martin Logan Dynamo 500 to match the brand ($500) Plus dont forget the Denon 1912. I am not a Denon fan, and tend to prefer Pioneer; but the 1912 is a steal at the price being asked. Especially since it supports Apple Airplay which is an extremely undervalued feature on a receiver. Do some research and see if Airplay applies to your home environment, if not, then get a Pioneer VSX-921 or VSX-1021. I do like Yamaha as well, just tend to prefer the Pioneer for my own taste. I'd stay away from any Onkyo 709 model or lower. I have seen many of these units returned with having faulty HDMI boards. On Bose, sound usually has three frequencies: Highs, Mids, and Lows. Highs usually come from a cone called a tweeter. Mids from a midrange cone, and lows from woofers (bass). Bose Acoustimass speakers only come with Midrange cones and a woofer for lows, but no tweeter. So where are the high frequencies? You are missing an important frequency that your ears will want to hear.

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

To  Darkwing,

I don't agree with the choices as you are going with 2 different speaker size's for the front stage. 

To the OP and Darkwing,

Your Front speakers will be 5 1/4" and the center is only 3 1/2".  Your going to drown out your center speaker with that setup.  As for subs I recommend BIC out of everything in a budget price range.   As for speakers I would recommend Martin Logan as well but you want your front stage matched as close as possible.  Ideally the same speaker for your Center Left and Right would be perfect but thats not that easy to accomplish.   I would also recommend the Procinema 800 over the 600 but we would need to know the size of the room for me to 100% stand by that comment.  Below would  be the sub I recommend. 

BIC America KEVLAR® Series 12" 1000-Watt Powered Subwoofer

Model: VK-12 | SKU: 2750417

This 12" subwoofer features a KEVLAR (KEVLAR is a registered trademark of DuPont) woofer cone for strength and extended dispersion. The 1000-watt peak amplifier and high-power voice-coil design deliver dramatic low-frequency effects.

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