Well it served well for about 15 years, but my Onkyo receiver finally went south. No more front left channel. Buying a 5.1 surround reciever back then wasnt too complicated. Now, with 4K/120, Atmos, DTS, .............., buying another receiver can be confusing. Budget is around $1000 +/-.
I am looking for suggestions for a new 5.1 receiver. I will take a 7.1 to get the features I need if required. Main source will be a PC. It will be for watching movies and gaming. I will list components I already have. I have a second PC that would get connected for friends/family to game on if needed. It is an X79 with a RTX 2070 Super. I will call this one PC2. PC1 is going to be the main source. So I need a receiver that can handle anything thrown at it for gaming and watching movies. If it matters, my 3rd PC may get connected at some point. It has a RTX 3070 with a i9 10850K. So I want a receiver that will handle the all the features a HTPC can offer.
TV:
Samsung QN65Q80AAF
Speakers:
Front - Tower 200W - 8ohm
Rear: Bookshelf
Sub: 200W - 60Hz
PC 1:
- Sabertooth X58
- i7 930
- 6GB 2000mhz Corsair Vengence
- Asus 4GB GTX 1050Ti (is minimum GPU recommended for a 4K HTPC)
- SB X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
PC2:
- Asus RIVF X79
- i7 3930K
- 16GB 2400mhz Corsair Mem
- EVGA RTX 2070 Super
- SB AE-5 Plus
Brands I am considering by choice in order:
1) Denon (looking at this one, AVRS960H. Is there a better choice? Dont want to break the bank though)
2) Onkyo (I really like Onkyo, but there are rumors of insolvency. So not sure how much longer Onkyo will be around)
3) Yamaha
I am looking for suggestions for a new 5.1 receiver. I will take a 7.1 to get the features I need if required. Main source will be a PC. It will be for watching movies and gaming. I will list components I already have. I have a second PC that would get connected for friends/family to game on if needed. It is an X79 with a RTX 2070 Super. I will call this one PC2. PC1 is going to be the main source. So I need a receiver that can handle anything thrown at it for gaming and watching movies. If it matters, my 3rd PC may get connected at some point. It has a RTX 3070 with a i9 10850K. So I want a receiver that will handle the all the features a HTPC can offer.
TV:
Samsung QN65Q80AAF
Speakers:
Front - Tower 200W - 8ohm
Rear: Bookshelf
Sub: 200W - 60Hz
PC 1:
- Sabertooth X58
- i7 930
- 6GB 2000mhz Corsair Vengence
- Asus 4GB GTX 1050Ti (is minimum GPU recommended for a 4K HTPC)
- SB X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
PC2:
- Asus RIVF X79
- i7 3930K
- 16GB 2400mhz Corsair Mem
- EVGA RTX 2070 Super
- SB AE-5 Plus
Brands I am considering by choice in order:
1) Denon (looking at this one, AVRS960H. Is there a better choice? Dont want to break the bank though)
2) Onkyo (I really like Onkyo, but there are rumors of insolvency. So not sure how much longer Onkyo will be around)
3) Yamaha
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