Thread: Need new A/V equipment to support HDTV

Originally Posted by N817

It seems I touched a raw nerve when I suggested to this dealer that there might be better choices. So now I'm looking for a new dealer.

Best Buy had the Panasonic BDT-210 Blue Ray player on sale for $120 and the Geek Squad is coming out Monday to give me their recommendations. I will plan to have them hang the TV on the wall. I will keep the Klipsch center channel and put it on top of the media stand.

I will buy the Harmony remote and program it myself.

I'm now looking at the Pioneer SC-57 and the Marantz 7005 from the Magnolia Center. Both offer Airplay for wireless streaming from our iPads. I haven't yet learned the difference between the Marantz AV7005 and the SR7005.

Can you give me your thoughts on these units?

Thank you.

I'm pretty sure it's the 110 on sale for 120. $1,000 wasn't the best deal for a long closed-out Integra. I just moved out of the Pioneer, also. It had a lot of problems when it came to 3D. I didn't really care for the sound either. I would look at Denon, Yamaha, or Marantz over it. Denon also offers airplay.

The AV7005 is a processor and requires an external amplifier. I love mine. I have it hooked up to Parasound 5250 and 2250 Amps. The SR7005 is an integrated receiver, the amps are built in. It's not hard to program the remote.

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