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Subject: Advice sought: receiver + speakers combination, < $1000
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Date: Fri, 26-Sep-86 18:00:11 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 26 18:00:11 1986
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After having obtained a reasonable video setup (Sony KV-25XBR monitor,
Sony SL-HF900 SuperBeta VCR, and Pioneer CLD-900 combination laser
video disk & CD player), I'm in the market to replace my antiquated
audio system.

Ideally the receiver and speakers I get should
  -  do justice to CDs,
  -  support the sound requirements of laser video disks,
  -  work well with my video components,
  -  and cost under $1000.

The APM (Accurate Piston Motion) speakers that come with my XBR are
surprisingly good for their size.  Does anyone have experience with
Sony's full-size APM speakers?

A receiver with built-in surround-sound circuitry would make it easier
to get the ambience of a theater when I play appropriately encoded
laser video disks.  However, it's hard to tell from the manufacturer
blurbs whether the receivers do the decoding, or just fake it with
ordinary stereo signals.

If I got either Sony or Pioneer receivers, I could cut down on the
number of remote controls I'd need to carry around.  The Sony STR-AV880
(110 watts/channel) and Pioneer VSX-5000 (100 watts/channel) look like
the best bets from these manufacturers.  Anybody have comments on these
beasts?

I don't mind buying by mail order, if that makes any difference in
your suggestions.
-- 
{hplabs,amdahl,okstate}!bnrmtv!perkins        --Henry Perkins

It is better never to have been born.  But who among us has such luck?
One in a million, perhaps.