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Cap42086 · 12-04-2002, 02:02 AM

My uncle has finally decided to make the upgrade to digital surround sound after seven years with Dolby Surround (and after hearing Attack of the Clones on my set-up

), and of course, he came to me for advice. He's taking me to several stores over the weekend to look at some models so I can tell him about them. Now I already know of some receivers that are lower in price, but aren't too shabby as performers, so I was just wondering which receiver do you think is best out of the following. By the way, he probably won't spend more than $400 and is looking for Doby Digital, DTS, and Pro Logic II, all of which these receivers have:

-Onkyo TX-SR500

-Denon AVR-1403

-Yamaha HTR-5540

-Harman/Kardon AVR 125 (Yes, I know. Yes, I'm listing it anyway.)

Any other suggestions for receivers around this price?

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Cap42086 Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Rhode Island	Help choosing (really) low-end receiver. My uncle has finally decided to make the upgrade to digital surround sound after seven years with Dolby Surround (and after hearing Attack of the Clones on my set-up ), and of course, he came to me for advice. He's taking me to several stores over the weekend to look at some models so I can tell him about them. Now I already know of some receivers that are lower in price, but aren't too shabby as performers, so I was just wondering which receiver do you think is best out of the following. By the way, he probably won't spend more than $400 and is looking for Doby Digital, DTS, and Pro Logic II, all of which these receivers have: -Onkyo TX-SR500 -Denon AVR-1403 -Yamaha HTR-5540 -Harman/Kardon AVR 125 (Yes, I know. Yes, I'm listing it anyway.) Any other suggestions for receivers around this price?