Hi all sifus,

Sorry for opening a new thread for this, as the pinned amplifier recommendation thread is quite messy with other info.

As i just installed Astro Beyond and also due to more and more hardware that i have to connect to amplifier, can you guys recommend me a entry level amplifier with HDMI connection?

My budget is btw 2-3k.

I dont have any special requirement, just need to be able to support 5.1 speaker and with at least 3 HDMI inputs.

Below is from my research. Please help to comment.

1. Onkyo TX-SR507 - RM1800
2. Onkyo TX-SR507 - RM2800
3. Denon AVR1910 - RM2800

thanks so much in advance.

I suggest you look around for used Amp. Their technology changes so fast that its not worth getting a new unit. Besides, used Amp with good spec cost almost the same as new under spec unit.

Save your money in speakers instead, which will last longer technology wise.

My 2 cents.

For 2-3K you can get a pretty decent AV Receiver that support Master Audio like DTS-HD and Dolby True HD and most of them come with at least 3 HDMI input nowadays. Since you are buying a new equipment, just go for the lastest tech.

The Onkyo TX-SR507 doesn't get very good reviews from pro so if you are a person who go by reviews then you might want to pass on this one.

Check out Marantz SR6004 or the older 6003.

Or maybe can check out the Pioneer 1019. Quite nice review! My future AVR. hahaha

thank you for ur advice bro. i intend to do so but i'm in penang and there's only 3 specialist shop for hi-fi whereby i have check and they do not have 2nd amp unfortunately

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Added on January 21, 2010, 9:59 pmthanks alot bro for the recommendation. will chk it out the marantz one.

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Added on January 21, 2010, 10:03 pmthx. i checked the pioneer website hopefully it's within my budget. US selling for USD500

This post has been edited by shakiraa: Jan 21 2010, 10:03 PM

1019 should be around 2800

that's Amp alone right?
What speakers (priced reasonably, mid range) would complement this unit?

wow, ok, all around the same price, will test it over the weekend. thx

^ there's one forumer got it for 2.3K if i read correctly

Which I still think is an impossible price!...luckylah that guy

yea and 919 is now at RM1900 which another 400 different which is too little IMO here in Malaysia.

also check out denon 1610. my pal bought one recentl;y for 1700. supports 5.1 and had 3 hdmi in

Checkout for Yamaha RX-V465. High performance AV Receiver offers HD Audio decoding, 1080p-compatible HDMI (4 in/1 out), YPAO, New SCENE functionality and 17 CINEMA DSP programs. This year (2010) model.
It in your budget and fit your requirement.

Get more details here http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/product...l?CNTID=5027893

This post has been edited by minimize: Jan 23 2010, 11:28 AM

Hi Fellow pg kia..

There is more than 3 hifi shops in pg isle (more on de mainland too) but unfortunately not all carry all brands n worse is sum is more 'hi end' than others..

AVR's are always evolving n gettin a new format - used amp is not easy cos owner prbbly has no reason to sell until a new format cums along [dd/dts to ddtruhd/dtsma].. but sumtimes u can find a gem in Stars audio classifieds or hifi4sale..

I suggest u get a budget avr wif wat u nid n jus enjoy de hobby - I dunt tink there is one brand tat is outritely de best in everytin n one tat is bad outrite..

Cheers
D

Hi does anyone have say about

Pioneer 1019 compared to Onky TR-707?
TR-707 have the THXII, and also with higher processing chips
Price seem to be similar..

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Added on January 24, 2010, 1:02 am

1. Onkyo TX-SR507 - RM1800
2. Onkyo TX-SR607 - RM2800
3. Denon AVR1910 - RM2800

thanks so much in advance.

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TX-SR707 can get at RM3200 only..

if go for 607, better than SR707, my 2 cents..

now i'm only want to compare between PIONEER 1019 and SR707
wonder anyone can know about this

Only a little bit lean towards SR707 is because
- newer with higher power processing chips, consider mid-high
- THX certified
- 6 input HDMI

i want to pair with JAMO 506 (heard that it's newer than 606) at RM2120
and JAMO 200 SUB (RM650)

do you all think it's a good buy???

This post has been edited by bmipp: Jan 24 2010, 01:02 AM

[quote=bmipp,Jan 24 2010, 12:58 AM]
Hi does anyone have say about

Pioneer 1019 compared to Onky TR-707?
TR-707 have the THXII, and also with higher processing chips
Price seem to be similar..

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Added on January 24, 2010, 1:02 am

1. Onkyo TX-SR507 - RM1800
2. Onkyo TX-SR607 - RM2800
3. Denon AVR1910 - RM2800

thanks so much in advance.

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TX-SR707 can get at RM3200 only..

if go for 607, better than SR707, my 2 cents..

now i'm only want to compare between PIONEER 1019 and SR707
wonder anyone can know about this

Only a little bit lean towards SR707 is because
- newer with higher power processing chips, consider mid-high
- THX certified
- 6 input HDMI

i want to pair with JAMO 506 (heard that it's newer than 606) at RM2120
and JAMO 200 SUB (RM650)

do you all think it's a good buy???

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Matching are the important thus depends with yr suits budget.

How much is this RX-V465 ?

[quote=choontoy,Jan 24 2010, 11:11 AM]
TX-SR707 can get at RM3200 only..

if go for 607, better than SR707, my 2 cents..

now i'm only want to compare between PIONEER 1019 and SR707
wonder anyone can know about this

Only a little bit lean towards SR707 is because
- newer with higher power processing chips, consider mid-high
- THX certified
- 6 input HDMI

i want to pair with JAMO 506 (heard that it's newer than 606) at RM2120
and JAMO 200 SUB (RM650)

do you all think it's a good buy???

[/quote]
Matching are the important thus depends with yr suits budget.

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Yah, budget is around RM6K....
just want to know it's the best buy (value vs money) comparing all brand available (MARANTZ, DENON, ONKYO, PIONEER)
from those experienced

Thanks

My 2 cents try Harman Kardon, nice man........ the shop at siam road....

I was qouted Onkyo 577 ..RM1900.00

and would like to pair with Jamo S 102 ( RM 1999.00 ) ( I only got a small living hall )

would like to hear comment be it good or bad ....


please spare me some advice ... !!

thanks alot ...

why the price here seems cheaper than the price listed at the shop?
where do u guys get such a cheap price?
let me know plz...i'm looking for 1 too...thanks

what do you mean by "HERE"

for me "here " means KL ..laaahh ...

the onkyo 755 from sg wang plaza CMY

the Jamo s 102 from Harvey Norman pavillion ...

for example, the listed price for pioneer 1019 is 3599 but the guy here got it for 2.3k?
also, the listed price for pioneer 919 is 2999 but the guy here got it for 1900?

Well .. it is always wise to check 3 shops ..( like what the chinese says )

or just PM that person looohh .....( to get accurate information maaah ..))


and also depending where (which town ) you are checkinh the $$$$....

cheers ...

i could get stereo amp cheaper here in sarawak then when i ask from KL shops... lol

i got quoted marantz pm7003 - rm2100 in KL, here in a local shop i got quoted RM1800, also im a regular custormer there... RRP for this amp if not wrong is Rm2400

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jan 30 2010, 10:03 AM

can someone help me..

im looking for an entry level avr.. with budget below 1k..
with at least 2 hdmi input..

any suggestion..? not branded also can..
its hard to find anyone selling 2nd avr..

thanks in advance..

kaki bro kaki.. find good kaki u can get good item

This might help you
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1320751

i wanna let go my pioneer vsx918. got 2 hdmi input. pls pm for details.

am in the same dilemma few weeks back about getting an avr amp.

after much deliberation, plonked down a reasonable rm1600 for Yamaha RX-V465. the RX-465 would be a good simple buy as compared to its younger brother, RX-V365.

initially the lowest price I could find for RX-V365 was RM950 in PJ. even Pioneer was next expensive and up the ladder to onkyo, denon, marantz, nad, etc. (in terms of their lowest range avr)

but try to avoid RX-V365 because it has HDMI in with video only, no audio. so unless you wish to do HD without any sound this is a budget buy.


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guys...i really want to advice ... last time me also think same like yall, cheap2 ok la no brand pun ok la...
don't waste your money for upgrade, batter you buy avr with price below rm3k you can get batter features..
just kumpul duit or you can buy with credit card 0 interest...
i don't know how much money i wasted for upgrade cannot tell..
but if i'm in your situation now i will buy avr with medium range price...
you have otai2 in here you and can ask which avr batter and worth for your money but pls up your budget..
Pls start with HD features (DTS-hd/DD thru hd)...this is starting
AVR is the main important things in your hometheater system....
always remember "sound without quality is just noise"

I do agree on getting a better equipment from the start to save from costly upgrade later. But I notice a lot of people in here keep get sucked into the blackhole of endless upgrade before even fully enjoy their equipments yet.

My suggesting is go audition a few equipments and buy the one you can afford and like best. Then sit down and enjoy what all this equipments are meant for.....the movies and the music. Don't go looking for weakness as no system is perfect or else you keep spending on upgrades and never really enjoy what matter most....the movies and the music.

I do agree with your opinion although I can't afford expensive HT setup. Go for the most expensive setup that you can afford so that no need much upgrade effort later. I'm now left with a cheap Panasonic AVR of which I still don't have idea what to do with it yet and I yet to upgrade my cheap speaker that came with my Panasonic AVR.

panasonic got AVR. first time i heard

u not going to introduce him those AVR that THX function in it?

U can get RX-V465 with NS-P380 5.1 speaker package around RM2400.

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Added on February 17, 2010, 6:42 pmRX-V365 is very basic AVR. Only support 6 type audio decoding format compare with RX-V465 that can support 19 type.
You also must include speaker price in your budget.

This post has been edited by minimize: Feb 17 2010, 06:42 PM

Well.. It does exist.
Panasonic SA-HE70
CNET Review

List of Panasonic AVR of which some might not exist in Malaysia.
Panasonic AVR

This post has been edited by willkso: Feb 17 2010, 10:38 PM

not yet..

DTS hd/tru hd enough la for entry level...
THX for otai2....

most are my home appliances are panasonic. my wife like panasonic. if she know there are pana AVR maybe she can approve my AVR budget easily .. hehe

Not so much movie come with THX anyway..

bro...no need movie with THX certified, no need speakers thx, no need cable thx
you just need your AVR or amp capable to optimize THX sound....
you can enjoy it....
what is thx..THX they only want to bring cenima sound to your living room...
i can prove it if you have AVR with THX certified, you can feel how powerfull THX is...
just used what currently you have now...

if you plan to buy...Pioneer is the rite choice

besides pioneer LX series, what other models comes with THX features? vsx1018?

[/B]PIONEER[ VSX-AX2as also come with THX feature but no DDTHD/DTSMA
but for me its more than enough to make your wife

yes i argree with u...

[FONT=Geneva][SIZE=1][COLOR=red] Bro..have u been test THX before. What do u think bro.

To get pure THX sound all equipment must have certified from THX. Some people say, optimize sound is not so good as original THX certified movie.

BTW, THX is not a sound format like DTS-HD/TrueHD. But THX, DTS-HD or TrueHD have similar purpose to deliver the audio signal exactly as the film studio intended.

Have u test DTS-HD/TrueHD and compare with THX? I like to hear a result.

I have test DTS-HD/TrueHD and the result is
but when DTS-HD/TrueHD + THX the result is

Bro..
i know all about equipment that you mean...but i already tried by my self and read some review
from mat saleh oversea they also tried and the result is very impressive....
Now i come to this HT forum try find somebody otai2 who ever try using normal equipment except AVR
play2 with THX speaker setting...
but until tody nobody try it ,i think....

last time my avr was pioneer with THX select 2 (2nd stage THX) only normal DTS/DD...
during this time i feel that sound so powerfull if compare with DTS/DD alone.
Now my new upgrade is DTS-HD/truHD combined with THX ultra 2 plus (6th stage THX) ....
everybody know DTS-HD/truHD alone was so awesome, imagine it if you combined with THX ultra 2...

bro.. no more test2 ... from first day i bought my new AVR , straightly using THX setting....

do not listen to who never try this even salesman in HT shop...because i already ask and
they said you need this you need that...like you said....

i know this is not 100% pure THX... but if you can feel 50% of that...batter than nothing right...

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Added on February 20, 2010, 9:20 ambro...pioneer VSX1018 not THX certified....

from my understanding , Malaysia only have LX-90,LX-82,LX-72,LX-52,vsx-ax4as,vsx-ax2as come with THX cer...
last year during AV show they offer Vsx-ax2as for only RM2999 compare with normal price RM4600.
Now if you go to HT shop they have only LX series...i think LX-52 maybe RM5K... or more....


This post has been edited by matyeo: Feb 20 2010, 09:20 AM

I like to hear this THX sound. Do you know any shop that I can test THX sound?

THX is only a certification. You only pay extra for the certification. I great av component don't need that certification to sound great. Its more of a marketing gimmick.

Its like our potong car with the "Handling by Lotus" crap. Does it make the potong car better?

This post has been edited by lightning69: Feb 20 2010, 12:58 PM

hehe i beg to differ bro. thx is not a marketing gimmick...

hehe....
belum cuba belum tau...
if for music maybe you never need THX but for the movie sound you are totally wrong...
buy and test it first i bet u you will...

have you own potong car with proper setting/tuned .... even though you have super duper car like ferrari
but you never test it to the limit you will never know how powerfull ferarri is....


gimmick.... so i wasted my money la ...

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Added on February 20, 2010, 3:45 pmagree....

This post has been edited by matyeo: Feb 20 2010, 03:45 PM

Not to say waste lah. If you happy with it then its good. But I just don't see how THX can add quality to the overall sound. Like my SVS is not THX certify but it booms 10 times better than in the cinema.

This post has been edited by lightning69: Feb 20 2010, 03:49 PM

my sub only JBL pb-12 but for my small room 9x8 feet i think it enough to shake my sofa...
but i'm plan to upgrade my sub mybe end of this year.....svs pc12 plus perhaps....

"But I just don't see how THX can add quality to the overall sound"...have you test it....?

cinema in miri maybe
cinema in kl got very good sub.

Cinema only loud...hardly can fell the rumble.

GSC have a good sound. Both sub and speaker.
I really wonder how many channel are use in cinema and what type of audio decoding thier are using.

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Added on February 20, 2010, 11:33 pmYes it better than MyVi handling.

This post has been edited by minimize: Feb 20 2010, 11:33 PM

agree...

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Added on February 21, 2010, 12:56 ambro..last time when yamaha produce Z9, A&L audio sungei wang they setup using THX setting ,
they used only normal bookshelf spkr and Velodyne subwoofer...
Playing Terminator 2 ...i remember the sound come from subwoofer very impressive...
Z9 only THX select 2 correct me if i'm wrong..
but this setting they used 5 or 6 years ago ..now no more

pm me if you want come to my place Bangi...
I also want sombody expert judge if THX setting is batter than normal set up..

This post has been edited by matyeo: Feb 21 2010, 12:56 AM

it's more than rumble. in fact to much rumble n sound pressure. watching terminator salvation makes one breathless

if somebody sit in front row..maybe can feel the rumble....


GUYS COME... WE DISCUSS ABOUT THX IN " THX SETTING USING NORMAL SPEAKERS"
currently at page 3

This post has been edited by matyeo: Feb 21 2010, 04:02 AM

Look like you offer me to come to you home. I will pm you if i have a time to go.

Bro...
what amp you are using right now....

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=29515032

is it Denon with DTS-hd/Tru-hd.....?

Are this one is ur house? But this post from lightning69. Same guys or what..

Very nice..