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New member Username: Nhart1001Brooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 1 Registered: Jan-07 | I'm planning on setting up a small home theatre system in the 11x15 living room of my apartment. I started with a 32" Samsung LCD and after a good amount of research (including lots of time scouring this forum), I settled on the Athena micra 6 speaker system. I now need a receiver. I have about a $400 budget and am leaning toward either a refurb/dealer demo NAD T743 or a new H/K avr 245. What is everybody's opinion of these receivers (and others ) with my current setup? Also, I'm completely new to home theatre so any addition setup/installation tips would be very welcome. thanks for the help! |
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Gold Member Username: HawkHighlands Ranch, CO USA Post Number: 1094 Registered: Dec-03 | Nathan: Sounds like you have done your homework. Both the NAD or the h/k are excellent receivers--both have plenty of good power and are well built. Which one works best with your Athena micra 6 speakers largely depends upon which sound you like better. To my ears, both are warmish sounding receivers. but the h/k is much warmer (and a tad darker) than the NAD. I have not heard the Athena system, so you may need to try them out with both receivers to see which one you like the best. Good luck! |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 12511 Registered: Dec-03 | I've used NAD paired with Athena and it is a pairing that really works well. |
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New member Username: Nhart1001Brooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 2 Registered: Jan-07 | thanks for the advice! I'm leaning toward the h/k because I've had a hard time tracking down a NAD (refurb or not). I'm sure I'll be very happy. I've also decided to swap my 32" Samsung for a 40" (only $200 more - why not?) thanks again for the help |
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Gold Member Username: HawkHighlands Ranch, CO USA Post Number: 1097 Registered: Dec-03 | Nathan: Check this out: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1174158120 |