Hello, I'm a newbie who just wants to start listening to music with a (relatively) good system. Considering I'm a college student in low budget, I narrowed it down to renowned Magnepan's MMG. I can gratefully spend $550 for a great speaker, but the problem arises from selecting the A/V receiver because the AV receiver with good 4 ohm capability is usually expensive. After long time of research, I realized that the Nad receivers are good, so the cheapest Nad receiver that I found is Nad T742 (refurbished) at $400. And Dvd player that I chose is Nad 532 (also refurbished) at $250.
To sum them all up, I would spend more than $1200!! I don't really want to spend that much money for an audio system right now.
So, Here is my question. Is there a good receiver that can be used with MMG well at cheaper price? (I can get Onkyo 501 at $150, does it work well with MMG?) Also, does it really lower the quality of music and movie a lot if I get a cheap dvd player such as Philips 642($70)?