AV Receiver upgrade

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I currently have an Onkyo 606 receiver running my B&W 685 Theatre speakers but am looking to upgrade the front stereo 685 speakers with the 684 floor standers and move the 685's to the rear/side to work alongside the 686 speakers for a 7.1 system.

It has been mentioned before that i may not be getting the very best from my speakers with the Onkyo 606 so am considering upgrading my reciever, looking around i have seen the Pioneer SC-LX82 for about £1200; is this overkill for my speakers or would i be better going for something a notch or 2 down from the Pioneer?

If it helps my sources are mostly DVD/Bluray and Xbox gaming, I use a Denon 1940 for DVD playback and a PS3 for Bluray but both will be replaced with the Panasonic BDP 85 when it arrives this week.

Any advice is appreciated as always

 

[bigboss]

The Pioneer LX82 won't necessarily be an overkill with your speakers. All receivers sound different, & I would suggest you to demo a few before buying one.

Your options could include:

Pionner: LX82 / LX72 / VSX-LX53

Denon: 4310 / 3310

Yamaha: Z7 / RX-V3900 / RX-V2065

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

Add a Denon AVR-2310 to that list too.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Bigboss, will be going to sevenoks in Cheltenham on Wednesday to try get a glimpse at a Panasonic 50" V20 so will look to test a few amps while i am at it.

 

[Anonymous]

Well after having a listen i ended up spending £1000 on the new Onkyo 808, only had a few hours playing with it so far but have to say really impressed with the jump in performance over the 606; the ability to stream music directly from my PC to the reciever is also a big bonus.