Hey all,
I've got a pair of Polk TSi 200s that I had previously hooked up to a Harman Kardon HK3390 -- the sound quality/performance was adequate/acceptable, but I always thought it could be better considering what I paid for the damn receiver ($350 new 5 years ago). Recently, a transistor blew on the HK and I had all 4 replaced. That cleared the amp error and the thing would turn on, but now there's just no sound. I've got a guy looking into reflowing the board, but even if that works, I won't be keeping it -- my current understanding of newer HK products is that they're not so great and, with my recent experience, I think I agree with that.
I've got my eye on mid-fi/Onkyo and I was wondering what the community thought would be a good match for my setup in the ~$160 range. I realize for $10-$20 more, I can get a brand-new TX-8020, and I'm not opposed to that necessarily, I just don't know what the general consensus is on new Onkyo vs old, and if I could get something somehow nicer or higher quality/more reliable for the same money in the used market.
At the moment, I've got an Onkyo HT-R340 that I picked up in a rush for $60 just so I could have some tunes, but I'll probably look to sell it for breakeven after picking up a proper stereo receiver. Any input greatly appreciated, and if you have 2 or 3 potential candidates in mind, go ahead and throw them out there! And they don't necessarily have to be Onkyo so long as the quality on the internals is on par.
Cheers,
nrgetik
Hey all,
I've got a pair of Polk TSi 200s that I had previously hooked up to a Harman Kardon HK3390 -- the sound quality/performance was adequate/acceptable, but I always thought it could be better considering what I paid for the damn receiver ($350 new 5 years ago). Recently, a transistor blew on the HK and I had all 4 replaced. That cleared the amp error and the thing would turn on, but now there's just no sound. I've got a guy looking into reflowing the board, but even if that works, I won't be keeping it -- my current understanding of newer HK products is that they're not so great and, with my recent experience, I think I agree with that.
I've got my eye on mid-fi/Onkyo and I was wondering what the community thought would be a good match for my setup in the ~$160 range. I realize for $10-$20 more, I can get a brand-new TX-8020, and I'm not opposed to that necessarily, I just don't know what the general consensus is on new Onkyo vs old, and if I could get something somehow nicer or higher quality/more reliable for the same money in the used market.
At the moment, I've got an Onkyo HT-R340 that I picked up in a rush for $60 just so I could have some tunes, but I'll probably look to sell it for breakeven after picking up a proper stereo receiver. Any input greatly appreciated, and if you have 2 or 3 potential candidates in mind, go ahead and throw them out there! And they don't necessarily have to be Onkyo so long as the quality on the internals is on par.
Cheers,
nrgetik