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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dshai527" data-source="post: 494670" data-attributes="member: 4469">As a subject that is very near and dear to my heart, i have finally found some tim eto answer. Yes THX certification is worth it, BUT only if you do everything to take advantage of it. ALL peices of your system have to be THX certified. Even the speaker wire. (Yes speaker wire makes a difference, I recommend Monster Cable)As for which reciever is right for you: it all depends. Ask yourself thses questions.1) How good is my hearing?2) What kind of effect am I looking for? Music requires different power ratings than movies and video games. 3) What are the other pieces of my system? Your system is only as good as your weakest link. It won't do you any good to have a high rank reciever if you have cardboard speakers hooked to it. 4) How much money are you willing to spend?Tips1) Take along your own DVD and music CD to a store to listen to and try to match the reciever up with speakers that are simialr to your own. Don't trust the salesperson to have a demo cd that meets your needs. Use parts of the movie/song that you know real well and have listened to on your own system.2)Define your current system How are the highs, the mediums, and the lows.3) Make sure all demo equipment is set to base levels, don't listen to a system that has the base and treble moved all the way up. 4) I look for three things in a reciever a) THD total harmonic distortion (this is the distortion level added to the sound just by being powered on)-most recivers run at .9% THD at base levels getting worse as you increase the volumn Onkyo and HK are better here they run at .09%THD b)Amps how many amps is the system running (it is an amplifyer not a watt-fier) most run with 6-9 amps HK and yamaha and onkyo run between 26-45 much better sound c) how many watts - you must be careful there are two ways to rate wattage for labeling purposes (an Onkyo at 50 watts is really better than a pioneer at 150 watts) one is called peak power rating and the other is constant rating. Peak power is when all power is turned up and where the wattage peaks at the other is where all levels are set to zero and rated where the average wattage is. (pioneer, sony, JVC, all use peak ratings and ONkyo, Yamaha, HK use constant ratings)My opinionsHK - Great music sound (Classical, and easy listening) and Movies (Best for dramas and comidies)Onkyo - Great music (Hard Rock, Rap and bass) Movies (Action and Bass heavy)Yamaha - Great for in between or a mix of HK and OnkyoJVC - the best of the "consumer" models great for all movies okay for music. That is all I have time for now, if you need more help let me know. I did sell Audio for many years and consider myself an Audiophile. I didn't list all of the brands or even get into the high end electronics but I can if you need it.</blockquote>

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