"Koen" wrote in message
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Hi,

My good old NAD 705 receiver finally gave up, so I am looking around for
a replacement. I guess lots has changed in the audio world in recent
years, because stereo receivers seem to have become very scarce, it's
almost all surround system these days

Two possibilities I keep runnning into while browsing the web are the HK
3480 and Onkyo TX8511. Both get decent reviews, and are in the price
range I can currently afford.

I don't care about all sorts of gimmicks and possibilities, for me its
more important that the audio quality is good and that they are easy to
use.

Are there any other alternatives (NAD maybe) to the two above or are
these good choices? I don't mind paying a bit more (up to $500- 600),
but then I will have to wait a bit before I can purchase it


Onkyo makes two excellent stereo receivers...100wpc retails $200, 50wp
retails $150. J&R carries the latter, refurbished, for less than $100.
Standard FM/AM, but MM phono stage and excellent, transparent amps.

Outlaw (www.outlawaudio.com) has just brought out a top-line "retro" stereo
receiver that retails for $500 and puts out 100wpc (8 ohms) and 160wpc (4
ohms). Based on Outlaw's previous work, this undoubtedly is a fine sounding
unit...and has many rare features not found on other units, such as:

..USB input for playback of streaming audio output from compatible computers
..both moving magnet and moving coil cartridge phono inputs

..a Processor/equalizer loop

..a subwoofer output that includes analog, frequency-selectable bass
management

..Front panel "speaker equalization" selector which adds a half-octave of
bass boost at a choice of frequencies to improve performance with compact
bookshelf speakers

..Pre-Out/Main-In connections

..IR In/Out jacks

..Amplifier Trigger for use as preamp with external power amplifier

Both brands feature defeatable tone controls and a motorized volume
control/remote control.unit.

Hope this helps.