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== Current preferred setup ==
{{SH_Triple|Rachna Vohra|Location|Literature, Montréal, Person}}
 
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I have no idea.
 
 
== Required receiver features ==
 
* HDMI 1.3a with audio
* Dynamic volume (commercials, different channels with different levels)
* Starts up at set-able volume
* Nice appearance (unlike Denon, sorry, yuck)
 
== Nice to have ==
 
* Auto set up
* 5.1 analog input
* Front HDMI connection
* OSD
* Smaller cabinet
* Non VFD display (sheesh)
* Low power on standby
* Compressed Music enhancer
 
=== Receiver ===
 
==== Onkyo TX-SR307 ====
 
http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR307&class=Receiver&p=i
 
Overview of Onkyo 2009: http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers/onkyo-tx-sr507-black/4505-6466_7-33553552.html?tag=mncol;txt
 
* Audyssey Dynamic Volume
* Decent reviews
* "Warmer sound" than Denon
* Available in silver
* Smaller cabinet size
* $300 list
 
==== Denon 505 ====
 
Overview of 2009 Denon: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10237889-1.html
 
* Audyssey Dynamic Volume
* OSD
* $350 list
 
Retailers: http://ca.denon.com/DealerLocator.asp?selstate=QC
 
=== Speakers ===
 
KEF fivetwo 11
 
Discontinued! And they never replied to my email.
 
http://www2.kef.com/ca/SurroundSound/FiveTwo/model11 , http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9682390-1.html
 
Very good stereo audio, decent surround (no real "rears")
 
Does it require four walls?
 
Retailers: http://www.digitalcraze.com/content.asp?ContentID=4 (US) , http://www.audiovillemtl.com/html/contact.html
 
=== Panel mount ===
 
In wall: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/furniture/speaker-and-display-mounts/peerless-im760pu-in-wall-mount
 
<blockquote>Maximize your flat panel experience by installing it truly flat against the wall with the industry’s first universal in-wall mounting solution for up to 60" screens. Installation is quick and easy thanks to the mounts self-locating tabs that center the in-wall box snugly between standard 16" wood stud centers. View the flat panel screen in its no-profile home position, or extend the arm over 19" to watch it virtually anywhere else within the room.</blockquote>
 
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/furniture/speaker-and-display-mounts/peerless-im760pu-in-wall-mount lists shops selling it for $340 US