Hi all,
Got a bit of a problem.
I need to fit a receiver/amplifier with component switching ( 2 sources) into a cupboard that is only 300mm deep internally or 12 inches for you US based folk. I don't want to turn the unit on it's side or cut out the back of the joinery if i can help it.
Does anyone know of a unit that will fit??? I dont need anything special, so long as it's shallow, will switch 2 component sources and supply sound to at least 2 speakers. Hoping to keep the price under $1000.00 Australian or $700.00 US

Thanks
Simon.

The only one I can think of is the Sherwood Newcastle R-903 digital receiver. It is 10" deep but has no Component. Maybe a small component switcher to go with it help like one from www.inday.com

I remember a couple years ago when I was shopping for a small receiver the shallowest I could find was the Sony STR-SL7 (12", discontinued). A brief glance around my favorite brands doesn't show ANYTHING besides the Sherwood that Bob mentions.

I have not used this but I 've seen this around: [Link: sharpusa.com]

The Inday switcher is pretty interesting -- especially for only $149.

I've used the Zektor switcher in the past, Is there a visible difference between the two??

Dawn

The Sharp actually sounds just fine and has worked great for us in the past.

and Dawn........ If you think the Indays are neat, you shoud check out http://www.avtoolbox.com

All the boxes inday has and then some at the same if not lower pricepoints.

As for quality..... THey switch video just fine... no disernable loss out of the inday or the avtoolbox products.

Teac has/had one that was 11 1/4 or 10 3/4 or something like that, we had to use it a few times for weird apps.

I had to use the Sherwood Newcastle piece in a cabinet that was 12" deep, and about the only thing it did well was fit. It sounds horrible and is a pain in the but to control.
For the video switching I used a DVDO Iscan to scale the cablebox and DVD for the HD plasma.

I would choose to use the Parasound Zpre2 and Zamp along with a small component switcher. Sure it would be more physical pieces, but the system will be easier and more reliable to control, not to mention it will sound 50 times better than the sherwood and a component switch.

Oh, and both Parasound pieces are half rack wide and 10" deep with connectors, so they can stack and take up almost no space in the cabinet.

Thanks for the suggestions folks. I actually can't get a lot of that gear here in Oz.
Talked to the interior designer who created this mess and we are going with turning the amp on it's side with the top facing forwards. She is also explaining to the client that it's her fault and not an indication of our usual work.

Thanks again.

Simon.

I like the Parasound Z stuff. I have never used parasound, but know it has a good rep and the size could be a problem solver in the future.

I was going to suggest Anna Nichole Smith as a "shallow receiver", but she is definatly more than 12" deep.

That sounds like something my boss would suggest(dont ask). I am sure if you look in the manual in the first couple of pages it will tell you not to do that and for good reason.We all know the heat that a typical receiver generates, well the heat sinks were designed to disipate this heat while the unit is upright. Now stick it on its side in a cabinet and you are asking for problems. I know this from first hand experience. One day i went on a service call to a job where they had already replaced the amp 3 times and i was sent there with the forth. Well it turns out the morons who did the original install had put the amp on its side and did the same with the next 3. When i called and told my boss what i had found he said "Well i dont see why that would be a problem." Well i responded with look in the manual and im sure it will tell you on the first couple of pages not to do that. Turns out i was wrong it was on page 18:) Needless to say that the amp i installed with "all 4 feet on a flat surface" has been fine. Ive been to 3 other service calls in the year ive been employed at my current job with the same issue and all of them were resolved simply by puting the equiptment rite side up.
That being said Onkyo makes a receiver that you can use. Good Luck

Hmmmm....food for thought there....Thanks Vincent.