I have decided to bite the bullet and buy myself my first Dolby digital receiver to go with the increasing number of DVDs i seem to be collecting!....
I have a budget of £150 - £250 and have been looking around for possible models, i wondering if any of you have any suggestions at this price??
I have been looking at the Pioneer VSX-D510S
[Link: techtronics.com]
anyone have any experience of this model??

i have a few requirements to bear in mind!:

Must have Dolby digital, DTS and prologic

Must have a silver finish (black or gold would stick out like a sore thumb in my system)

Must have separate 5.1 channel Inputs as well as optical digital inputs



Any suggestions for speakers to match (Front, back, centre and sub) would also be useful, what kind of price range is right for me to match an entry level receiver like this with out me just wasting my money!? I have vaguely been looking at the mission m70 range - [Link: mission.co.uk]

Thanks a lot if you can be of any help to a struggling beginner!

Liam

With your budget, I don't think anything is going to stand out as either crap or excellece in audio either. Go for looks and maybe a nice remote, as all will use an inexpensive IC chip and not discrete channels or anything like that. Pick one that looks nice and has an easy remote and try it out!