Need suggestions replacing my receiver


Hi all.
My family living room (20 x 24) is also where I have my A/V equipment. Right now I have the following:
Onkyo TX-NR906
500 GB Playstation 3
Sony 300 Disc Changer
Focal Chorus 826V towers
Focal Chorus CC 800 V Center
Paradigm SA-30 V.3's for the sides and rears
55" Samsung LED TV.

I have never been overly impressed with the Onkyo TX-NR906. I use this setup for probably 60% movies and watching television and 40% music. Music sounds good but not dynamic, movies are good but not really like being in a theatre. I feel like the setup should be more dynamic and louder. I do listen to it at high volume levels from time to time.
Last week the HDMI inputs stopped working, I have googled the issue and I could actually have it fixed locally. I am considering buying a new receiver, or seperates. I really don't want to spend over 2000.00. What do you guys suggest?
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Showing 1 response by yahoochaz

In the past few months I got rid of my Denon receiver and replaced it with the Marantz AV7005 and MM7055. Based on a recent price reduction on the 7005, this may be close enough to your budget. I didn't know what I was missing and don't think I'll ever go back to a receiver. Haven't heard the Emo but can't imagine that it does a better job on sound than Marantz. I also added a sub, which I found on a close-out deal. I run a separate 2 ch for music and agree with the previous comment on that. Cheers and good luck.