Headshot,
It is very odd that you are happy with music, but not-HT. Most folks around here seem to be in the opposite camp. They typically like the HT sound from their setups, but strive for improved music performance. That said, I'm guessing you have a setup issue with the B&K. I previously owned a B&K AVR-202 (predecessor to the 305/307) on 2 different occassions and I always had issues with the ergonomics and setup. I've owned lots of different HT receivers, and the B&K was the only one that caused me any difficulty in setup. I think it was simply a different philosophy from other units I've owned and it wasn't intuitive to me because of my preconceptions based on experience with other receivers.
So, are you confident that the B&K setup is correct? If not, call/e-mail B&K Tech support. They may be able to step you through it.
If you are confident that the setup is good, but you just don't like the HT performance of the B&K, it may cost you a lot of money to improve on it. I think you may find that an effort to improve HT performance may result in a loss of music performance. I don't have any experience with higher level HT receivers, so I can't make a recommendation, however, based on post I've read around here, you may need to go to HT seperates (pre-amp/processor, multi-channel power amp) to better the sound you're currently getting.
TIC
It is very odd that you are happy with music, but not-HT. Most folks around here seem to be in the opposite camp. They typically like the HT sound from their setups, but strive for improved music performance. That said, I'm guessing you have a setup issue with the B&K. I previously owned a B&K AVR-202 (predecessor to the 305/307) on 2 different occassions and I always had issues with the ergonomics and setup. I've owned lots of different HT receivers, and the B&K was the only one that caused me any difficulty in setup. I think it was simply a different philosophy from other units I've owned and it wasn't intuitive to me because of my preconceptions based on experience with other receivers.
So, are you confident that the B&K setup is correct? If not, call/e-mail B&K Tech support. They may be able to step you through it.
If you are confident that the setup is good, but you just don't like the HT performance of the B&K, it may cost you a lot of money to improve on it. I think you may find that an effort to improve HT performance may result in a loss of music performance. I don't have any experience with higher level HT receivers, so I can't make a recommendation, however, based on post I've read around here, you may need to go to HT seperates (pre-amp/processor, multi-channel power amp) to better the sound you're currently getting.
TIC