I found a listing for a Denon AVR-X2600H including original box along with speakers (4 ProMonitor 80 satellites, ProCenter 100, and ProSub woofer) and wire for $380. It seems like a reasonable deal, although I haven’t looked up the speakers. We moved several years ago and now have a bonus room that I’ve always intended to be our home theater but currently has an older 4K TV (only 1 4K HDMI input, not HDR) and soundbar with wireless subwoofer from our old house where the TV was in an open living room. It’s never been in the budget to upgrade, and I’m not actually sure I could spend this because we had some unexpected expenses recently, but it’s certainly a more budget-friendly way to go. I think it would be a decent setup and upgrade for our current equipment, but I’ve never bought a surround system before, especially not used.
Have you bought used before? Any concerns with that in general or this system in particular? If we ever upgrade the TV to a newer 4K/HDR the receiver might be missing some features that would be nice to have, but I have no plans to do that unless the TV actually dies which hopefully won’t be any time soon.
I haven’t, though think you’re considering the right factors re: compatibility between components. The only other thing would be the usual on buying anything used, i.e. condition, who you’ve bought it from etc but I assume that was all thought through at the time. Still an important variable though.
I’ve been looking for a good deal on a Technics 1200/1210 but might just plump for the 1500C new, as it’s dropped a bit recently
And that’s another good point. I haven’t been considering buying anything right now (the bonus room became a bit of a dumping ground for things I kept when my parents downsized, along with budget reasons), so maybe there are better options new now for similar prices to used gear that was decent mid-range a few years ago.