looking for receiver advice...

[pauld5999]

im looking to get a new receiver for my audio setup, was hoping someone here could help with some recommendations....

the receiver is going to be used in conjunction with my mixer which has two turntables, my desktop's audio (via auzentech prelude) and a 3.5mm input jack (for ipod/mp3 player) running over the two channels. right now i run a pair of technics 3 way 12 inch speakers, plan to upgrade these at some point but will be with something of a similar style (pair of floor standing), just better quality.

I do not do any gaming on the desktop and no serious video watching, so not looking for a receiver geared towards that, just listenting to my vinyl and cd/losseless/mp3 collection

So for this setup im looking for a good quality receiver but do not need something with most of the modern features i'm seeing, are their still high end receivers being made with just basic audio controls/inputs? or can someone recommend a solid, available new older unit? hoping to keep this in the $300-$500 range.

[pauld5999]

ok, put a little more reseach in this, to sum up my long winded first post, I am looking for advice on a high quality, good sounding 2 channel receiver in the $300-$500 range

so far the leading runner I've seen is an HK-3490, interested in hear what others think though

[big poppa pump]

You can get this

http://emotiva.com/usp1.shtm

or you can get an even better one

http://emotiva.com/xpa2.shtm

[coyotetu]

You can get this

http://emotiva.com/usp1.shtm

I'd concur with the USP-1 recommendation. If you can source say, a used Adcom amp off Craigslist, that would be a killer combination around your price range.

[bigKr33]

A really good receiver for the money is a yamaha rx-v465
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=5027893

Don't worry about the price. You can get it for $330 at best buy or online at other etailers. I'm telling you from experience I use to actually own the slightly older model of this receiver (rx-v463). It is a very good receiver for the cost. I used it to run some paradigm monitors and it worked flawlessly. However I never tested it on my turntable.