Premise Home Theater Recievers

[Shinyshoes]

I am in the market for a new home theater receiver.  Obviously I use premise and would like something that would work nicely.  I'm was wondering what everyone else is using and how well it works with premise.  I know there is a driver for Integra receivers but I'm not sure how well it works with newer models.
 
Any thoughts?
 
Shinyshoes

 

[drvnbysound]

I'm sortof in the market for one myself, but I'm a pretty die-hard Pioneer fan. I've been using their AV gear for well over 10 years now and don't have any plans to change. It was about 2 months ago that I realized that I really wanted to update, when I realized that I didn't have any more HDMI ports; current AVR has 3 and there all used right now. I think purchased this AVR around 2009, and it's pretty amazing how many new features are being built in... AirPlay, Pandora, Spotify, etc. Not that I would use it often, but Pioneer has their own app for control as well. Fortunately, mine is still currently working great, so I doubt I'll be purchasing right away, but it's definitely on my list...

 

[chucklyons]

I went with Integra..40.3, so its new. I'll have to go back to the xdo version as the 40.3 has many many features I'd like to control. I've used Denon, as well. It had a fairly straightforward api

 

[etc6849]

I would wait for HDMI 2.0 later this year before buying a new AVR or pre/pro.  Otherwise, whatever you buy will be obsolete in 4-5 years.  I'd also want one that supports HDMI output to more than one zone (so I could use the same source components for a theater and a family room).
 
I'd also look at the RS232 protocol before buying.  If it's not two-way and requires polling, I wouldn't buy the product.  Onkyo/Integra usually have easy to understand RS232 ascii protocols that are two-way.  I don't know about other brands.
 
It's straightforward to create a module for any AVR that offers RS232 control.  There's a video that shows how to do it linked from the wiki.  IP control can be used, but is more convoluted and may require an add-in and not a module.
 
Depending on your speakers, you may want to explore getting an external amp and an AVR with preouts or a preamp/processor.  Always make sure whatever AVR you buy has preouts for all channels as this will be needed if you ever decide on getting a separate amp.