List of receivers & Pre/Pro's with Serial Control

["IVB" <ivb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm keeping a running list at
http://www.digitalhomesforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=33#post33 , but if
anybody here is interested, here's a ton of work i've done over the past few
months collating a list of receivers & pre/pro's that are serial
controllable. The value of this is that it's a bidirectional protocol, so
you can create a UI on your HTPC with the status of your receiver. IR is
unidirectional.

In my case, all my equipment is in the next room, and I was sick of getting
up to see why the MX850 or USBUIRT commands weren't making the sound go on.
- Was the power on?
- Was the source setting correct?
- Was the volume muted?
- Was volume set too low?

Sample UI pictures so you can see the value of this in action:
http://charmedquark.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6682

There's obvoiusly many more specs that really differentiate them, there's
stuff on here from $500-$5000. The point is that they're all serial
controllable by your HTPC. If you're sick of guessing if there's no sound
b/c the stereo is off, muted, or just real low, then use one of those
packages to pop up a status window at will [i.e., press the info button on
your remote].

All prices are MSRP, and items are linked to the best page I could find.

<I know it's not so readable, but it took me long enough to create this, and
it's simple enough to click on the digitalhomesforum link that i don't feel
like stripping this out.>

[b][u]Yamaha[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV1500.htm]RX-V1500, 120W
x 7.1, 2 Zone . $850[/URL]
[URL=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV1600.htm]RX-V1600,
3zone, 120w x 7, $1100[/URL]
[URL=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV2500.htm#]RX-V2500,
130w x 7.1, 2 Zone, $1100[/URL]
[URL=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV2600.htm]RX-V2600, 130w
x 7, 3 zone, $1400[/URL]
[url=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV4600.htm#]RX-V4600, 3
Zone, 130w x 7.1, $1900[/URL]
[URL=http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXZ1.htm]RX-Z1, 130w x 6 +
45w x 2, 2zone(?hard to tell?), $2800[/URL]

[URL=http://usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/11.asp]
[b][u]Denon [/u][/b]
AVR-2105: 2 zone,  90w x 7.1, $650
AVR-2106: 2 zone, 100w x 7.1, $700
AVR-2805: 2 zone, 100w x 7.1, $900
AVR-3805: 3 zone, 110w x 7.1, $1200 (I have this one, it's awesome)
AVR-3806  3 zone, 120w x 7.1, $1300
AVR-4306:  Also has TCPIP
AVR-4802
AVR-4806: 130w x 7.1, 3 Zone, $3500. Also has TCPIP
AVR-5800
AVR-5803
AVR-5805: 170w x 10.1, 4 Zone, $6000. Also has TCPIP

[/URL]

[b][u]Pioneer [this is their elite series]: [/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_123728223_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent]VSX-52TX:
2 Zone, 110w x 7.1, $1000[/URL]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_272584183,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent]VSX-72TXV:
3 Zone, 130w x 7.1, $1400[/URL]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_123557443,00.html]VSX-54TX:
2 Zone, 110w x 7.1, $1500 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_272584179,00.html]VSX-74TXVi:
3 Zone, 140w x 7.1, $1700 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_123728213,00.html]VSX-56TXi:
2 Zone, 110w x 7.1, $1700[/URL]
[URL=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4155_41448491,00.html]VSX-59TXi:
2 Zone, 160w x 7.1, $4500. Has WMA/MP3/WAV playback via USB.[/URL]

[b][u]Onkyo[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-NR1000&p=f&class=Receiver]TX-NR1000,
150w x 7.1, 3 Zone, $5000 [/URL]

[b][u]Anthem[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.anthemav.com/NewSitev2.0/AnthemProduct/AVM20/AVM20.html]AVM-20,
3 Zone/4 path, $3200[/URL]
[URL=http://www.fredsoundofmusic.com/anthem.html]Anthem AVM-30, 3 Zone/4
path, $3000[/URL]
AVM-50, out shortly
[URL=http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_2/anthem-statement-d1-ssp-6-2004-part-1.html]Statement
D1, 3Zone/4Path, $5000 [/URL]
Statement D2, out shortly

[b][u]Sony[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=19686&FEID=400&PMNID=240&ASaP=1]STRDA3000ES,
2 Zone, 150w x 7.1, $450 Street [seems to be on clearance, so MSRP of $1000
is misleading] [/URL]

[b][u]NAD[/u][/b]
T762
[URL=http://www.nadelectronics.com/av_receivers/T763_frameset.htm]T763,
2Zone, 100w x 6.1, $1395[/URL]
[URL=http://www.nadelectronics.com/av_receivers/T773_frameset.htm]T773,
2Zone, 110w x 7.1, $1800[/URL]

[b][u]Harman Kardon[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?Region=USA&Country=US&Language=ENG&cat=REC&prod=AVR%20635&sType=C]AVR-635,
75w x 7.1, $1300 (street is MUCH lower)[/URL]
[URL=http://www.harmankardon.com/product_detail.aspx?Region=USA&Country=US&Language=ENG&cat=REC&prod=AVR%20435&sType=C]AVR435:
65w x 7.1, $1000. (not positive this is controllable, but there is an RS232
port) [/URL]

[b][u]Rotel[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.rotel.com/products/specs/rsx1056.htm]RSX-1056, 75w x 5.1,
$1299 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.rotel.com/products/specs/rsx1067.htm]RSX-1067, 100w x 7.1,
$2200 [/URL]

[b][u]Arcam[/u][/b]
Arcam AV8

[b][u]Theta[/u][/b]
Casablanca
Dreadnaught

[b][u]Lexicon[/u][/b]
DC-2
MC-1
MC-12

[b][u]Outlaw[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/990.html]990[/URL]

[b][u]Sherwood[/u][/b]
P-965

[b][u]Xantech[/u][/b]
ZPR68-10

[b][u]Integra (Onkyo's high-end division)[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-4.6&class=Receiver&p=i]DTR-4.6,
90w x 5.1 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-5.6&class=Receiver&p=i]DTR-5.6,
90w x 7.1 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-6.6&class=Receiver&p=i]DTR-4.6,
105w x 7.1 [/URL]
[URL=http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-7.6&class=Receiver&p=i]DTR-4.6,
105w x 7.1 [/URL]

[b][u]Russound[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.russound.com/cav6.6.htm]CAV6.6, 6zone/6source, 20w x 12,
$1300 just for receiver (no keypads)[/URL]

[b][u]Nuvo[/u][/b]
[URL=http://www.nuvotechnologies.com/prozone/concerto.htm]Concerto,
6source/8zone,  40w x 12, $7000 includes 6 keypads [/URL]
[URL=http://www.nuvotechnologies.com/prozone/essentia.htm]Essentia,
6source/6zone, 25w x 12, $2000 includes 6 keypads[/URL]

[b][u]Parasound[/b][/u]
Classic 7100
Halo C1
Halo C2

[b][u]Krell[/b][/u]
Krell HTS 7.1 processor
Krell KCT Stereo pre-amp