Pls suggest a bit old model to this HTiB newbie...

[TheSeeker]

I suppose you are referring to RXV-581. I think it is a good price.. How do you know it has 11 months warranty left? Did you check the bill copy?

If 5.1 is what you are looking at, stick to the basic AVR.. There was a Denon 520BT on sale in the forum.. Check that..

There is a Denon 1612 on the forum.. Else open a "wanted" thread, so that you can check for reasonable offers in you city and then decide on buying...

i will be visiting his place tomorrow for demo. he told me it was a purchase from alfa, with invoice value as 42.5k. 1612 was the first one in my mind when i opened this thread, but after getting to know about the 581, its become tough to look back.
let me check it out tomorrow.