What receiver to go with? Got any suggestions?

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Greetings,

I am in a sort of quandary as to which receiver I should go with. I have just about made my mind up on the Yamaha RX-V2400. With shipping, I can get it just under $800.00. I would want to spend anymore than that. So my budget is $800.00. Some features I am looking for are:

*7.1 compatible
*All Dolby digital and DTS modes.
*THX Certified is optional
*100w per channel minimum
*component input and output
*up-conversion from the composite and s-video inputs to the component output
*5.1 analog inputs
*Minimum of 4 s-video/audio inputs
*Minimum of 4 digital TOS Link and 1 coaxial AC3 digital inputs

Those are the basic feature sets I'm looking into. Also, having individual bass management on each speaker channel would be nice, as well as separate EQ adjustments available for each speaker would be helpful for sonically matching my unmatched speakers.

Any and all suggestions would be most helpful!


:cheers:
 
Well, I would suggest that you do not buy a Yamaha reciever, just for the simple fact that we had to take back our Yamaha rx-v1 ($3000+ new) a few times.

Other than the pain of taking it back and not getting it back for weeks, it's a great reciever. The quality of these are great, it has the best seperation of any reciever i've heard. The bass signal is weak compared to the 2 other Yamaha recievers we have, but it works well with the lows. (I think the Definitive Audio Supercube 1 with 1500watts helps that though)

When we bought this, it was being displayed with all the $5,000+ one's, and it sounded best. They were playing it with $10,000 (each) speakers, from B&W.

If your looking for quality, Yamaha is it. If you looking for something that won't break, look elsewhere, lol. Not a lot of people look toward pioneer, but they do make some decent stuff.

The newer one's cary THX ultra 2, and the upper-end one's have around 170 watts a channel with 7.1 surround.

http://soundandvisionmag.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=1057639

^100 watts per channel, 7.1

Hope this helps you, lol, if not, then I did a lot of typing and looking around for nothing...

BTW, our reciever has 40 seperate wires plugged into the back, this is a picture, it's a pain...
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Can you get Denon stuff in the US? They do some really good receivers, but I'm not sure what their price point will be, if you can get them at all.
 
Omicron,

That's a whole lotta wires....Looks like my setup x2! I really hate too many wires, that's one of the things that's so appealing with the up-conversion to component capabilities of the RX-V1400 and up receivers. That Elite does have some nice features....., it just seems that everyone I know that has had Pioneer has always had problems with it. As far as taking your RX-V1 braking down, I'd be a little (well more then just a little) upset at having to unhook all those connections, and re-wireing them when you get it back. I see that everything is well marked though. :)

Giles,

Yep, we can definately get Denon and Marantz, and H&K, and B&K, and several other high-end components, but as you well know, there are many, many, many different models...... UGH!

:)
 
I think DGtec is the leading brand here in Aus, but I think your budget is above the highest model!
 
If can stand Sony receivers, this one is not bad. It seems to have what you want. The description below said 6.1, but that is not correct. It's a 7.1 system.

STR-DA2000ES
Address:http://www.oade.com/Home_theater/sony/sony_es/str-da2000es.html Changed:8:04 AM on Thursday, April 29, 2004

I want the STR-9000ES A/V Receiver for myself, but I hate 7.1 channel surround sound. 5.1 is better. Dual DVI inputs, with DVI out sounds great. Too bad my HDTV set doesn't have one. Ah screw it, I'll stick to what I've got, and spend the $4,500 on somehting else.

Harmon/Kardon is not bad. The model DPR 2005 is suited to your needs but it's $1,600.00. Ouch.
 
Thanks for the help guys... I have decided on the Denon AVR-3805. It's a great 7.1 receiver and look forward to hooking it up... (just gotta spring for some more surround speakers now.... )

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Now that you helped Pako, can you help me? I have a 300-350 dollar budget for a new reciever (I found out why my subwoofer sucks because of the sherwood because it sounded 10 times better at my friend's house.)

Im thinking of the DENON AVR-1804 or the YAMAHA HTR-5760.

Anyone else have suggestions on the 2 recievers?
 
If you can find a Yammy 5760 in the price range, I would definately go that route. Much more bang for the buck!

YAPO is a plus if you have unmatched speakers as it will auto callibrate your system for you.

There's a ton of features that the AVR-1804 can't touch.
 
Well it finally came today....

:D

It's the first time I have really enjoyed music. Neo and DDII are both awesome! I haven't come close to even coming close to setting this receiver up, but I have a feeling I will enjoy every moment.

It has more inputs that I have devices which is a first for me...

As I get the rest of the speakers (on shipment now) so I can finish building my 7.1 setup, I'll report back and let you all know how it goes...

:cheers:
 
Nice one Pako. :cheers:

It has almost the same features as my Sony receiver. But I don't 7.1 channel surround sound. I hate it, so I didn't want it anyway. Do you have a DVI input? I noticed that it supports 720p, but I didn't read of a DVI or HDMI input. Will three digital optical inputs be enough for you? I need at least four for my system. It's to bad I only have three.

Make sure you remember to use it for regular TV shows, as well as DVDs. Some TV shows are aired in 5 or 7.1 digital surround sound. Deadwood on HBO is my favorite show to listen to, as well as watch. Sporting events could also be in 5-7.1 DSS.

Do have the a speaker system selected yet? If you like JBL or Cerwin-Vega, the best place to look at is www.jandr.com True, they're not the best speakers out there, but the JBL Studio Series are pretty decent and relatively inexpensive. I have them, and they're OK.

Have fun with your new system! :)
 
As far as optical inputs, it has 6 TOS-Link Optical and 2 coaxial digital audio inputs. 5.1 analog inputs for SACD, as well as D-Link which is Denon's proprietary digital transfer medium for SACD/DVD-A sources. Along with all the S-Video stuff for days...which all upconverts to the component output that's going to the TV. Very handy feature, and at a 100hz pipeline for the HD programming on the component switches, the pictures should remain full and unsaturated. It also has three component inputs for component sources. I would have loved more component inputs, but for the price difference to get more, I felt my money to be best spent else where. Along with the additional 2 component inputs on the TV, along with the DVI....that gives me a total of 5, high bandwidth video inputs. Not as much as I'd like, but for now it's fine, and if I really get in a bind, you can get Class-A component switch boxes that can be controlled from remotes that support macro programming.

Speakers? I have just ordered my last set of speakers. I have settled on Klipsch's Reference 3 series. I will end up with:

2x RF-35's for the Fronts
1x RC-3 II for the Center
2x RS-3 II's for the Side Surrounds
2x RS-3's for the back surrounds

I already had the older RS-3's (not wired with monster cable, unlike the II series, I have since added the rest of the Klipsch series, with the fronts...the RF-35's being the most recent model from Klipsch)

The only NON klipsch will be my subs that I made back in high-school. They are downward fireing, 12" subs X2. Rockford Fosgate. I have a Nikkon receiver powering each sub, and I have the Denon's sub crossover set at 60hz, along with it's passive crossover set at 100hz, I get nice deep bass out of them.

I'm suppose to be getting the rest of the speakers by Friday if all goes well. I will definately have some pics when it's all set up.

The system already sounds 100x better than with my old JVC 5.1 receiver. I actually enjoy listening to music again. That has been something I have really missed over the past few years.


Will keep you all updated as the system progresses.
 

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