Ashburner

I've never had a Yamaha receiver before so I'm not sure about quality but this looks like a good price and it is plenty powerful.

Does anyone have an experience?

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=29695

jupitersolo

As I said in your speaker thread, think alike. I have the Yamaha RX-V559, got it when I got my speakers.

I have owned a Yamaha Receiver since the early 80's. You can't go wrong. Yamaha and Denon are the only 2 that I look at for receivers.

The V559 has a ipod link (extra) so I can control through the receiver, it also works with a couple other models. My kid will be giving me the ipod deck for Christmas. It also XM ready, just need antenna and activation.

Ashburner

Oh, the price should be $639. I wonder why this one doesn't have the iPod link. That would be nice.

jlukja

For the same price they also list the Denon AVR-2307. The power numbers are a little lower and there is no THX certification but it looks like it'll do HDMI 1080p switching.

I agree, you can't go wrong with Denon or Yamaha, both very highly thought of brands. I have a Denon 1906 and am very happy with it.

clorich

Looks good. I've had a Yamaha receiver for 6 years now. As long as you make sure you're buying from an authorized reseller (OneCall is), you'll be fine. Got screwed out of warranty repairs on mine (but I saved $150 on the original price, so I can't complain).

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Yamaha's are great! I'll be in the market for a new 1 after Christmas. I still have 1 of the first top of the line ones from years & years ago when DD was still referred to as AC3.
Still works & sounds great!

derrick

I have a RX-V1200 ... only thing I don't like about Yamaha receivers ... the stupid remote! Freaking useless and full of buttons. I hate it ... only use it to adjust volume.

Otherwise ... beautiful case and well designed. I will eventually upgrade to take advantage of HDMI (one day). But I'm happy with it.

(And yes -- I agree you can't go wrong with Yamaha or Denon in the entry-mid level market of receivers. If the sky's the limit ... then I'd go Lexicon.)

derrick

One last thing ... don't get suckered in to "THX-certified". It's useless (to me, at least) unless you have THX speakers to take full advantage of this encoding scheme.

TSXmeister

I got a Yamaha RX-V1000 bought 4 years ago and still going strong....good receiver can't go wrong with a Yamaha.

yunginTL

denon and onkyo ftw

2001AudiS4

I used to be a Onkyo fan, but the sound quality is just not there. You do not get a full range of sound IMHO. I have owned several Onkyo's and one Integra (which is an onkyo receiver) and decided to give that (the Integra) to my parents and I bought myself a Marantz. The difference in sound without even touching any of the settings is night and day.

moeronn

I have the RX-V1100 and have been very happy with it.

I'm not sure if it's still the case, but the RX series was manufactured in a different plant than the HTR series (that you would find at Best Buy type places) and there was a significant difference in quality.

Dan

RX is to Yamaha as XBR is to Sony.

Ashburner

So I guess I should stay away from the HTR.

keg1997

Count another vote for Yammys...I've got two- the first a HTR something that I bought 6 years ago at BB that sits in my MBR and runs a 5.1 setup there and a RX1400 that runs my 7.1 in our great room. No issues with either and whenever I do upgrade, Yammys will likely be my primary focus.

jupitersolo

Wouldn't say that, just think Honda vs Acura, both good, just a different dealer. You should check out yamaha.com and compare the two.

is300eater

and I HAVE THX-cert. speakers and I still think it's over rated... (I have an Onkyo THX receiver)

yunginTL

what makes speakers THX certified?

really? how do u define sound quality, is it how reall the drops of water sound etc?

2001AudiS4

I cannot get into how I define sound quality. If you listen to enough systems, you will know what i mean.

derrick

Has to go through LucasArts for certification -- (ie pay them a royalty to use their logo ... and don't make the speakers out of sh*t quality parts ... so-so stuff is good enough). Take a look at the Logitech computer speakers that are "THX certified" ... seriously -- would you use those in your home theater setup? I'm sure they are good for their purpose (ie a den) ... but not your HT room ...

derrick

Sound quality -- it's kinda like how well a speaker can disseminate distinct sounds through a range of frequencies. Probably the most difficult sound to reproduce is the human voice. A lot of audiophiles like to use a jazz or an acoustic recording as their 'reference' ... a good set of speakers are able to replicate you being in an actual studio... you can hear the person's voice ... the bassist pluck the strings of his instrument ... the drummer using that whisk-like utensil on the high-hat ... If you can 'hear' all that ... and feel as if you are in the studio with them ... then you have a really good system. You don't have to 'crank it up' to hear those unique instuments. There should be no loss in fidelity at low or high volumes. (The hissing between tracks is also a sign 'quality' issues...)

And those who like to use 50 Cent or any bass-heavy composition ... probably will not get much out of a 'high end' system. Although ... a really high end system should be able to replicate that as well (ie nothing 2 subwoofers couldn't fix )

2001AudiS4

Yeah, what he said

yunginTL

interesting. i always thought THX was a scam just like monster