Having 4 different kinds of "Hall" DSP mode is not as important.There’s a good degree of insight and an admirable level of composure when the music becomes complicated. What I am looking for is a good quality receiver that will last, will play both movies and music cleanly and accurately, and will pump out enough watts to fill a 15 * 21 living room with 12 foot ceiling and one side completely open to the kitchen and breakfast area without distortion nor obscene volume levels. I am willing to spend up to $500, but not any more.my wife would divorce me. I would like component video input and some preouts, but not essential. Perhaps my ears are just not sensitive enough to appreciate them. I am not a big fan of all the different DSP modes that Sony and Yamaha seem to offer. Heck, we even got rid of our old JVC tape deck. Just enough for a CD player, DVD player, and Gamecube would be fine. Hence, I don't need lots of digital inputs. The 6 or 7 channels work fine as we really don't watch much TV, just rented movies. I'll try to elaborate on my "requirements," but again I am a newbie so I may mispronounce or butcher some terms.įirst, I don't have cable or satellite TV, and don't envision getting it in the future. In the meantime, check out the buyer's guides at Perhaps you could give us some requirements like your price range and the features you feel you need and we could suggest some other receivers to look at. Preouts for the front three speakers only. Solid all around performer for both music and home theater. Someone on this board ran a test on this model and found that it put out 27 watts/channel all-channels-driven instead of the advertised 75 watts.ĭenon AVR-1802 - Last year's model. Nagging question on this one is all-channels driven performance. Not sure if the same problems occured on the 595 or not.
Onkyo has had some quality problems with the replacement for this one (TXSR600). Lots of options, quality is a question mark Sony STR-DE985 - You can do much better for the price Brands that can not be considered entry levelĪs far as the receivers you are looking at, here are some more opinions. Denon, Harmon Kardon, Kenwood Sovereign, Marantz, Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer Elite, Sony ES IMHO the heirarchy of audio brands goes like this. I plan on matching this with the JBL SCS150 or JBLNSP1/Sony SA-WM40 speaker packages.Ĭan anyone give me some insight about their personal experiences with any of these receivers, that would give me more information on which to base a decision? The Sony, Panasonic, and Yamaha seem to come with more features, bells, and whistles, but I know these are mass market receivers that tend to be of lower quality. So far the Yamaha has a slight advantage, but maybe only because the Best Buy guy was so enthusiastic about it and because of its overwhelming positive reviews on. I have reviewed, read reviews, listened to, etc., several receivers in my price range and have narrowed the search down to five.the Yamaha HTR-5560, the Onkyo TX DS-595, the Denon 1802, the Panasonic SA-HE200, and the Sony STR-DE985. I am NOT an audiophile, can't seem to hear the differences in tone and quality that others hear, and plan to listen to music vs.
Am about to make the jump into the HT arena by upgrading my 18-year old Pioneer receiver.