|
Video Asylum TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more. |
|
|
|
Video Asylum TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more. |
|
In Reply to: Paging Rob A. posted by jh on November 22, 2000 at 10:18:57:
I feel the Yamaha's have a very flat nuetral sound with little soundstage for music listening(my opinion). This would also depend on how good your speakers are. Yamaha is similar to Sony as they both put little into a good amplifier with solid build quality and pile on the soundfield modes (39 with the RXV800)and little buttons that nobody uses. They also tend to overstate their watt ratings rather than understate like Denon,Marantz and Outlaw.Listen to the competition so you can judge sound quality for yourself and try to use your front speakers for the comparison. Hearing a different receiver with different (house speakers)at a dealer does not give you a chance to see if the sound difference is the same on your speakers in your living room. If you don't hear the difference don't pay for it.
The RXV800 is relatively new and hasn't taken off like a rocket so there is little out there with personl reviews to reflect reliability problems. The RXV800 goes for $545 at the unauthorized dealers on the net and even less at the auctions. It sells for around $700 at the authorized online dealers and even more at regular in town dealers. To the average person buying at $700-$800 I do not consider the RXV800 a good buy over the Marantz SR-7000 or even the less expensive Denon AVR-2800 or AVR-2801 for anything other than it has componant video input. If you are going to pay over $800 for it you are getting into the range of the Dennon 3801 and the Marantz SR-8000 and there is truely no comparison for music listening. I had also seen in more than one place that the Yamaha receivers for Best Buy and other large chain outlets have a different build with less quality componants than the ones sent to the local dealer channels.
To Yamaha's favor they are a good home theater reciever with a reliable reputation so if you listen to TV 80 percent of the time and music 20 percent and your speakers are not particularly sensitive it may be fine for you. If you are going to set up a digital satallite receiver and a DVD and your TV only has one componant video input the componant video input and componant switching of the RXV800 may be a big plus for you. Generally you have to step up to over $1000 for componant video on a receiver. My 2 cents.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Re: Paging Rob A. - Rob A. 16:49:56 11/22/00 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
