Home Theater

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

yamahaSHO — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:28:56 GMT

I went ahead with the Pioneer... I'll have it later today. I may add a 2-channel amp to the RF-62's in the future.

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

yamahaSHO — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:14:29 GMT

I can't really compare and engine to an A/V receiver, even if it is the same brand. Sony makes great TV's, but they lack in speakers.

I do like Yamaha's and if it weren't for the BTB and WTW issues, it would have been a no brainer. It has been a HUGE complaint on other forums and I'd hate to later wish I had purchased the unit that didn't clip these. Does anyone see this to be a real issue... I may even hook my HTPC through this if the hardware ever catches up with HDMI and computers.

I don't mean to push away the other brands like an arse, but I am only contemplating between these to receivers. I do appreciate the help!

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

Islander — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:13:29 GMT

wuzzzer:

You drive an SHO and you're contemplating buying something other than a Yamaha??

Good one! YAMAHA

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

wuzzzer — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:19:30 GMT

You drive an SHO and you're contemplating buying something other than a Yamaha??

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

nezff — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:20:16 GMT

just trying to save you some money, and the onkyo and denon are better imo.

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

yamahaSHO — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:41:44 GMT

Guys, I'm not looking at any other receiver other than the two I indicated in my original post. Thanks,

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

AV Theater Designs — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:51:44 GMT

I would also look at Denon. They sound very nice with Klipsch speakers. I use the 2808CI and the 3808CI for a lot of my jobs. They will also overlay OSD over 1080P via HDMI. No other receivers will do that yet.

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

nezff — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:09:32 GMT

you can get a Onkyo 805 with 130 watts per channel, Burr Brown DACs, 4 HDMIs, etc.. for $620 shipped from 6ave.com.

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

yamahaSHO — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:06:18 GMT

O.C. Home Theater:

Yamaha ad Pioneer have very similiar "warm" sounds, so I'm not surprised you are choosing between the two.
You won't go wrong with either , but I thought I would share with you that the Yamaha seams to play well with others
and is often the easiest to control when hooking up with other devices.
Best of luck,
O.C.
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Could you please explain?

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

Jordan — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:38:00 GMT

I have a Pioneer now and love it. I would go with the 92.

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

O.C. Home Theater — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:35:22 GMT

Yamaha ad Pioneer have very similiar "warm" sounds, so I'm not surprised you are choosing between the two.

You won't go wrong with either , but I thought I would share with you that the Yamaha seams to play well with others
and is often the easiest to control when hooking up with other devices.

Best of luck,

O.C.

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http://www.orangecountyhometheater.info

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Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

ensmarcum — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:05:56 GMT

I vote for the pioneer! I had yamaha and i loved it but I think if it were me i would go with the elite.

Droopy

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

InVeNtOR — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:49:44 GMT

i sent you a message

Re: Need quick help choosing receiver

InVeNtOR — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:27:19 GMT

i am looking at that same pioneer elite. thats the one i will be getting. i like the entire pioneer elite line (if i were rich i would get the receiver, blu-ray, and kuros plasma- in fact the tv and blu ray player were both of consumers reports best product).

can you get two?

Need quick help choosing receiver

yamahaSHO — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:23:20 GMT

Howdy.... I have a buddy that will be getting me a receiver on Monday at his cost (I have to get it Monday) and I am torn between 2 receivers they sell (these are the only two in consideration at this point).

My system is the RF-62 Home Theater System and I'm trying to decide between the Yamaha RX-V1800 or a Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH for movies and 2.0/2.1 channel music. My last receiver was a Yamaha RX-V661 with some RB-51's and I really liked the sound. I was pretty much sold on the RX-V1800 due to reviews and past experiences, until.... I read that the Yamaha clips video and will not pass BTB and WTW. Since HDMI is video and audio in one, I'm pretty much forced to run HDMI into the receiver. The Pioneer VSX-92TXH does NOT clip video like the Yamaha.

I've played with the Pioneer in the store, however, the setting was less than optimal to really gauge how well it would work for me. Currently, I'll be running the Xbox 360 and a PS3 through the receiver... My HTPC will have video run directly to the projector and analog audio for now (until a capable sound card comes out). I'm not sure how much the clipping issue will affect me at the moment, so this why I'm torn.

I want a great sounding receiver with my speakers regardless. I would also like to NOT have video clipping either. Anyone have experience with either or both of these receivers? I'm looking for input from Klipsch users.

Thanks,