"Official" Yamaha RX-A1000/RX-A2000/RX-A3000 thread - Page 102

There's a standard for how loud it should play at a certain volume setting (0dB gives so-called "reference level"). So it doesn't matter how much power you have, you will still need to turn the volume up to the same level (assuming the receiver is calibrated properly). What the extra power does is let you turn the volume up higher if you want, it doesn't make it play louder at the same volume setting.

Anyone knows where I get the Receiver manager for the A2000? There is a link in the forum but it's not working.

I attached it. Just rename the file from .mov to .zip (it's too big to attach as a ZIP file).

Hello,

I have been reading the thread posts here for a while and am ready to buy. I have looked at the specs of the 2 receivers, read about the various issues/features of both here and now I'm torn Here is my setup:

Klipsch Synergy 5.1 speaker setup
Samsung UN55D8000 (picking this up today)
PS3
Xbox 360
Cox HD Cable

I don't see a lot of future needs for the extra zone capabilities of the RX-A3000 over the 2000 and the higher watts per channel are also not important to me. The main area of concern is the video adjustment features of the A3000 (adjustable) vs the on/off setup of the A2000. How much are people tweaking the video settings with the adjustable capabilities of the A3000?

If anyone weighed these two and made a decision I'd like to hear your thought process - maybe that will help me. I decided to wait to buy a new TV and I'm glad I did with the new Sammy LCD's out - prices on the new ones though are high and a $400 difference and the receivers is definitely enough to think about!

Craig

What speakers are you using?
Double check your speaker's Ohm rating and the Ohm setting on the receiver. Also in-efficient speakers will require more power to drive.

Bump..this will be running a Klipsch speaker system. 3 RF-7IIs, and RS-62IIs surrounds with a SV Ultra PB13. I have a emo xpa 3 to drive my 3 front towers. I will eventually go to a 9.1 or .2 setup. Never have owned a Yamaha before just on my short list. Thanks

Thanks very much.

It's not a question of power or speakers, after calibration you'll end up with the same setting on the dial for a given loudness.

Interesting point. I'm old school (still use a sansui au-717 integrated amp daily in my computer room) so I was surprised how far I had to twist the knob on my A-1000 listening to ac/dc live at donington dvd just to impress a friend.
Do these newer receivers have a clipping level or do they just power down (protection circuit) after extended sessions of loud playing?

Can A3000 send DTS MA or Dolby true hd OUT of either of its hdmi outputs?

explain to me again why you need a sep amp?

the new receivers have 7.1 or 7.2 sound with at least 70 watts per channel and some 90-105 per channel.

what am i missing here?

doesnt hdmi improve the pic and now you need hdmi to get the lossless
true dolby dig and true dts right?

Clipping level is a moving target, based on the source content. Shut-down happens when the power supply is over-loaded or the AVR's internal temp is too high.

I believe you misunderstood what I was trying to say or I said it wrong. I don't want a bunch of components. The 867 is almost there for me. I just need a bit more in an easy to use package that the wife can work. My pioneer 1.3 non passthrough was not that. Sound/power wise it certainly cut the mustard.

As for the separate amps comment, that goes without saying. Not everyone needs a separate amp to do what they need and that is why they make AVRs. They make more powerful ones for guys like me.

@MIkes2cents:

You sound like a perfect candidate for a Pio SC-35. I've been trying to figure out whether the SC-35, the A2000 or the Marantz SR7005 are right for me, and the big advantage of the Pio is the ice amps, which just blow away anything else in the price range (~$1K street) for power to multiple channels. Of course, every AVR has its trade-offs, and per the various boards I've visited while researching, the RX-Ax000s seem to have better VP, arguably (ad nauseum) better equalization, particularly for the sub, and waaay fewer major hardware failures than some of the other brands right now. The lack of significant hardware problems with the RX-A's is a big deal to me since my Denon 889 just died at ~2 yrs old. But if you want power, man, you want the Pioneer ice.

Anyone?

Doesnt seem to be available in option menu apart from the 867 down, I just plug analogue audio into multi channel inputs, you can assign video to multi channel.

Just the audio signal only? No. The HDMI outs are designed to send video signals to a display. Why would you want the HDMI outputs to send audio signals?

I just purchased a new RX-A2000 after having a RX-V663 for awhile and have a question on the functionality.

Issue: I want to drive additional pairs of speakers elsewhere in the house that match what's playing on the main Zone and have the volume and mute work work the same on all speakers.

RX-V663: Old system had "Speakers A, B" that I could easily turn on/off as needed, plus has a Zone 2 (which I didn't have a need for).

RX-A2000: New system has Zone 2 and 3 of course, but no "Speakers A, B" feature?

Solution???: How can I get the same functionality as my old system, i.e. easily switching additional pairs of speakers on/off as needed?

The Party Mode is a partial solution I guess, but for some reason the volume between the Main and Zone 2 don't track.

Any ideas? Thanks

While I agree it seems that you have to turn the volume up quite a bit, keep in mind that the volume range is from -80 to +16.5 db. This is different than AVRs I've had in the past, which usually are -100 to 0 db. So depending on calibration.......this could influence apparent volume levels.

Zones 2 and 3 are "speakers B and C" on steroids; different sources can be assigned to and volume can be controlled separately for each zone. If you don't like party mode, assign the same source for each zone, turn on and off at will, and when powered on tweak the volume for each until you get it exactly the way you like it. If you usually listen to music at about the same volume, and it's not outrageously loud, you can assign the initial volume to that level to save a little time with trimming your levels. This zone stuff is far better than "speakers a and b," etc.

Thanks. The problem I have with that set up is my normal use of the system is to play music throughout the house, and then occasionally change Scenes to watch TV or DVD.

I'd rather not have to manually adjust the volume in the Zone 2, but would rather have it track whats going on with the Main Zone.

The system shows Zone 2 volume to be "Variable" but it doesn't change with the Main Zone volume, it has to be changed separately. Also, the Mute works only on the Main Zone. If the phone rings, I'd like to quickly mute the whole house, not just one Zone. Is that the way the system is supposed to work?

Room: 20X30
Mode: 7.2 Stereo
Vol:+8db
let it crank for 1 hr..no problem, didn't even sweat..
I had ear plugs in but dogs left the room

If the engineering permits it, Yamaha needs to make some changes to party mode. After pressing the party button, volume and mute should default to controlling all zones unless disabled, in which case, each zone could be controlled independently of the other.

To send to a better sounding processor. I love the functionality of the A3000.
My NAD M15HD sounds way better ( i dont like its video section)
Hmmm may not work as smoothly as I was hoping.
I'll just not get the lossless codecs.

Exactly, the system has all kinds of customization available, except for simple things like that.

Am I the only one that uses this system to have same audio running throughout the house?

I'm starting to regret my purchase.

Another thing that doesn't work well is the iPhone app. It has a big delay in it (compared to how the Sonos app works). This delay is especially bad when trying to control the volume.

According to Yamaha none of the RX-Axxxx EQ the sub.

That's not true, are you saying Yamaha support told you? The A2000 and 3000 have 4 PEQ filters for each sub channel, with 1/3 octave resolution. The 1000 appears not to EQ the sub.

Ok, this is partially my fault. Somehow I have locked the remote from changing the AV settings (AV! to Blu-Ray, TV, etc). My eyes are BUGGING out trying to read onscreen. All I need is the page number where to look. It's an A-2000.

Thanks

Forget it. I just found it. Page 126.

Hi All,

I'm new here as I just purchased the A2000 after selling my V1900. I thought I was upgrading but I'm not so sure now but since the search engine is down on AVS (I can't search these answers to my questions) I was wondering if I can ask a few questions to the professionals who own one of these bad boys :-)

Is there any way to listen to the HD radio and watch TV (or another HDMI video source at the same time)? I don't plan on doing this often but would like to know if it's possible. Or is there a screen saver that kicks in after a few minutes of having the radio input selected besides turning off the tv.

FYI...after I updated to the latest firmware 3.15 I lost one of my HD radio stations. I was able to pick it up last night with no problem and after I updated this morning I do not receive this HD station anymore. I do receive other HD radio stations with no issues.

One last question - when watching TV/Blu-Ray and I select the surround decoder and choose Neo 6 Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic II, etc...when I hit the info button to show which decoder is being used it keeps toggling between the actual decoder name and the words "Dolby Digital" If I hit the info button again then it just reads "surround decoder" but if I press it again it goes back to toggling between Dolby Digital and the actual decoder name (Neo6 Cinema or Dobly Pro Logic II). My 1900 never did this it just stayed on Dolby Digital or the other but it never toggled between them. Is this the ways it's supposed to work or is there a way to stop the toggling. Also I don't see a DTS display light that comes on when that decoder is being used. How do you know if it's working or not. At least with the 1900 you had a display light to let you know the decoder is on. I know this is very trivial in the whole scheme of things with this receiver but any help would be appreciated.

Thanks for all the help...

I just wanted to comment that the SC-35 does not blow away anything just because it has Ice amps. I have a Pioneer SC-25 which is the same as the SC-35 but doesn't do 1.4 Hdmi. I also own a yamaha Rx-v3900 and the pioneer doesn't sound no better then the yamaha. Just recently I moved my pioneer SC-25 into my bedroom and bought a A3000 for the HT. The pioneer can't even touch it in sound quality or features. I like my pioneers the same as my yamahas. I've owned a lot of them. But the Ice amps have no advantage on the other brands.