Hi everyone. Hoping for a little advice here...
I am looking at three receivers:
- Yamaha RXV3800
- Sony STR DA5300ES
- Pioneer VSX94THX
I will run 5.1 in the living room and want to reassign the extra 2 channels to multi-room use.
My Living Room speakers are:
- Front L/R = B&W DM603
- Front Cen = B&W CC6
- Rear L/R = B&W DM601
- Subwoofer = Velodyne something-or-other that's about 8 years old
Other room use (need the two "left over" channels to be powerful enough for this:
- Stereo output to a Niles SVL-4, then out three pairs of speakers elsewhere in the house.
I want ANY source to 1080p HDMI so I can run ONE cable to my TV (is that a good approach or should I run a cable to the TV for each type of source - HDMI, Component, Standard Video)?
I've always owned Pioneer Elite products.
I've always known people who have been extremely happy with Yamaha.
I'm only looking at the Sony because it has the most HDMI inputs.
Any votes on which of these receivers will serve me best?
Any other receivers I should throw into the mix for consideration?
I'd like to keep this under $1500 street (don't care about retail).
Thanks for your help. This forum has been a great source of information for me!
I am looking at three receivers:
- Yamaha RXV3800
- Sony STR DA5300ES
- Pioneer VSX94THX
I will run 5.1 in the living room and want to reassign the extra 2 channels to multi-room use.
My Living Room speakers are:
- Front L/R = B&W DM603
- Front Cen = B&W CC6
- Rear L/R = B&W DM601
- Subwoofer = Velodyne something-or-other that's about 8 years old
Other room use (need the two "left over" channels to be powerful enough for this:
- Stereo output to a Niles SVL-4, then out three pairs of speakers elsewhere in the house.
I want ANY source to 1080p HDMI so I can run ONE cable to my TV (is that a good approach or should I run a cable to the TV for each type of source - HDMI, Component, Standard Video)?
I've always owned Pioneer Elite products.
I've always known people who have been extremely happy with Yamaha.
I'm only looking at the Sony because it has the most HDMI inputs.
Any votes on which of these receivers will serve me best?
Any other receivers I should throw into the mix for consideration?
I'd like to keep this under $1500 street (don't care about retail).
Thanks for your help. This forum has been a great source of information for me!