I have been out of the loop for a four or five years on the home theater scene. Built a house and have been content with my Pioneer Elite VSX-55txi.
I am finishing the basement and putting in a living arear that will have a 7.1 system and the receiver/processor will also drive speakers in other areas of the basement using preouts and seperate amps.
I have not listened to anything yet but have been impressed by the new receivers that have the HDMI 1.3 specs.
I was initially looking at the new NAD units T775 and T785 but then saw the new Yamaha Units RX-V863 and RX-V663.
Back when I was really into this stuff I firmly believed that NAD had a sound that couldn't be beat and loved how they underated the power on their receivers and amps.
I started hearing very good thinks about Yamaha years ago but haven't tried any of them out.
I guess my question is NAD putting out a sound better than Yamaha that justifies spending an extra grand or more?
The front speakers in the home theater setup will probably be powered definitive techs or something similar while the surround speakers and other speakers in other areas of the basement will be good to high quality ceiling speakers.
Will the yamaha receivers fit the bill for me or should I spend on dropping a lot of cash. I haven't ruled out separates either but have some many other hobbies now AV equipment isn't a priority hobby.
I am finishing the basement and putting in a living arear that will have a 7.1 system and the receiver/processor will also drive speakers in other areas of the basement using preouts and seperate amps.
I have not listened to anything yet but have been impressed by the new receivers that have the HDMI 1.3 specs.
I was initially looking at the new NAD units T775 and T785 but then saw the new Yamaha Units RX-V863 and RX-V663.
Back when I was really into this stuff I firmly believed that NAD had a sound that couldn't be beat and loved how they underated the power on their receivers and amps.
I started hearing very good thinks about Yamaha years ago but haven't tried any of them out.
I guess my question is NAD putting out a sound better than Yamaha that justifies spending an extra grand or more?
The front speakers in the home theater setup will probably be powered definitive techs or something similar while the surround speakers and other speakers in other areas of the basement will be good to high quality ceiling speakers.
Will the yamaha receivers fit the bill for me or should I spend on dropping a lot of cash. I haven't ruled out separates either but have some many other hobbies now AV equipment isn't a priority hobby.