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I need some advice about potentially replacing my Denon AVr 5800 with a Yamaha RXv1900. Here’s my situation:
I just replaced my 9 year old RPTV with a Panasonic P58v10 1080p plasma. I plan to buy a Blu Ray DVD player. I currently have a Denon AVR 5800 receiver powering the following 7.1 speakers:
- M&K 750 (L, R, C) (4 ohm)
- M&K side and back surrounds (8 ohm)
- M&K 350 sub
The issue is that my 5800 receiver does not have HDMI. Because of the big expenditure on the TV, I don’t currently have the budget to buy a current AVR comparable to the 5800 (which was Denon’s flagship when I bought it in 2000). My initial plan was to keep the 5800 and buy a DVD player with 7.1 analog outputs. I’m currently looking at the Pioneer 320, Oppo 80 or 83, all three of which have highly-regarded audio sections. I would run the HDMI video directly to my TV.
However, the B&M that I bought the TV from is having a going out of business sale and I can get a Yamaha RXV 1900 for
Some more info: my priority for the AVR is movie & TV watching. (i.e., not music). I also need to be able to send a signal to another multi-zone amplifier, so I need unpowered multi-zone processing.
Although the 5800 has a lot of audio processing capabilities, once I go with the analog inputs, I’m no longer using them, so as I see it, really the only redeeming quality of the 5800 is its power (which is 170 watts into 8 ohms for each of the 7 channels).
By going with the Yamaha with 130 watts, am I losing more than I’m gaining? Is there anything you can think of that I missed?
I need some advice about potentially replacing my Denon AVr 5800 with a Yamaha RXv1900. Here’s my situation:
I just replaced my 9 year old RPTV with a Panasonic P58v10 1080p plasma. I plan to buy a Blu Ray DVD player. I currently have a Denon AVR 5800 receiver powering the following 7.1 speakers:
- M&K 750 (L, R, C) (4 ohm)
- M&K side and back surrounds (8 ohm)
- M&K 350 sub
The issue is that my 5800 receiver does not have HDMI. Because of the big expenditure on the TV, I don’t currently have the budget to buy a current AVR comparable to the 5800 (which was Denon’s flagship when I bought it in 2000). My initial plan was to keep the 5800 and buy a DVD player with 7.1 analog outputs. I’m currently looking at the Pioneer 320, Oppo 80 or 83, all three of which have highly-regarded audio sections. I would run the HDMI video directly to my TV.
However, the B&M that I bought the TV from is having a going out of business sale and I can get a Yamaha RXV 1900 for
Some more info: my priority for the AVR is movie & TV watching. (i.e., not music). I also need to be able to send a signal to another multi-zone amplifier, so I need unpowered multi-zone processing.
Although the 5800 has a lot of audio processing capabilities, once I go with the analog inputs, I’m no longer using them, so as I see it, really the only redeeming quality of the 5800 is its power (which is 170 watts into 8 ohms for each of the 7 channels).
By going with the Yamaha with 130 watts, am I losing more than I’m gaining? Is there anything you can think of that I missed?
