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Hello everyone!
I would like to get some serious expert advice from much more knowledgeable audiophiles please.
I am very much a novice and have been out of the loop for over a decade now, so I am almost totally lost on all the new styles and features of all this new equipment available these days.
My current setup, which is all still new in the boxes, which I purchased over the holidays, and have not even hooked the system up at this point.
I wanted the audiophiles advice if this is a good planned setup for my objective goal in this application.
First and foremost my main goal is to setup the best possible system for MUSIC. I'm not intending on using this for home theater application,but maybe 10% of the time. My goal is 90% music and the best sound quality for that use. The quality of the music is the most important, since I am a novice drummer as well and that is why I would like a setup with both quality (first and foremost) and power of sound since I will be playing my drums along with the music.
Here is what I have on hand now to choose from. I have a Yamaha RX-V677 (90 watt per channel rating), a Yamaha RX-V673 (90 watt per channel rating) and a Sony STR-DH550 5.2 145 watt per channel rating. In speakers I have 6 JBL ES80's (400 watt max) and 2 Yamaha YST-SW216 10" powered subs (rated at 100 watts). I have many other bookshelf and a couple of centers, but those only to be used if and when I use for actual home theater applications. I have the extra pair of JBL ES80's, since both Yamaha receivers has a 2nd zone feature and could use those for that, or I have other speakers as well, like a pair of Infinity Primus floor standing, or use book shelve style or even have atrium outdoor speakers is I decide to go that route.
So you can see I already have on hand many choices, but I need expert advice of the best items to pick to achieve my main goal for music (basically 4 of the floor standing speakers and the 2 subs).
So the main question will be which receiver should I use for this, or should I sell all this and get a different receiver with more watts per channel to power this for music. I know the Yamahas only have 90 watts per channel and I picked up the Sony simply because I got it very cheap (still brand new) but it has 145 watts per channel. I have read, to really push these 400 watt JBL's, the more power the better for best sound reproduction for playing music. The quality of the music is extremely important to me, I like it very loud, but also crystal clear. I can not spend top end dollars right now (like the higher end $1K + receivers, but I could go up to about $1K on a receiver and simply sell these brand new ones I already have. Same goes for the speakers if need be, because I have to get rid of several of those anyway since I went nuts buying all the sale items over the holidays. So changing out what I have for something better to achieve my objective is also open within reason.
And can you advise me on the best way to setup the receiver for 4 floor speakers as mains, because I noticed these modern receivers do not have the "A"/"B" selection for speakers like they had on the older models, where you could simply hook up 4 mains (A/B) and run only those 4 mains.
I hope this is not too long, but wanted to list as much information for you experts to get a better understanding with what I currently have to work with.
Thank you very much in advance. I always say, when in doubt, ask an expert.
In return, if I can give any advice regarding computer and network setups ( I have been a computer systems and network engineer for almost 25 years) I will gladly share that type of information to help. I have always loved music, but must admit, I am at best a novice and have very little knowledge in setting up the best configurations with all these new systems and features.
Thanks again!
I would like to get some serious expert advice from much more knowledgeable audiophiles please.
I am very much a novice and have been out of the loop for over a decade now, so I am almost totally lost on all the new styles and features of all this new equipment available these days.
My current setup, which is all still new in the boxes, which I purchased over the holidays, and have not even hooked the system up at this point.
I wanted the audiophiles advice if this is a good planned setup for my objective goal in this application.
First and foremost my main goal is to setup the best possible system for MUSIC. I'm not intending on using this for home theater application,but maybe 10% of the time. My goal is 90% music and the best sound quality for that use. The quality of the music is the most important, since I am a novice drummer as well and that is why I would like a setup with both quality (first and foremost) and power of sound since I will be playing my drums along with the music.
Here is what I have on hand now to choose from. I have a Yamaha RX-V677 (90 watt per channel rating), a Yamaha RX-V673 (90 watt per channel rating) and a Sony STR-DH550 5.2 145 watt per channel rating. In speakers I have 6 JBL ES80's (400 watt max) and 2 Yamaha YST-SW216 10" powered subs (rated at 100 watts). I have many other bookshelf and a couple of centers, but those only to be used if and when I use for actual home theater applications. I have the extra pair of JBL ES80's, since both Yamaha receivers has a 2nd zone feature and could use those for that, or I have other speakers as well, like a pair of Infinity Primus floor standing, or use book shelve style or even have atrium outdoor speakers is I decide to go that route.
So you can see I already have on hand many choices, but I need expert advice of the best items to pick to achieve my main goal for music (basically 4 of the floor standing speakers and the 2 subs).
So the main question will be which receiver should I use for this, or should I sell all this and get a different receiver with more watts per channel to power this for music. I know the Yamahas only have 90 watts per channel and I picked up the Sony simply because I got it very cheap (still brand new) but it has 145 watts per channel. I have read, to really push these 400 watt JBL's, the more power the better for best sound reproduction for playing music. The quality of the music is extremely important to me, I like it very loud, but also crystal clear. I can not spend top end dollars right now (like the higher end $1K + receivers, but I could go up to about $1K on a receiver and simply sell these brand new ones I already have. Same goes for the speakers if need be, because I have to get rid of several of those anyway since I went nuts buying all the sale items over the holidays. So changing out what I have for something better to achieve my objective is also open within reason.
And can you advise me on the best way to setup the receiver for 4 floor speakers as mains, because I noticed these modern receivers do not have the "A"/"B" selection for speakers like they had on the older models, where you could simply hook up 4 mains (A/B) and run only those 4 mains.
I hope this is not too long, but wanted to list as much information for you experts to get a better understanding with what I currently have to work with.
Thank you very much in advance. I always say, when in doubt, ask an expert.
In return, if I can give any advice regarding computer and network setups ( I have been a computer systems and network engineer for almost 25 years) I will gladly share that type of information to help. I have always loved music, but must admit, I am at best a novice and have very little knowledge in setting up the best configurations with all these new systems and features.Thanks again!
