[avsforum19]

May old DTS Yammy RX-V800 died, so I am looking for a new HDMI AVR. I will be using the PS3 (fat) for Bluray, etc. I have FIOS HD Motorola cable box and a Panny 1080P Plasma that has good upscaling. My room size is 16x20. I will mostly listen at conservative

 

[avsforum19]

Forgot to mention, the features I am most interested in:


1. Sufficient, clean power

2. preouts for all channels

3. audyssey multieq (or the equivalent)

4. hdmi passthrough

5. ability to process multichannel lpcm

 

[fullerms]

I don't think the Denon 1910 has pre outs. You might need to step up to the 3310 for pre outs on all channel. Search through the Denon owners threads for more details.

 

[afrogt]

Yes, you'd have to eliminate the Denon 790 and 1910 because of no preouts. You may want to look into a refurb Denon AVR 989. Authorized dealer comes with 1 year mfrs warranty.

http://www.dakmart.com/product_info....tu3tlohc80j076


the refurb Marantz 6001 doesn't come with a microphone so you'll have to tack on some additional $$ for that. The 7001 does though and it uses Audyssey MulitEQ calibration.
http://www.accessories4less.com/make...ch-Hdmi/1.html


Pioneer has their own version for calibration software called MCACC. It works very well too. So look at the Elite 21 or 23. Contact Roman at this site, he's an AVS member. http://shopbesttv.com/Audio/Pioneer.aspx

 

[avsforum19]

Thanks for the info. Good point about the 6001 not including the mic. I hadn't seen that deal on the 989, but that is definitely a strong contender. I'll need to do a bit of research on the Pioneer's to see if they can match the 989.

 

[Oz Man]

Yamaha 765 has everything on your wish list.

 

[rdgrimes]

Also note that the Motorola cable boxes are notorious for HDMI issues and you may wind up passing that direct to the display with SPDIF to the AVR for audio.


+1 for the Yamaha 765 unless you already have a plan for external amp, then the 665 is adequate.