Anyone tried out Yamaha - 7.1-Ch. 735-Watt A/V Home Theater Receiver

[jjahshik32]

I'm just curious to all the people who tried or owned or heard about Yamaha - 7.1-Ch. 735-Watt A/V Home Theater Receiver. I'm thinking about picking this up at my nearby best buy and for $909 you guys think its future proof enough and work well with a ps3 and xbox 360??

[Hdale85]

.... Which model is that? RX-VXXX?

[jjahshik32]

oops sorry, RX-V861BL
also any know if harman kardon are good with sony bravias?? especially for video.

[M3-SRT8]

oops sorry, RX-V861BL
also any know if harman kardon are good with sony bravias?? especially for video.

Nope. If you're going Yamaha (and, I own one, have owned Yamaha for Years), get the new RX-V1800. For a rew hundred more, you get the latest HDMI 1.3a, the better Scaler, and the new yamaha Adaptive DRC and Adaptive DSP, two of the most significant AV circuits to come down the pike in a very long time.

Read up on it, and buy the V1800.

LJB 8)

[jjahshik32]

hmm. my local best buy has a price on it and saids coming soon... but other than that, so far i'm loving the v861. I guess its me coming from an aged old rotel amp that this sounds godly to me. But thanks for the heads up, i'm going to keep this model for some time =D hdmi 1.3a isnt a huge deal to me, I have a sony bravia xbr4 that has 1.3 hdmi and I usually connect it straight to the sony. Just need this to hook up using optics.

[littlesaint]

I have a v661 and couldn't be happier. The v1800 is nice spec wise, but I don't need HDMI 1.3 for my sources (XA2, Oppo 980, PS3, Xbox 360). Don't particularly care for DSPs other than maybe DPLIIx if I had 7.1. I also think scaling is best left to source, display, or a dedicated scaler. Too many scalers (without true pass-through) in the mix over process the signal.

[twitch54]

Hi there shashiki, aren't you the same one who just started this thread ????

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=28867

Why jump all over the map, it appears you don't have any idea what your'e after ??? is it a receiver or amplifier your after ????

[jjahshik32]

yea I started that thread but realized I had my eye on the v861 and I already purchased and am currently happy with it.

[jjahshik32]

Best buy dropped the price on the yamaha v861 from $909 + tax to $749 + tax, I went back to best buy and got my $173 Ca$h refund! Now I have no buyers remorse whatsoever!! =D Great receiver for Great price!!

[M3-SRT8]

Best buy dropped the price on the yamaha v861 from $909 + tax to $749 + tax, I went back to best buy and got my $173 Ca$h refund! Now I have no buyers remorse whatsoever!! =D Great receiver for Great price!!

Good deal.