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    Suggestions/thoughts needed on Surrounds & Center

    Cool Thanks... Hey Bandphan, Thanks again for the response! The Sony was only rated a 80-90W at 8 ohms, the Yammie is 130W at 8 ohms, so I'm banking on the bigger engine to help me out here. I hope it is enough, but for sure it will be better than the Sony. The Sony's were always...
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    Suggestions/thoughts needed on Surrounds & Center

    OK. This year I was given the "go" and budget of $4000 to upgrade our home entertainment center. For background... Room = 14x18 w/ two larger "door" openings (I'm working with what I got in an older Bungalo and we use the living room for our entertainment center). The current set up is an...
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    Another Yamaha RX-V1800 vs 3800 question

    Much Thanks! Thank you Bandphan and Nomo... That makes more sense on the updating. I had in my mind that with the constant swirl of DolbyHDTrueSoundTHXHDMI goble-de-gook processing standards, that these would be things that can be easily updated via a firmware update. But, that of course...
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    Another Yamaha RX-V1800 vs 3800 question

    OK... so does anyone know about updates then? Cool... So it seems like several people agree with my assessment that the ethernet thing may be an overated feature, but then nobody has spoken up about firmware updates? Does anyone know if this is being done on these upper-mid level receivers...
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    Another Yamaha RX-V1800 vs 3800 question

    Agree! and some... Thanks JCpanny, I agree with your POV quite a lot, in fact that is why I asked the question. The main difference from the 1800 to the 3800 is 10W of power and networking and it just seems like the networking isn't all that nice, so I wondered if it was used for other...
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    Another Yamaha RX-V1800 vs 3800 question

    Ahhhh HAHAH! Mike that's funny, as I noticed your link took me to the "silver" model! ;) I did look at that model a long time ago (ok, a couple of weeks ago...) but it was ruled out due to my fixed budget. I've been granted $4k to rebuild the system. For that money I need a reciever...
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    Another Yamaha RX-V1800 vs 3800 question

    Hey guys, I'm very very close to updating my set-up and I'm pretty much settling on the Yamaha's... I'm struggling a little though with justifying the extra $$$ for the 3800. I'm interested in hooking up to the internet, but would prefer to do it wireless. Is there any way to make the...
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    What is the "BL" listed after the 1800 & 3800

    Thanks!!! I figured as much, but felt justified in asking, eh?!? Any thoughts on if the 3800 is really worth the extra $400? I am about to do a full hardware upgrade to our home system and the only things that will be kept are the Magnepan mains and the Velodyne sub. We will be getting a...
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    What is the "BL" listed after the 1800 & 3800

    Hello all! Maybe this is an easy question but it is one I'm willing to post!!! What is the difference from Yamaha RX-V1800 and a RX-V1800BL? Or RX-V3800 and RX-V3800BL? The Yamaha website doesn't clarify the situation, but some vendors including my local brick and mortar shop has it listed...
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    Connecting Your Home Office to Your Home Theater

    What about AppleTV or similar?!? Hey guys! Great topic, but I'm wondering why not mention AppleTV or any of its competitors? (I'm not sure if there are competitors yet...?) I know that the actual Apple box is not the best in terms of actual video quality and it is certainly proprietary...
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    Looking for a truly simple set up...

    Thanks, and clarity on #3? First off... Thanks to everyone! I've already been learning quite a bit, and its obvious that I still have a ways to go, especially since there are a lot more formats and standards out there being handled by newer and more capable devices. For instance, I didn't...
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    Emotiva

    Any feedback on how they sound in your house? Hey Nuance, I searched for MMC-1 information and found your thread... Can you post a review of your impressions of the Emotiva equipment once you've got them set up? I'd love to hear about it... I'm coming back into the market after sitting on...
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    Looking for a truly simple set up...

    Nomo's got my vision/question correct! The whole point is that recievers will power up and sit drawing power just to pass the signal through from satelite to TV. This is assuming it is wired in the most efficient way without having to do any "work arounds"... This has always just seemed...
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    Looking for a truly simple set up...

    A general question for everyone to consider... I've been desiring a truly simple set up lately. My wife is very frustrated by the complexity involved in having the TV involved with our Surround Sound/Stereo system. Specifically she thinks it is absurd that to sit down and watch the news we...
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