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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    Well, I don't know what Fry's may have been selling them for in all of their stores, but I never saw the Z11 for $1300 in the Austin, TX store. As for 2009, it wasn't till Dec of 2009 that their price was dropped. Also, as far as I was told by my dealers Yamaha rep, they hadn't been in...
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    Where did you see the RX-Z11s for only $1300. And since they didn't hit the streets till Dec of 2007 I think you may be off on the year as well. I bought my 2nd Z11 in Dec of 2009 when I was first able to get it at the discount price (I paid $2000) (Also, I don't think the RX-A3000 was released...
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    And in my case, the system I was using the Z11 in had separate power amps for all of the channels any (all 11 of them) so have an AVR meant that I had a bunch of added electronics in the box that generated heat but I didn't use. Overall, I feel that the CX-A5000 is a worthwhile upgrade for the...
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    Well I'm something of a multi-channel junky...been hooked on it since the early 70s when Quad Sound was the buzz. I agree that cheap multi-channel systems don't work for me, but then I try to avoid that. My main system is an 11.2 channel system, with quite decent speakers all around, a CX-A5000...
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    I received a pretty good price (below MSRP). I've been dealing with them for a long while.
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    The Yamaha website says August for availability. I pre-ordered a CX-A5000 from a local dealer (A&B TV) and they said to expect it sometime around the end of July.
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    Yamaha Separates? The CX-A5000 AV Preamp and MX-A5000 11CH Amplifier is here!

    Not necessarily, not if you can and are willing to spend the additional money. The fact is, In my 11.2 channel system I have the same brand and model of speakers in the front two channels that I would have used if I only wanted to do two channel. I did two channel stereo for many years prior to...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    There was one other thing that I intended to say but forgot to mention. That is you really can't evaluate a multichannel AVR with a set of headphones for a vast majority of its features. As has already been pointed out, the headphone output circuits are independent of the rest of the "system"...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    Hey Jerry, given your preference for headphone listening and enjoyment of the sound through them when using the Denon receiver, I don't see that your decision is at all a difficult one. Keep the Denon and return the Yamaha. :) As for "obsessively watching 7.1 home video", I prefer my home...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    Well, most people don't spend that much money on a set of headphones would be my guess. :) But then, I'm probably a bad person to judge such things as I can't stand to have headphones on for more than about an hour before they make my head hurt so much that I have to take them off; and...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    I suspect that your problem is with the PS3 setup somewhere. I have a PS3 connected to my Z7 and it outputs multichannel PCM to the Z7 as expected. However, I have to confess that I am not a PS3 expert and would have to fend my way through the various setup menus to try to figure out what the...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    Unfortunately, this is what I expected would be the outcome from your original posting on the subject. It sounded to me like something in the unit had suddenly failed (a case of infant mortality). :( However, better now than later after the warranty has expired. :)
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    I would start by disconnecting all of the cables to the Z7 then plug in only the power cord and see if you can control it via the front panel. If not...take it in for service...it's broken. :( If it works that way, proceed to plug things back in till it again fails. Perhaps you can isolate...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    Yes, I understand the differences between DSD and PCM quite well (been using and studying it for many years). There are a couple of things to note though: 1. If you are doing any kind of bass management or DSP stuff in your amp/processor/receiver it is in all probability converting the DSD...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    The main difference between my three PS3s is that the 60GB and 80GB models are the "old" hardware and support playing SACDs. My 40GB model is one of the newer, cost reduced, versions and they removed the SACD support from them. So, as far as I know, all new PS3s no longer play SACDs (a real...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    I don't think this is correct. I own three different PS3s (40GB, 60GB, and an 80GB models, though they all have 320GB disks in them now) and none of them will output high resolution audio as a bitstream over HDMI. They all convert it to LPCM (at varying bitrates, depending on source, for example...
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    Official Yamaha RX-Z7 Receiver Review Thread

    The Yamaha receiver microphones all pretty much look alike to me (at least for the higher end models, my RX-V461 mic looks a bit cheesier). Anyway, they have a circular base with a threaded hole in the bottom for a tripod mount. The mic itself sits vertically in the base and its opening points...
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    Yamaha RX-Z11 First Look

    I got my RX-Z11 yesterday (I'm in Austin, TX). I'm still working on getting it hooked up (I'm doing some major re-arrangement of my system coincident with this) so unfortunately I have nothing of any interest to report yet.
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    Yamaha RX-Z11 First Look

    The Yamaha rep at the Bjorn's sponsored demo of the Z11 claimed that it was because Yamaha US insisted on the $5000 price point. Perhaps Yamaha UK didn't do so??
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    Yamaha RX-Z11 First Look

    Last week the rumor was that they were on the truck, expected to arrive sometime this week (at my dealer anyway).
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