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have noticed a vast improvement in sound presentation over my older Yamaha HTR6030. Watching Dancing with the Stars last night, I noticed a much better phantom center image, the vocals of the hosts was much clearer and less hollow sounding. The MCACC must have done a lot better job with speaker...

Listening to flac files off my nas. Sounds pretty good although not as nice as my vintage h/k amps in the mancave stereo. Dts neo6 music seems to sound best. The mcacc eq really makes it better initially, have to do more pure direct listening. Sound retriever adds some pop to the music and...

Just got the 822 hooked up last night. Using 4 Bergtek HDMI cables to connect sources and TV. Setup was pretty easy. MCACC works and does improve sound although there is no adjustment after other than bass/treble controls. Front speakers are vintage Hafler 300 towers and rears are JBL...

Went with the Pioneer, $230 is a killer price.

Most likely, the Pioneer will get ordered soon. Can't beat $150 discount for 2012 model

Sigh......The Yamaha RX-V473 jumped to $299 at Amazon. After reading up on the RX-V375, it has discrete amps (70 wpc), YPAO and would do everything I need a 5.1 receiver to do. Even though it is the entry level it seems to be equal to the Denon 1612. Is YPAO better than the MCACC on the...

I really am beginning to hate shopping for a new AVR. I was all set to get the Pioneer VSX-822. The things that bug me about it is there is no adjusting the auto-eq setup after the fact and the ODS is just text and very DOS like. Yamaha and Denon offer graphic EQ's for manual setup. I am...

Does Yamaha use chips or discrete amps? Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

Well, I think I need the SCENE buttons as it makes things easier for the wife to operate the unit. Denon has similar buttons. Now which one.....

Which one? Yamaha rx-v471 refurb $199 Denon avr-1612 refurb $199 Pioneer vsx-822 new $229 Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk HD

Think the Pioneer 822 is what I will get. Price is just right Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk HD

What about Yamaha HTR 4064? Not sure difference between rx-v and htr series

I want a better amp section, prefer discrete. Auto eq setup too. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

My Yamaha htr6030 works but does not have HDMI. Denon refurbished from accessories4less seem like good deals if they are reputable to buy from. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

Is Pioneer not as good? The 822 is a good deal now. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

Looking to replace my old Yamaha HTR-6030 AVR. I need the standard DD and DTS decoding via HDMI. Don't need more than 5.1 capability. Looking for a clean and powerful amp section. Using vintage Hafler 300 speakers for fronts and JBL HLS-410's for rears. No center or sub at this time...

Is 50 watts enough? Comparable Denon, Yamaha, etc are all 75-80 wpc. I like the NR1403 a lot for size and capability

Thanks. Can't justify extra $100 for Yamaha R-S700 open box deal ($399) Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2

Thought about the low power integrateds: NAD C316BEE would probably work even though it's 40wpc, but NAD always had the dynamic power for transients. There's also the hard to find Pioneer Elite A-20 on Amazon for $249 with 50 wpc into 4 ohm, but not sure if that is enough power for my Infinity...