Which AVR Brand to purchase

[Hugo13]

Hi everyone,

I Live in Australia, and these are the current the top of the line AV receivers from Yamaha and Denon.

Yamaha RX-A3040
Demon AVR-X7200W

Currently My speakers are all yamaha's in a 5.1 setup.

Can anyone help me on picking the right/better AVR without being biased towards the fact that I will be running Yamaha speakers.

Thank you.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I think everyone would be biased to recommend the brand they feel most comfortable with.

I would recommend Denon unequivocally. I love Audyssey Dynamic EQ (for Bass EQ). I love the way Denon/Marantz components are set up.

3db would recommend Yamaha unequivocally.

They are both great brands. They are different.

 

[agarwalro]

They're both going to be great. Pick whichever has features you actually see yourself using.

I believe the Yamaha can do HDMI switching even when powered off. This is the only feature I wish Denon would add.

 

[Alexandre]

I believe the Yamaha can do HDMI switching even when powered off. This is the only feature I wish Denon would add.

Doesn't that just mean that it's never really off? (actually curious, not trying to troll, I swear)

Alex.

 

[agarwalro]

Doesn't that just mean that it's never really off? (actually curious, not trying to troll, I swear)

Alex.

No idea. I would guess, at minimum, the HDMI board would need power along with anything needed to control switching. I can't see why the audio side would need power.

 

[Alexandre]

No idea. I would guess, at minimum, the HDMI board would need power along with anything needed to control switching. I can't see why the audio side would need power.

Right. Out of curiosity what would you use HDMI switching for when the receiver's off? Just to watch something without sound?

 

[agarwalro]

Right. Out of curiosity what would you use HDMI switching for when the receiver's off? Just to watch something without sound?

With pass through, one can use the TV audio and video without having to run additional cables from sources to TV. The assumption is that TV's built in speakers play the audio.

 

[Alexandre]

With pass through, one can use the TV audio and video without having to run additional cables from sources to TV. The assumption is that TV's built in speakers play the audio.

Oh, makes sense! I've always avoided TV audio and don't subscribe to a TV provider (just blurays from netflix and streaming through different methods) which is probably why I didn't think of that use case.

 

[agarwalro]

Oh, makes sense! I've always avoided TV audio and don't subscribe to a TV provider (just blurays from netflix and streaming through different methods) which is probably why I didn't think of that use case.

I'm the same way. Even though I'm in a condo, I've never used the TV speakers. Sometimes I'll turn Audyssey DynamicEQ off when it's late night (it leaves a gaping hole in the sound, but at least the clarity is still there). Folk with young kids might use pass through in a living room HT or maybe in bedroom setups they might have more use for it.

 

[herbu]

Out of curiosity what would you use HDMI switching for when the receiver's off?

Another possible use may be for your spouse or kids. Maybe they don't understand how to use the home theater, or maybe you just don't want them messing with it. With powered off HDMI switching, they can use the TV w/o powering on your AVR.