I was looking at this reciever, is it a lot better than the Pioneer VSX-1015TX or VSX-9100TX? The weight is only 33 lbs, same as the 1015TX. Would I be getting a lot better reciever if I bought this one? Thanks in Advance!
The Yamaha HTR-5890:
* Powerful 7.1-channel Surround sound
* 840 Watts power (120 Watts x 7) at 8 ohms, 20 Hz-20,000 Hz
* Also reproduces surround for 6.1 channels, 5.1 channels and 2.1 (virtual surround)
* Digital ToP-ART and high current amplification
* Pure direct for high quality 2-channel and multi-channel surround reproduction
* YPAO system uses a small Microphone and a sophisticated Equalizer to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are
* RS-232C interface, trigger Output and IR port
* Zone 2 speaker out and amplifier assignment, and zone 3 volume
* Dialogue lift for enhanced dialogue sound output
* Quad-field CINEMA DSP and 16 surround programs with 2 THX programs
* Night listening enhancer (cinema/music) makes sure you don"t miss sounds and quiet dialogue when you"re listening at a low volume, and SILENT CINEMA accurately simulates surround sound through ordinary earphones
* Audio delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-240ms)
* Component Video up conversion ensures you will get the highest possible quality no matter what the source is
* HDTV (720p/1080i) compatibility
* Wide-range video bandwidth (60 MHz -3 dB)
* Inputs (including front panel): 8 digital (5 Optical and 3 coaxial), 7 A/V (with S-Video) and audio, 2 component video (fixed and assignable), and 6 channel (8 channel compatible) external decoder inputs
* Outputs: 2 optical digital (fixed and assignable), 2 A/V (with S-Video), 2 audio, 1 HDTV compatible component video monitor, zone 2 and zone 3, S-Video and composite monitor, Front L/R, center, surround L/R and surround back L/R and Subwoofer outputs, and trigger output for power on of other components
* Dimensions: 17-1/8" x 6-3/4" x 16-11/16"
* Weight: 33.1 lbs.