Yamaha CX-A5200 on sale - should I buy it?

[beanz690]

No need to match. I use all GLS XLR cables. Works great for me.

Your status of "Audioholic Jedi" is no joke lol. Thanks for all the quick and informative replies.

 

[Gmoney]

I’d be ok with just a 5100 or 5200 sticker on my RXA2060. LOL

May I Introduce you to some of my little friends?
@snakeeyes, I have this old friend he couldn’t afford a GM Denali so he went to his Local junkyard pulled the Denali emblem off both side’s of a Wrecked GM Denali, glued those emblems on both sides of his old truck. He got the same results but didn’t have to spend 50K.

 

[beanz690]

Dear Audioholics,

I received the cx-a5200 last week and although I haven't had time to do as much listening as I wanted to, I did get 1-2 hours of music and watched a movie on it. I can say without any doubt that the clarity and dynamics have improved greatly from the AVR I was using. Also, I noticed my average volume ( -dB scale) was lower on average and my subwoofers no longer feel like they are running louder than the rest of the system. The AI decoder is really sweet, I can FINALLY hear dialogue very clearly even though my center channel is inside my cabinet (totally temporary until I get my TV hung on the wall).

I ran the YPAO RSC multi point but I would like to learn more about doing manual calibration and delving in deeper to the settings to get a better sound out of my system.

Besides the great sound, the build quality really is amazing. When swapping out the AVR I put them side by side and literally everything about the CX is clearly higher quality. So far I'm very happy with the purchase.

 

[M Code]

May I Introduce you to some of my little friends?
@snakeeyes, I have this old friend he couldn’t afford a GM Denali so he went to his Local junkyard pulled the Denali emblem off both side’s of a Wrecked GM Denali, glued those emblems on both sides of his old truck. He got the same results but didn’t have to spend 50K.

Why settle for a Denali emblem...
Go for a Cadillac Escalade badge now the perceived vehicle equals $80K...
Just gained another $30K..

Just my $0.02..

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Dear Audioholics,

I received the cx-a5200 last week and although I haven't had time to do as much listening as I wanted to, I did get 1-2 hours of music and watched a movie on it. I can say without any doubt that the clarity and dynamics have improved greatly from the AVR I was using. Also, I noticed my average volume ( -dB scale) was lower on average and my subwoofers no longer feel like they are running louder than the rest of the system. The AI decoder is really sweet, I can FINALLY hear dialogue very clearly even though my center channel is inside my cabinet (totally temporary until I get my TV hung on the wall).

I ran the YPAO RSC multi point but I would like to learn more about doing manual calibration and delving in deeper to the settings to get a better sound out of my system.

Besides the great sound, the build quality really is amazing. When swapping out the AVR I put them side by side and literally everything about the CX is clearly higher quality. So far I'm very happy with the purchase.

Some audio experts believe that we shouldn't be messing with Equalizing frequencies above 200Hz. So I only EQ frequencies below 100Hz.

Unlike the primitive graphic EQ in Denon/Marantz/Pioneer, Yamaha has the better manual Parametric EQ.

 

[Gmoney]

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Why settle for a Denali emblem...
Go for a Cadillac Escalade badge now the perceived vehicle equals $80K...
Just gained another $30K..

Just my $0.02..

lolo, I see you got the whole point of this Thread.