Yamaha AVENTAGE 2021 AV Receivers Bulk Up on Power and 8K Features

clone1008

clone1008

Full Audioholic
One of the easiest solutions for streaming music is Apple Music ($10/mo) on the Apple TV 4K which is good up to 48kHz. Only dogs and dolphins need 192kHz. LOL :)
Not necessarily the easiest if someone doesn't already own the Apple TV 4K. Then it it's $10/mo plus $179 to $199.
 
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snakeeyes

Audioholic Ninja
Not necessarily the easiest if someone doesn't already own the Apple TV 4K. Then it it's $10/mo plus $179 to $199.
Right but it stopped me from buying CDs too. So for me it’s saving me money. And I have 3 of them (one in each system). One was free when I signed up for ATT TV in 2018 (which I cancelled). :)
 
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snakeeyes

Audioholic Ninja
Not a big Apple fan here so 3 Firesticks right now would be $34.99 x 3 = $104.97 plus $12.99/mo.
Pretty sure firestick still does not support Atmos music from Amazon Music. I could be wrong though.
 
clone1008

clone1008

Full Audioholic
Pretty sure firestick still does not support Atmos music from Amazon Music. I could be wrong though.
You are correct just Ultra HD right now. But my Shield TV and Firestick have the ability to have Kodi which is actually more important to me. The Apple TV has the ability to also have Kodi but it's a real pain in the A%$.
 
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

Audioholic Overlord
One of the easiest solutions for streaming music is Apple Music ($10/mo) on the Apple TV 4K which is good up to 48kHz. Only dogs and dolphins need 192kHz. LOL :)
And also, for just 5 bucks more, you can do family sharing with up to five separate profiles. If you’re already in the ecosystem it’s just too easy not to. Also. I am a dolphin.
 
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snakeeyes

Audioholic Ninja
You are correct just Ultra HD right now. But my Shield TV and Firestick have the ability to have Kodi which is actually more important to me. The Apple TV has the ability to also have Kodi but it's a real pain in the A%$.
I have Firecube for xfinity streaming for my cable for NFL and NHL purposes. And also Firestick 4K in the 2 other rooms. So I’m running 2 types of streamers. However if that xfinity beta app ever gets support on Apple TV, I’ll be giving the Alexa stuff to goodwill. LOL :)
 
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triks_melb

Audiophyte
Right but it stopped me from buying CDs too. So for me it’s saving me money. And I have 3 of them (one in each system). One was free when I signed up for ATT TV in 2018 (which I cancelled). :)
I don't think any of the streaming services give you access to "your" music when/if you stop paying your subscription.

When you bought CDs you actually owned the music (till you scratched the disc).
 
3db

3db

Audioholic Slumlord
I figured it out... You can set up 2 different speaker patterns (Pattern 1 and Pattern 2) and then assign one of those Patterns to your scenes.
Im late to the game as usual. I have two speaker configurations saved, one with YPAO set to flat for watching movies and the other set to through with speakers set to small so the sub will still be used. This is for two channel listening. When I dont want the sub, I go to pure direct mode. Each one of my scenes set the speaker pattern depending on the activity and the corresponding inputs for that activity.
 
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VASKION

VASKION

Audioholic
I have been using Scenes for awhile but I never thought about different speaker patterns.
This is something so useful which I am not sure whether is available on other AVRs. Not sure why. This is the best and fastest way to switch AVR modes.
 
clone1008

clone1008

Full Audioholic
...set to through with speakers set to small so the sub will still be used. This is for two channel listening. When I dont want the sub, I go to pure direct mode.
Have you tried speakers set to Large with subwoofer enabled and extra bass enabled on 2 channel?
 
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