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

[clone1008]

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.

 

[snakeeyes]

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).

 

[snakeeyes]

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]

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%$.

 

[jakkedtide]

Plex is king

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

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.

 

[snakeeyes]

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

 

[zepaholic]

I have the A6A and use the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and use the Amazon Music app to get Ultra HD.

Hadn't thought of that I will give it a try.

 

[triks_melb]

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).

 

[VASKION]

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.

Scenes can actually save a lot of settings and tunes. Very useful stuff. I was about to share it but I see you already figured this out:

RX-A6A | Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch (SCENE)

manual.yamaha.com

 

[clone1008]

Scenes can actually save a lot of settings and tunes. Very useful stuff. I was about to share it but I see you already figured this out:

RX-A6A | Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch (SCENE)

manual.yamaha.com

I have been using Scenes for awhile but I never thought about different speaker patterns.

 

[3db]

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.

 

[VASKION]

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]

...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?

 

[3db]

Have you tried speakers set to Large with subwoofer enabled and extra bass enabled on 2 channel?

No. That would be too much bass.

 

[clone1008]

No. That would be too much bass.

Just try it...

 

[Majorusa]

You may want to check your HDMI Control settings. More than likely it's maybe your tv and or streaming device causing the issue.
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This will play sound through TV speakers instead AVR. Will definitely kill the pop and will also make you AVR useless.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Sure glad my Yamaha RX-A4A is bug free!!

Now stop telling me to sell my RX-A3080 to get the RX-A8A.

Just do it!

 

[Replicant 7]

This will play sound through TV speakers instead AVR. Will definitely kill the pop and will also make you AVR useless.

I see you caught that huh?

 

[Replicant 7]

No. That would be too much bass.

Yeah! Do it!! Do it!!