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Careful, you are allowing your common sense to show. ;)

I would have entered but, since I don't use any of the social media sites, I have no way to respond to the verification. Good luck to all who could.

I makes perfect sense to me. I think a 5.1 system is all I have ever needed and I do quite well with a 2.1 system in the bedroom. But my orientation is about the content, not the equipment. A good movie is good on any system.

Speakers, including subwoofer.

The most important element to the sound reproduction, of course, are the speakers including a subwoofer. The TV won't drive them so you would need a receiver at the same time. The speakers are a matter of preference and budget. Assuming a current new AV receiver, the brand and model are...

You can't beat the price of the Akai.

I agree with the group. If what you want is a learning project then $20 isn't big deal. If what you want is a working AVR then it is not worth the fuss. The other I day threw out a 10 year old low end Pioneer receiver that required 15 minutes of warm up time before any sound appeared. I...

How's your math? If you could put a wire around the planet that would allow a signal to arrive without being absorbed, it would make about 10 trips around the globe in about 1 second. Now figure the time lag between two wires a few feet (or miles) different in length and judge whether or not...

I remember one day my piano coach was visiting at my house. I asked him if he wanted to hear my audio system and he said "of course." I put on a recording played through my high end Stereophile approved system and then I asked him what he thought. His comment was "I like the way he played the...

Indeed. I lost my audiophoolery over the concept of digital cables having a sonic characteristic. I knew it was impossible and went to the trouble of testing it. Placebo effect is very real and very powerful. The poster couldn't hear a difference because he hadn't developed any bias...

I went further than that. I dubbed all of my vinyl to digital and now play it from a computer drive, clicks, pops and all. The records and the turntables are in storage.

Bingo. It reminds me a little of the prescription drug industry. We pay a fortune for development and advertising. They could do away with the advertising and just keep the prescribers informed. I can't rent DVD's any more and I can't stream because of slow metered satellite internet out...

OK. I wish I had another place to put the receiver. We have a cabinet near the foot of the bed with a 55" screen on top of it that covers the top completely. It is scheduled to arrive today so I'll know more when I can unbox it.

l could but I don't think it is necessary. I can't imagine that the Yamaha would run any hotter than the Pioneer unit it will replace.

Yes it is twice the price and doesn't do anything I need that the Yamaha AVR can't do. It is a couple of db more powerful and happier with low impedance loads. Probably a nice unit. So it may be the ticket for someone but but I wouldn't use anywhere near its capabilities. My Epos speakers...

I too have been a loyal Pioneer customer in the past. My home theater is driven by a great Pioneer Elite AVR which replaced another one that is in storage to get some more modern features.

Not a problem at all. Glad you chimed in.

I don't know. It hasn't arrived yet. I expect it Monday. If so I'll just reduce the size of the feet. This is a budget model. While it has more than I need or use, it certainly is not loaded with the features of higher end products. I looked for an integrated stereo AMP with HDMI in and...

Agreed and I might do it just for grins. I paid about $225 for the receiver a decade ago so I think it has earned a retirement. :)

I will be an octogenarian in a few months. Honestly I don't feel that old. I still do a lot of manual labor around our farm. I've had more than my share of medical issues but they are in the past and don't seem to have any lasting effect on me. Yes the tight space in the cabinet is the...