Did I make a good choice on this Yamaha?

[Marioco1]

First...Hi all!

A couple months ago I purchased a HTR-6150, (RX-V563). I then found this forum and did a search on it and there's not much talk about this one on here.

So is this the bad apple of the bunch? It sounds good to me, does better then my old Sansui AU-6600 amp i was using thought I loved that old amp.

I do need to get more speakers for this new receiver which will be my future add ons.

 

[jamie2112]

No you made a good buy. That is a good receiver. The 663 is the next one up in that line. I just got a 463 tonight to replace my 363 and I don't see any praise about this one at all on here. I think if you are happy with your buy then you shouldn't worry about how its rated on these forums. If it does all that you need it to do then you have a good buy. Be satisfied you done well...

 

[Marioco1]

Thanks. This is my second Yammy I bought new in my lifetime and always like the sound they produce.
I almost bought the 463 but for $20 more, the salesman talk into this one. I really didn't need a 7.1 receiver but I said what the heck, sounded good at the time.

 

[Adam]

...if you are happy with your buy then you shouldn't worry about how its rated on these forums.

Definitely! Well said, Jamie.

BTW, welcome to the forum, Marioco1!

 

[Marioco1]

Thanks again.

BTW I just got a PM reminding me that,

Yamaha produces the same sound any other receiver produces. In fact a receiver is not supposed to produce any sound at all. Speakers do

Maybe I should have just bought speakers.

 

[Adam]

Maybe I should have just bought speakers.

That PM can be both true and false. With all equalization turned off and all controls set to neutral, then - according to some folks here - all electronics are going to sound the same. I'm not going to argue with that, as that's not my point here. My point, then? Equalization can play a significant role...it sure did in my situation. Different brands use different auto setup algorithms to determine the equalization to apply to your speakers, so there can certainly be differences in how a receiver will sound when it's all set up by the normal person (by "normal", I mean the people who don't go around with test tones, SPL meters...laptop in hand...etc).

So, can they all sound the same? Maybe, not going to argue it. Do they all sound the same, with every speaker, in every room, once they have run their auto setup? No.

My two cents, anyway.

 

[Marioco1]

No matter it sounds good to me and my ears are not as fine tuned as they use to be.

Now I only have two main tower speakers and need to add on slowly as in when I can afford to buy. Should i go for a subwoofer next or rear speakers next?

 

[Adam]

Good question. It really depends on what you want to add to the experience. The joy of having a good subwoofer should never be underestimated. On the flip side, having sound move behind you during a movie is a very cool experience.

Don't forget about adding a center channel, too. You certainly can run in "phantom" mode and have your front two speakers fake a center, but having a true center channel can be a good thing.

Adding rear speakers would probably be cheaper than adding a good sub, but a couple of questions:
1. What speakers do you have right now?
2. How big is your room?

 

[Marioco1]

Well that's thing at the moment, will be moving soon so i can't really answer those questions at the moment. Maybe rear would be best first for that surround effect.
At the moment my towers are Quest...I believe they were made by JBL.