My first Yamaha!

[jbrillo]

Well, just got my 1st Yamaha receiver yesterday. I bought a RX-V661 to replace a 7-y/o Sony POS. Kinda glad the center channel output died in that thing b/c this thing sounds great. I've read from alot of people saying they think Yamaha sounds harsh. From what I've experienced so far, I find it's quite the opposite. I guess different rooms, speakers, etc..... Anyway, this thing is great. It's going in my kids game room where I've got a 5.0 setup and there's an obvious difference in sound from the old Sony. This is way, way better. Thanks to Audioholics for helping me out.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

The only thing that stinks is the Yamaha will last forever without issues; which is going to make it hard to convince the wife you ever need an upgrade.

AVRs/amps dont sound like anything; speakers and rooms do...

 

[jbrillo]

Well, I hope it lasts a long long time. The Yammy is for my kid's gameroom so they can watch movies & play video games. I'd much rather spend funds on my main listening room than on the kids anytime!!! I've got a Pioneer 72 for my living room. Unfortunately it is currently in the shop getting a firmware update. And yes, I am using the Yammy in the living room till the 72 comes back. The kids will have to live with TV speakers till then. I think they'll get over it when they get their Wii & tons of games for X-mas.