Need a new Receiver

[boham1978]

So the Yamaha A3080 just finally crapped the bed. I paid some cheddar along with Yamaha pitching in on repairing it last year but today, it’s a brick. To be honest, it hasn’t been right since the repair. I’m done with it.
Wife has ordered me to not buy a refurbished receiver again.

Here’s what I need. 7.1 surround sound in media room with zone 2 for pool that goes to a
Origin Acoustics VI100 volume control.
What receiver would beat suit my needs?

 

[TLS Guy]

So the Yamaha A3080 just finally crapped the bed. I paid some cheddar along with Yamaha pitching in on repairing it last year but today, it’s a brick. To be honest, it hasn’t been right since the repair. I’m done with it.
Wife has ordered me to not buy a refurbished receiver again.

Here’s what I need. 7.1 surround sound in media room with zone 2 for pool that goes to a
Origin Acoustics VI100 volume control.
What receiver would beat suit my needs?

I would just pick one with the features you want. Denon/Marantz, Yamaha Sony, and even Onkyo seem to be reasonably reliable now.
Any of these can fail, and they are virtually unfixable out of warranty. All of the brands will have a failure rate, because of failed components the manufacturers don't make. The problem is that the manufacturers don't order enough replacement boards, and when the parts are gone, the units are unfixable. It is after warranty service that is a disgrace, and I doubt one manufacturer is better than any other in this regard.