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.

 

[mono-bloc]

It is after warranty service that is a disgrace, and I doubt one manufacturer is better than any other in this regard.

Your quite correct, but it's a case of "You get what you pay for". and I'm quite aware that you ridicule , the high cost of the better products, Some of which carry a life time warranty. That's why they cost what they cost.
Unfortunately the cheap / budget products are churned out by the thousand, every day. As for the components, as you should know there is a discount for buying multiples. So if you order by the millions, it brings the cost right down The average production cost of your average AVR, is less then 50 dollars per unit.

 

[TLS Guy]

Your quite correct, but it's a case of "You get what you pay for". and I'm quite aware that you ridicule , the high cost of the better products, Some of which carry a life time warranty. That's why they cost what they cost.
Unfortunately the cheap / budget products are churned out by the thousand, every day. As for the components, as you should know there is a discount for buying multiples. So if you order by the millions, it brings the cost right down The average production cost of your average AVR, is less then 50 dollars per unit.

First of all those lifetime warranties won't be honored. You can bet they will be out of parts in a very few years. The next thing is obsolescence. Apart from this recent failure all of my equipment replacement of digital equipment has been due to obsolescence.

Where you get the idea that the production cost is $50.00 per unit is just laugh out loud stupid. You would not buy or build the power transformer alone for that much. Not even close.
Next I do not use AVRs only AVPs.

 

[Mikado463]

First of all those lifetime warranties won't be honored.

Really ? how so ? do you have any recollection of the good ole 'Craftsman' days ? for that is but one way to honor a lifetime warranty......

 

[Trebdp83]

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?

The Yamaha RX-A6A is comparable to the A3080 with a few additional features and a few missing from the A3080. It will be familiar to those having had a Yamaha receiver.

Yamaha RX-A6A vs Yamaha RX-A3080: Comprehensive Comparison

Compare the Yamaha RX-A6A and Yamaha RX-A3080. Discover the differences in features, specs, performance, and find out which A/V receiver is the best for you.

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