Needing Advice on Replacement Receiver

[CDogg]

I'm in the market for another receiver, and I need some advice on my purchase.

Existing Equipment:
2- Infinity Primus P252 Speakers
1 - Infinity Primus PC350 Center

Living Room Dimensions:
11' x 14"

A couch and two chairs with a small table between chairs, a credenza to store audio equipment, one window with curtains, and flooring is carpet.

The new receiver will be used for audio only, so the most important feature is internet radio (Smooth Jazz, Blues, and Rock). No TV will be connected since it is downstairs in the family room. May consider adding a CD player in the future.

Any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated.

 

[BMXTRIX]

Internet radio, IMO, should not be your concern in the least. If you want internet radio, then get an outboard device which can handle that function for you. It will do it faster, it will do it better, and it MAY allow you to do it without a display. An iOS/Android device connected to a receiver will do this far better than any receiver. Even more now that A/V receivers almost universally are designed for use with a display and a great deal of their setup functionality is driven through a display. I use Denon a great deal and I know I can setup their receivers through the front display instead of a TV, but it is difficult to do (to say the least). I'm also not sure how their ability to handle internet radio stations is, but they DO have it on a number of their Internet ready receivers. As, I am sure, many others do as well.

 

[CDogg]

I do not use any Android products whatsoever. It goes without saying that the best sound quality and one that will handle the infinitys is a must have. Given the living room is a small size must play an important factor when deciding on how much watts is needed. One of the brands I'm looking at is Marantz, but I will entertain others that you reccomend. Accessories4Less is one of the well known companies that are good to deal with. What others would you reccomend?

 

[ACsGreens]

There are a million combinations but this would be a good option.

R-S700 - Stereo Receivers - Hi-Fi Components - Audio & Visual - Products - Yamaha United States

with Sonos as your source. If you do not have a hard internet connection you would need the wireless bridge to connect to your router.

Sonos CONNECT Wireless HiFi Player

 

[CDogg]

The receiver will connect directly to the wireless router, so it must have an ethernet jack. I did not see one on the Yamaha.

 

[Pyrrho]

The receiver will connect directly to the wireless router, so it must have an ethernet jack. I did not see one on the Yamaha.

In that case, you will probably be looking at a surround receiver, whether you will ever hook it up to video gear or not.

You have not told us of a price you are willing to pay, so that makes it difficult, but here is something you might want to consider:

Amazon.com: Yamaha RX-V673 7.2-Channel Network AV Receiver: Electronics

RX-V673 - RX-V - AV Receivers - Audio & Visual - Products - Yamaha United States

Obviously, if you have much more money to spend, you can get better.

One thing to consider about such things is something BMXTRIX has already indicated, and that is that the setup for many surround receivers involves hooking up a TV or monitor to them, so you will want to read the manual carefully for whatever you are thinking about buying BEFORE you buy it.

You have repeatedly mentioned that the receiver must handle your particular speakers. Given the ratings that Infinity has given them, just about anything should drive them. Did Infinity misrepresent the impedance of them or some other aspect that would make them hard to drive?

 

[ACsGreens]

The receiver will connect directly to the wireless router, so it must have an ethernet jack. I did not see one on the Yamaha.

The Sonos is what will have the internet connection, which will then connect analog via RCA to receiver. Sonos would be on fixed output allowing volume, tonal control from receiver. Sonos would only act as streaming device, but a pretty impressive one at that.

 

[CDogg]

The Yamaha RX-V673 is spot on for the money. Does Denon have a comparable receiver in the same price range? Doing research I have found the Yamaha and Denon to be the top two. Any comments/experience on these will be helpful in my decision.

 

[ACsGreens]

AV Receiver?

The Yamaha RX-V673 is spot on for the money. Does Denon have a comparable receiver in the same price range? Doing research I have found the Yamaha and Denon to be the top two. Any comments/experience on these will be helpful in my decision.

Just to reiterate what has been previously pointed out. Many AV receivers, including the Yamaha, have a GUI that works much better on a video screen. I am trying to figure out, if you are not going to use video at all, why you are locked into an AV receiver. If what you are trying to do is stream music and play cd's, the receiver does not need an internet connection. Sonos, or other systems like it are much better and offer much more than an AV receiver. Those would require the connection, not the receiver, take that out of the equation. Please fill us in more on that thought.

 

[Grador]

I'm not against AVRs for this purpose, I try to use as few boxes as possible. That said, if you're not going to use the android/ios controls i don't think there will be any way to use pandora with this AVR w/o video. Current yamaha AVRs simply display "on screen" on the front display when you use the setup menu. I have no experience with network enabled ones, but I imagine they'd work the same.

 

[CDogg]

I'm not against AVRs for this purpose, I try to use as few boxes as possible. That said, if you're not going to use the android/ios controls i don't think there will be any way to use pandora with this AVR w/o video. Current yamaha AVRs simply display "on screen" on the front display when you use the setup menu. I have no experience with network enabled ones, but I imagine they'd work the same.

With my current receiver I can play Pandora without any Android products. As long as I can find a replacement that will have ethernet connection and the receiver supports internet radio, I will be able to continue without video.

Just to reiterate what has been previously pointed out. Many AV receivers, including the Yamaha, have a GUI that works much better on a video screen. I am trying to figure out, if you are not going to use video at all, why you are locked into an AV receiver. If what you are trying to do is stream music and play cd's, the receiver does not need an internet connection. Sonos, or other systems like it are much better and offer much more than an AV receiver. Those would require the connection, not the receiver, take that out of the equation. Please fill us in more on that thought.

Last year when I was in the market for a system, I was told the HT receiver would be the best way to go. At some point I thought if I ever decided to upgrade the receiver, I would take it downstairs and with a couple speakers, I would have a HT system. That may/may not be in the works but I haven't thought about it that much.

I know a lot of people will like the most wpc, the more power the better. As I have gotten older, it's more about getting the best sound instead of having more watts. With the living room measuring 11'x14' I want to have the best sound quality possible. It used to be years ago that your room dimension was an important factor when it comes to selecting wpc, which is why I posted it in the original post. I want to have the best possible match with receiver and speakers as I can possibly get and the best bang for the buck.

 

[Grador]

So I've confirmed that with no android/ios device or Tv screen hooked up you'll have to memorize button presses on the remote to get pandora going, if you're fine with that the rx-v673 is an excellent choice.

 

[ACsGreens]

Well luckily we can all agree to disagree. I do however wish you enjoyment of the new system.

AC

 

[CDogg]

So I've confirmed that with no android/ios device or Tv screen hooked up you'll have to memorize button presses on the remote to get pandora going, if you're fine with that the rx-v673 is an excellent choice.

This is not true. My current receiver has internet radio and I have programmed several types of music... Smooth Jazz, Blues, Rock, and even two Christmas stations. Whichever I want to play I just go to the menu to make my selection, and that's all there is to it. Some receivers that is internet capable will have several internet radio stations such as Pandora, Spotify, and Napster to name a few. So, the receiver I'm looking for must have internet radio.

 

[Grador]

My yamaha from 2010 will display menus on the front screen, my fathers 2011 does not. They changed over the past few years. The second you go to any menu it just displays "ON SCREEN" on the front of the unit.

Edit: I guess it's possible that they've brought back the utility of the screen, but I see nothing in the manual that indicates this.

Edit 2: Just noticed your current receiver is an onkyo, I was talking specifically about the rx-v673 since it was mentioned earlier.

 

[fmw]

Both my blu ray players have internet radio through the Wifi connection and an excellent on screen display to operate the feature. Having it on the receiver shouldn't be much of an issue.

 

[CDogg]

I would love to have a Marantz receiver, but the one with internet connection is too expensive. However, the choice is narrowed down to two, Denon or Yamaha. Does anyone have experience with either or both, or can someone comment on which one would have better sound quality.

 

[PENG]

I would love to have a Marantz receiver, but the one with internet connection is too expensive. However, the choice is narrowed down to two, Denon or Yamaha. Does anyone have experience with either or both, or can someone comment on which one would have better sound quality.

I have good experience with the Denon AVR-1912.

Amazon.com: Denon AVR-1912 7.1 Channel Network Streaming A/V Home Theater Receiver: Electronics