Receiver Recommendation Help

[mfahnestock]

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Looking for a receiver recommendation. I am a big fan of Yamaha as I currently use the RX-V661 to power my outdoor theater surrounds and it sounds fantastic! Anyway, I am in the process of upgrading my old indoor 5.1 system to a new 5.1 system. This time, I am putting in inwall speakers, so this is new territory for me, especially since I am not dealing in 8 ohm speakers anymore. So I am looking for some recommendations to power the following speakers:

Front/Left/Right:
Three Triad Bronze/4 LCR (http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/iwb4lcr.html), Max Power: 150 Watts, Imp. 4 ohms, Sensitivity: 90 db, Frequency response 80 Hz - 20 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
Surrounds:
Two Triad Bronze/4 Surround (http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/iwb4sur.html), Max Power: 100 Watts, Imp. 4 ohms, Sensitivity: 83 db, Frequency response 80 Hz - 16 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
Subwoofers:
Two Artison RCC300 subwoofers (http://www.artisonusa.com/artison_010.htm) into 300 Watt DSP amplifier, Freq: 20-200kHz, Crossover: 40 Hz - 160 Hz

I am looking for 5.1, but I am okay buying a 7.1 system. I would like to have the True HD and DTS HD decoding built into the receiver to decode Blu-Ray, so I have the scalability to add 7.1 later if I desire.

Trying to keep a budget around $5-600 for the receiver and I am okay buying an older receiver if it fits the bill. I added my wiring diagram so you can see how my system is setup. I will be running a 4x2 HDMI matrix switch to provide inputs to multiple receivers.

In addition, what would you recommend the crossover settings to be? My thoughts would be the standard 80 Hz crossover.

Thanks for all of your help!

 

[RaT]

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Looking for a receiver recommendation. I am a big fan of Yamaha as I currently use the RX-V661 to power my outdoor theater surrounds and it sounds fantastic! Anyway, I am in the process of upgrading my old indoor 5.1 system to a new 5.1 system. This time, I am putting in inwall speakers, so this is new territory for me, especially since I am not dealing in 8 ohm speakers anymore. So I am looking for some recommendations to power the following speakers:

Front/Left/Right:
Three Triad Bronze/4 LCR (http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/iwb4lcr.html), Max Power: 150 Watts, Imp. 4 ohms, Sensitivity: 90 db, Frequency response 80 Hz - 20 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
Surrounds:
Two Triad Bronze/4 Surround (http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/iwb4sur.html), Max Power: 100 Watts, Imp. 4 ohms, Sensitivity: 83 db, Frequency response 80 Hz - 16 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
Subwoofers:
Two Artison RCC300 subwoofers (http://www.artisonusa.com/artison_010.htm) into 300 Watt DSP amplifier, Freq: 20-200kHz, Crossover: 40 Hz - 160 Hz

I am looking for 5.1, but I am okay buying a 7.1 system. I would like to have the True HD and DTS HD decoding built into the receiver to decode Blu-Ray, so I have the scalability to add 7.1 later if I desire.

Trying to keep a budget around $5-600 for the receiver and I am okay buying an older receiver if it fits the bill. I added my wiring diagram so you can see how my system is setup. I will be running a 4x2 HDMI matrix switch to provide inputs to multiple receivers.

In addition, what would you recommend the crossover settings to be? My thoughts would be the standard 80 Hz crossover.

Thanks for all of your help!

The 663 or 863 would not be a bad choice. They cost considerably less as they have been in the lineup for some time. Both under $500. 863 adds an extra HDMI.

I like your choice of in walls. Triads are my preference for in walls.

 

[Josuah]

In addition, what would you recommend the crossover settings to be? My thoughts would be the standard 80 Hz crossover.

The spec'ed lower value of the speaker's frequency response may not be accurate in your home. The only speakers I've owned that were fairly accurate to spec in my room are planars and those with powered woofers.

If you want to be sure, take a full sweep measurement and pick the appropriate crossover point. You may want to raise it a bit to account for higher SPL, where your mains max displacement would be insufficient or distorted.

 

[mfahnestock]

The 663 or 863 would not be a bad choice. They cost considerably less as they have been in the lineup for some time. Both under $500. 863 adds an extra HDMI.

I like your choice of in walls. Triads are my preference for in walls.

I looked at the specs on the 663 and the 863... From the manual it is showing that the Fronts (L/R) can be at 4 ohm, but the min on center and rears are 6 ohm min only. Not sure that would work... I looked at page 109 in the 863 manual.

Other suggestions?

 

[AVRat]

This unit is THX certified so it should not have a problem driving those Triads: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKTXSR706BLK/Onkyo/TX-SR706-THX-100w-x-7ch-Theater-Receiver-BLACK/1.html

This one might be better: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKTXSR806B/Onkyo/Tx-sr806-Thx-Ultra2-130w-X-7ch-Hdmi-806-Receiver-Black/1.html

 

[jostenmeat]

Looking for a receiver recommendation. I am a big fan of Yamaha as I currently use the RX-V661 to power my outdoor theater surrounds and it sounds fantastic!

The 663 is a downgrade in power from the 661. The 665 is even worse than the 663. Your 661 handles mch pcm over hdmi, so you don't need decoders on board.

I am looking for 5.1, but I am okay buying a 7.1 system. I would like to have the True HD and DTS HD decoding built into the receiver to decode Blu-Ray, so I have the scalability to add 7.1 later if I desire.

I'm pretty sure the 663 can matrix mch pcm, but I don't think it can for the bitstreams of the advanced codecs. If the 661 is similar, you can just save your money, have what you need, and not be forced to downgrade in power while you're at it.

Trying to keep a budget around $5-600 for the receiver and I am okay buying an older receiver if it fits the bill.

If you're truly worried about power, you can add an outboard amp to your 661.

In addition, what would you recommend the crossover settings to be? My thoughts would be the standard 80 Hz crossover.

I like to use my ears, believe it or not. I liked my towers at 60hz, and tried that for my rather large center speaker, but it either couldn't handle it nicely, or I have room/boundary issues at that freq, or a combination of both. I'd go no lower than 80hz, but would at least experiment with 100hz if not higher. Simply go with what sounds best.