I bought a nice Sony ES receiver and the compact Aperion 422/S-8 speaker set just over a year ago. Then I moved cross-country and never shipped them out.
I'm now wondering if I should finally send them, or if it would be smarter and easier to sell them, and replace them BOTH with the simpler, sleeker Yamaha YSP-1000?!
1] Does it still make sense to have a bulky, stand-alone receiver when the YSP's built-in receiver has all the (basic) connections I need? I mean, I'm not an home theater expert or an audioholic, but is there something about the Sony receiver that makes it better?
2] I'm not particularly excited about rewiring the side and rear speakers, considering how much effort it took last time to do it cleanly. Though the end result did look great and the sound was utterly amazing. Does the YSP really sound as good as everyone says, or is my speaker kit a noticeable step up?
Any thoughts/opinion are eagerly awaited...
Here are some relevant specs:
- Sony STR-DA2000ES, 7.1 channel, 120x7, "digital drive"
- Aperion 422, 100Hz-20kHz, 8ohms, 25-150W, 1" silk-dome tweeter, 4" poly midrange
- Aperion S-8, 30Hz-180Hz, 100W RMS, 8" poly woofer
Also, for what it's worth, I had these rigged up to a Panasonic TH-42PWD7UY (which I haven't shipped out, either).
