Upgrade Reciever for 300.00

[BangThaGong]

Anyone have advice on a reciever id like to spend 300.00 with HDMI and 7.1 with at least 125 WPC? Or anything close possibly spend little more .Thanks for your guys help

 

[sharkman]

You may be able to find a receiver on sale for that much, although you might have to give up the 125 watt spec. Google Yamaha RX-V661 or a similar Onkyo.

 

[rnatalli]

If you stretch a little, the Yamaha 663 is a good pick. I think the Onkyo 606 can be had also for under $400.

 

[Seth=L]

Anyone have advice on a reciever id like to spend 300.00 with HDMI and 7.1 with at least 125 WPC? Or anything close possibly spend little more .Thanks for your guys help

Don't be overlly concerned with Wattage.

 

[Midcow2]

I agree with Seth=L Don't be concerned about wattage

Don't be overlly concerned with Wattage.

Watts or power is logrithmic. You should be fine if your get an AVR in th 70-80 RMS watts range.

A 125 watt receiver is only 10% more powerful than an 80 watt receiver.

 

[BangThaGong]

Don't be overlly concerned with Wattage.

Well the only reason im looking for more watts is to drive my rti-150s they get distorted and are starved for power at just above listening levels. Would buying a amp make more sense and dealing with the AV for now ? Amp im kinda looking at is Behringer EuroPower EP2500. Im actually thinking of buying it for a IB , but the IB wont be ready for some time to come. Im still in research stage of that .

 

[jamie2112]

The Beringer is rated really well everywhere I looked online. I was looking to buy the same model you are looking at. They are priced very well and you could use your current a/v setup without having to buy a new receiver.

 

[Seth=L]

Well the only reason im looking for more watts is to drive my rti-150s they get distorted and are starved for power at just above listening levels. Would buying a amp make more sense and dealing with the AV for now ? Amp im kinda looking at is Behringer EuroPower EP2500. Im actually thinking of buying it for a IB , but the IB wont be ready for some time to come. Im still in research stage of that .

Then get a receiver with preouts, then when you can afford an amp get one as well.

The Yamaha RX-V659 is a solid non-HDMI receiver. The RX-V661 is a notch below in amp performance but adds HDMI with audio processing to the equation.

 

[lbolts20]

I picked up the Denon avr788 at circuit city for $359.

 

[BangThaGong]

Then get a receiver with preouts, then when you can afford an amp get one as well.

The Yamaha RX-V659 is a solid non-HDMI receiver. The RX-V661 is a notch below in amp performance but adds HDMI with audio processing to the equation.

I went to buddies and bought his 661 for 200. He hardly used it and has the pre amp outs that i need to run the amp. Gonna try friday to hook it up .

 

[WmAx]

I will now also recommend the Yamaha P3500S pro audio amplifier for home use. It is not quite as powerful as the EP2500(EP2500 is 450x2@ 8 ohms, 650x2 @ 4 ohms, 1000x2 at 2 ohms), but the Yamaha needs no fan replacement to be silent. The Yamaha(350x2 at 8 ohms, 450x2 at 4 ohms, 20-20khz) has a fan, but it will not cut on unless the heatsinks hit 50C or greater. I tested the P3500S at 93dB a 2 meters, measured, on two 4 ohm nominal speakers for 15 minutes, then immediately increased the SPL to 98dB at 2 meters, for another 15 minutes, and the fan never activated. I quickly removed the amp cover after the 98dB test and measured the heatsink with an infra red thermometer and the heatsink was only 42C. Not even close to reaching the temperature needed to activate the fan, and this was at ridiculous SPL levels. This was in an ambient temperature setting of 20C(68F). The speakers used were rated at 88db/2.83v/1M sensitivity.

The EP2500 is best to use if you want to drive really tough loads, as it's designed to drive 2 ohm loads. The Yamaha is designed to drive 4 ohm loads.

I will soon test the smaller Yamaha, the P2500S, under the same manner as the P3500S to see if the fan will come on.

-Chris