Hello, my friends. After a lot of life's curveballs tossed my way in the past year, I'm ready to buy my 2-channel receiver and speakers. I'm pretty much settled on the speakers, thanx to this site's buying guide. As for the other component...I'm thinking about the Onkyo TX 8050 or Yamaha's RS 202. I don't have a smartphone and my system will be in a place where it won't be able to connect via ethernet to my laptop. So I'm guessing a network receiver by Yamaha or Onkyo would be a waste of more cash.
I eagerly await your recommendations...and I thank you sincerely in advance.
It is hard to make a recommendation. I assume you are not interested in connecting a TV to the device. If you do you have to go from TV to receiver, whereas going from receiver to TV is preferable.
The other issue is that these receivers have no bass management and no sub connection.
Modern speakers I don't think are as bass capable as speakers of old. I think the assumption is that a sub will be used.
These type of receivers are not popular anymore for these reasons.
If that is really what you want you might want to include vintage equipment for this type of unit. These tend to have a much better build quality.
The last issue is that receivers with HDMI connection can connect to your laptop via a ChromeCast device.
I think you need to carefully think through how you can get maximum use and pleasure from your purchases. This is not 1970 any more. The only thing not available on your pics in 1970 was Blue Tooth. You have basically picked a 70s/80s system. I think they did those better back then. The world has now moved on.
In the end most opt for AV receivers, so they can easily integrate sound and picture, and use a sub, even of they only want to use two speakers and a sub.
It would be helpful to know which speakers you picked.
As far as your two picks I would select the Yamaha over the Onkyo.
