yahama RX-v2600 question

[Nocturnal]

I have had my RX-V2600 for about 3 weeks and forgive me becauise I know little about AV receivers,(only what the salesman tells me ) But it seems to me that there is way to much gimmic in the yahama,It has several sound field selections they all sound different but none realy sound good. I am still within my audition period for this receiver and I am realy thinking about returning it because of some of the features that I can find no use for.Another thing that botheres me , I plan to upgrade to a new hd tv set up within the year and I am sure I will go with the most resolution that I can get and from what I have read the 2600 wont handle 1080i, bottom line question to anyone who knows. Is the yahama RX-V2600 worth keeping or is there a better product that I should look at that is in the same price range or maybe 500.00 more
My set up now
Yamaha RX-V2600
Polk Audio RTI-12 fronts (just tradded up from RTI-10s yesterday)
Polk Audio CSI-5 center
Polk Audio book shelfs for surrounds
and an old Cerwin Vega 250 watt 12" powered sub woofer
current TV is a 2000 vintage 65" Phillips big screen
thank you . I am new to this forum and I know that I have much to learn

Glenn

 

[Nomo]

The 2600 is probably overkill for a lot of people, but in it's price range, IMO, I don't think it can be beat.
Yeah the DSPs are pretty unnecessary. They're on just about every Yamaha receiver. But overall the sound in other settings such as PLIIx, DTS Neo6, and the stereo modes sound pretty darn good.
If you don't for see the need for HDMI switching in the future you may want to trade down.
I currently have the 1500, the one year older little brother of the 2600. I'm still very impressed with it. It does not have HDMI but can be found online for around the $500 mark.
I haven't had an opportunity to compare the two head to head, but I doubt the differences in sound would be very noticeable.

You have one of the best receivers available today.

I don't think you'll find anything "better" for the money. But for less money, less than half the money, it's conceivable that you can find something that more than adequately meets your needs.
I suggest you spend as much time as the return policy allows and decide your likes and dislikes are about the 2600 and Yamaha in general. You may decide to go with something totally different. Spend some time here and learn.

 

[Kai]

I agree. I have the RX-V659 which has the same sound fields and have not used them much at all though they are interesting...musically anyway...I have used the "sci-fi" mode just today watching a rerun of Star Trek and enjoyed the sound field. Generally I have it set to "auto" and let the receiver do all the work. For most tv I use the "straight" mode running the fronts and sub...though I do play around with the 7 channel enhanced...I found the 2 channel enhanced to be a bit boomy in the bass area...I also use the basic surround modes as well.

I finally had the chance to watch King Kong today...been working 7 days a week ugh...and was amazed at the sound compared to my poor little Sony receiver.

The quality of the construction, clean, true power, full range of set up capabilities...auto or manual...as well as the tweakability make it a great receiver in my book especially for the money I spent...$500 US.

I do not need hdmi and will not for a few years so I am not worrying about it.