Yamaha or Denon

[Hstar]

Got an 887 , *****en amp ! Looking to upgrade soon though. want more amp than the house can handle

 

[Davemcc]

Got an 887 , *****en amp ! Looking to upgrade soon though. want more amp than the house can handle

The 887 is a good receiver with lots of useful features and connectivity. I see no reason to replace it. Rather than replace it, spend that money on external amplification. A good used amp would cost the same or less than a better receiver than what you have.

Your 887 is the same as the 2307 that I just got and the addition of a McIntosh 2ch amp was a significant improvement.

 

[Leprkon]

Pick the one with the features you like, find easy to use, and will look good with your decor, not which one has more specified power ratings.

I'd like to add that you should take a good look at where you are going to put it. Yammies generate a lot of heat. If you have an open rack, it's no problem.

If you have closed entertainment center, you might want to think about the Denons, or at least plan on how to counteract the heat.

 

[Seth=L]

I'd like to add that you should take a good look at where you are going to put it. Yammies generate a lot of heat. If you have an open rack, it's no problem.

If you have closed entertainment center, you might want to think about the Denons, or at least plan on how to counteract the heat.

How do you figure they run hot?

 

[Leprkon]

How do you figure they run hot?

My experience has been that you can put your hand on a Denon (AVR 1705, 1907) after a three hour movie.

Using the same physical locations, you can't touch on a Yamaha (HTR 5640, RX-V757, RXV-2500) after a three hour movie. And that's with the front L/R channels on the 2500 off-loaded to an external amp and all the external zones turned off.

I would call that hot.

 

[no. 5]

My experience has been that you can put your hand on a Denon (AVR 1705, 1907) after a three hour movie.

Using the same physical locations, you can't touch on a Yamaha (HTR 5640, RX-V757, RXV-2500) after a three hour movie. And that's with the front L/R channels on the 2500 off-loaded to an external amp and all the external zones turned off.

I would call that hot.

Yeah, that's hot.

For what it's worth, my 5660 has never been too hot to touch, even after long movies, or loud music.

 

[Seth=L]

Nor either of my Yamaha receivers. I think it largely depends on the environment. Any receiver will get hot just sitting there because the power supply get hot with nothing being asked of it.

 

[X400]

Hi guys sorry for bringing up an old thread but im in the same situation now and i thought id save some forum space by posting in this thread



sounds like the htr6060 is a good bet

but im wondering if the harmon kardon avr247 is just as good?

i like the look of the HKs ^^

id like a receiver with 3 hdmi inputs but whatever, i dont know anything about build quality and what not from these two either, im leaning towards looks at this point cuz im betting they're probably equally as good


its going to be added into a ps3/dvd upconvt,hdtv receiver, 1080p tv

thanks

 

[christog]

what about the Harmon Kardon 745 AVR
I have a Yamaha htr 5790 and am thinking about upgrading to the HK 745 7.2
because I can get it off my friend at a good price

I currently have
2 x Studio™ L Series L820
and
4 x JBL L890
with a JBL 12 500 RMS sub
and
PolkAudio csI 5

Is it worth upgrading my reciever

Need to know :-(

Thanks

 

[latvaj1]

Help Wanted w/ Home Theater

I have a Yamaha RX- V2500 A/V receiver matched with Polk LSI-15 Towers, LSIC for the center, and LSI 9s in the rear. I have a Velodyne sub and a monster power unit. My DVD is a Sony BluRay. Currently, I use it with a 62" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP TV. I am going to a DLP projector and 100" screen. What am I missing? Do I need an amp? With what I currently have what other euip do I need to get the best sound? Pls help me.

 

[Bluesmoke]

I have a Yamaha RX- V2500 A/V receiver matched with Polk LSI-15 Towers, LSIC for the center, and LSI 9s in the rear. I have a Velodyne sub and a monster power unit. My DVD is a Sony BluRay. Currently, I use it with a 62" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP TV. I am going to a DLP projector and 100" screen. What am I missing? Do I need an amp? With what I currently have what other euip do I need to get the best sound? Pls help me.

The best sound upgrade will be an HDMI receiver for those Master PCM tracks of Blu-ray. Holy crap! How have you been able to run those monster Polks with the teensy weensy V1500?

If you're unwilling to spend a lot of money on a top tier receiver, then get something like the Yamaha V661 and add a 200W/ch amp for the towers.

 

[Seth=L]

I have a Yamaha RX- V2500 A/V receiver matched with Polk LSI-15 Towers, LSIC for the center, and LSI 9s in the rear. I have a Velodyne sub and a monster power unit. My DVD is a Sony BluRay. Currently, I use it with a 62" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP TV. I am going to a DLP projector and 100" screen. What am I missing? Do I need an amp? With what I currently have what other euip do I need to get the best sound? Pls help me.

If you are noticing some lacking dynamics from the Polks at higher levels it may be the LSi's impedance and lack of efficiency that are causing it. In order for a speaker with such low cabinet volume to produce lower frequencies they must be either inefficient or lower impedance, sometimes both. Adding an amplifier may increase the performance of your LSis. If you haven't already, be sure you are using the x-over on the receiver, not the one on the subwoofer and that the speakers are set to small. This reduces the load on the receiver, allow it to power the Polks more effectively and helps to avoid humps and nulls in the bass.

 

[PENG]

I have a Yamaha RX- V2500 A/V receiver matched with Polk LSI-15 Towers, LSIC for the center, and LSI 9s in the rear. I have a Velodyne sub and a monster power unit. My DVD is a Sony BluRay. Currently, I use it with a 62" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP TV. I am going to a DLP projector and 100" screen. What am I missing? Do I need an amp? With what I currently have what other euip do I need to get the best sound? Pls help me.

Given that you have LSi speakers all around, you may do well with an amp. If you add amps (2,3, or 3 mono amps) to the 2 front or 2 front plus the center channels, the 38 lbs RX-V2500 should be able to handle the remaining speakers. You can add a 5 channel amp right away but I thought with those nice LSi15 why not spend all your budget on getting the best possible amp for them in order to get the most out of two channel music listening. You can always add another amp at a later date. A good single chassis 5/7 channel amp typically gets crowded inside the chassis and may get a little hot and heavy too. I would match the LSi15 with an amp that can do >350 WPC into 4 ohms.