Yamaha RX 2500 series vs HTR 5890

[wtkolb]

I am adding a new receiver to hook up to a new JVC HD ILA. I currently have a Yamaha RXV 1500 in one room and dont understand the difference between the RXV series and the HTR series 5990 or 5890. What is the difference in these. I am confused on what to buy for another receiver. Some of the sites I buy from dont carry both series, like Vanns.

 

[Hanse18]

The RX-V2600 has no rival htr model. The RX-V1600 is comparable to the htr-5990. The only differences are some cosmetic changes, and more importantly, the way max wattage is measured. The HTR series is clearly aimed at big box stores (BB, CC) because watts are measured @ 1000 Hz as opposed to 20Hz - 20Khz like the RX-V series. I think in actual wattage (measured equally that is) the RX-V1600 might have a slight upper hand over the HTR-5990. And the RX-V1500 is equivalent to the HTR-5890.

Off Topic: Which JVC model did you buy? Any way you could post a review or at least some of your thoughts on it? Those HD-ILA models interest me.

 

[wtkolb]

JVC HD G786 52 inch. An affiliated company of the company I work for has an electronics store and the store manager that we deal with for employee discounts recommended this over the other sets I looked at. They carry most every brand so I felt pretty good about it.

I did a Samsung HLR 4667 in the upper area. That has performed well. No problems.

 

[crashguy]

Yamaha markets the HTR series to big box stores, and the RXV line to smaller retailers with better sales person knowledge, and higher line equipment. The HTR series is also rated differently (power wise), but I'm sure if you opened up a HTR compnent, and an RXV at the same level, they'd be the same inside. As stated above, the HTR series tops out below the RXV, that is to say the top RXV model is better than the top HTR model.

 

[jcPanny]

Htr-5990

I recently purchased a yamaha HTR-5860 and am happy with it. If I had the extry dough I would have gone for the 5890/1500 model.
Some times the HTR model leaves off a few features that are on the RX-V. For example, my model has all the same features except for a zone 2 output. It was available for significantly less than the RX-V model from an authorized online dealer.

On Yamaha's site I don't see the HTR-5990 with the video scalling (to 720p and 1080i) explicitely listed in the features. I would check with Yamha or the users guide for to see if this feature present on the RX-V1600 version is absent.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/HTIB/HTR5990.htm

 

[Snap]

On Yamaha's site I don't see the HTR-5990 with the video scalling (to 720p and 1080i) explicitely listed in the features. I would check with Yamha or the users guide for to see if this feature present on the RX-V1600 version is absent.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/HTIB/HTR5990.htm

The RX-V1600 does not have scaling to 720P or 1080i. That is the RX-V2600 that does that.