ohio
05-08-2005, 09:51 PM
I'm about to replace an older Yamaha HTIB, with an nothing-fancy 5.1 home theater setup. Current room size is large with 12 foot ceilings, but will likely be smaller in my next place. I want something durable and high quality and I'm not concerned with more channels than 5. I do, however, want to make sure I take advantage of any modern processing power when it comes to DACs and options like pure digital.
So from looking around, it seems I can get a Yamaha RX-V657 for about the same price as an RX-V1300 from 2 years ago, or even a used Onkyo TX-DS939 (used, but tested) from 5 or so years ago.
My take is that the 657 has all the functionality I want and then some, may have a little difficulty with my current room, but not much, but won't have the amp and power supply quality of the other two, especially the Onkyo. What I'm wondering is, will I actually get higher quality sound from digital sources from the 657 because of newer processors?
edit: While I'm at it, is there any difference between the DVD-C750 and the DV-C6770? They look identical...
So from looking around, it seems I can get a Yamaha RX-V657 for about the same price as an RX-V1300 from 2 years ago, or even a used Onkyo TX-DS939 (used, but tested) from 5 or so years ago.
My take is that the 657 has all the functionality I want and then some, may have a little difficulty with my current room, but not much, but won't have the amp and power supply quality of the other two, especially the Onkyo. What I'm wondering is, will I actually get higher quality sound from digital sources from the 657 because of newer processors?
edit: While I'm at it, is there any difference between the DVD-C750 and the DV-C6770? They look identical...