agtpunx40
10-27-2005, 07:53 AM
Allright, I recently bought a new reciever to replace my Yamaha htr 5450. I just wanted something relatively cheap, in fact, the only reason I bought a new reciever at all was because the original remote broke, and I needed it to adjust some things. They wanted to charge me up the.........well you get the picture, and I figured I might as well get something useful with my money, and use the old reciever for outside speakers or something.
Anyway, I bought it about a week ago, I was in the store buying a new subwoofer, and now I'm wondering if I should have taken the step up for about $100 to get the YPAO. I'm pretty technically inclined, I've set up lots of HT stuff for myself, friends, and family. I have an spl meter, and I've got this reciever set up pretty decent by now. I know the YPAO automatically sets up distances and levels and that stuff, but the one thing I'm really thinking about is the parametric eq. I have a BFD for my sub, so I know what sort of difference it can make in the sound.
I'm not too excited about any of the other step ups, 7.1 instead of 6.1 (which I don't have room for anyway), assignable channels for 2nd zone (I now have a perfectly good amp to use for that), a few more watts (It's my understanding that the rxv 1600 level is the first reciever is the lowest that really steps up to better parts so I don't think the few extra watts will really make a difference). Anybody have any advice, is it worth it?
Anyway, I bought it about a week ago, I was in the store buying a new subwoofer, and now I'm wondering if I should have taken the step up for about $100 to get the YPAO. I'm pretty technically inclined, I've set up lots of HT stuff for myself, friends, and family. I have an spl meter, and I've got this reciever set up pretty decent by now. I know the YPAO automatically sets up distances and levels and that stuff, but the one thing I'm really thinking about is the parametric eq. I have a BFD for my sub, so I know what sort of difference it can make in the sound.
I'm not too excited about any of the other step ups, 7.1 instead of 6.1 (which I don't have room for anyway), assignable channels for 2nd zone (I now have a perfectly good amp to use for that), a few more watts (It's my understanding that the rxv 1600 level is the first reciever is the lowest that really steps up to better parts so I don't think the few extra watts will really make a difference). Anybody have any advice, is it worth it?