Best price for Yamaha receivers

[Woochifer]

Some HTR models are IDENTICAL featurewise to the RX-V line and aren't stripped down...just cosmetically different. I'd go that route if the price was cheaper, the HTR-5790 and HTR-5760 are great receivers.
Etailelectronics.com is a great on-line retailer who has bent over back for me twice now. And despite them not being "authorized", there was absolutely no problem getting Yamaha to honor my friend's RX-V740 receiver purchased through them. The story the Yamaha tech gave us was that as long as Yamaha can trace distribution to an authorized wholesaler all is good. After all, it is often Yamaha who sells directly to these stores in large quantities.
But be careful...when in doubt, I'd buy the HTR line provided it has the features you need. And don't forget, there's something to be said about buying locally from a dealer.

The thing though is that if you go with an unauthorized vendor, you really don't know what you're getting until it lands on your front door. You have no idea if the serial number is intact, if it's a U.S. model, or if it's b-stock. People on this board buying from web vendors have received all of the above in the past. The assurance from going through an authorized vendor is that you know that the retailer received the product directly from Yamaha. The risk with the unauthorized channels is that you don't know where the product got routed once Yamaha delivered it.

And I've heard some other stories about how Yamaha will not honor the warranty if you bought from an unauthorized vendor, and won't work on the unit even if you offer to pay for the repairs.

[kexodusc]

The thing though is that if you go with an unauthorized vendor, you really don't know what you're getting until it lands on your front door. You have no idea if the serial number is intact, if it's a U.S. model, or if it's b-stock. People on this board buying from web vendors have received all of the above in the past. The assurance from going through an authorized vendor is that you know that the retailer received the product directly from Yamaha. The risk with the unauthorized channels is that you don't know where the product got routed once Yamaha delivered it.

And I've heard some other stories about how Yamaha will not honor the warranty if you bought from an unauthorized vendor, and won't work on the unit even if you offer to pay for the repairs.

Agreed....I'll be the first to admit it's easy to get burned on-line...However, I only put so much value on the fact Yamaha won't touch it. Most parts are easily available, and there's no shortage of qualified technicians out there who can perform most repairs.
I would be quite worried if a processing chip or one of their proprietary DAC's died, but that doesn't seem to be a problem in any brand or model.
Quite often one can do quite well on-line, but yes, no matter how much effort you put into it, you are always making a calculated gamble at best.

[marky]

i got the rxv2400 for 650, which i think is a decent price.

[Bryan]

Count me among those who went with an unauthorized vendor. I bought a HTR-5760 from Nice Electronics. However, as they didn't have any in stock and "attempted to contact me to see what I wanted to do" (never received any messages nor emails and ended up calling them) they did upgrade the receiver to the RX-V650. The box the 650 came in looked like it had gone to war with UPS and lost. Bigtime. Pictures were taken as an in case. However, the receiver is working well and I haven't had any problems with it. So would I do business with them again? Probably not but here's hoping my receiver lasts a very long time to come.

[Eric Z]

I got the HTR5760 from Abt Electronics (www.abtelectronics.com) for $325 before taxes. Their physical location is in the suburbs of Chicago. They are an authorized dealer and there are some products they don't sell via the Internet, but you can always call them and buy it over the phone- you can haggle right on the phone as well.

I agree with the comments about buying a product locally in a store (luckily I live in the Chicago area that has plenty of electronics stores). I feel more comfortable when I can walk something in and return/exchange it.

Good luck!

[soonerczech]

I checked the Abt webpage and they still have the HTR 5760 listed for the MSRP. Was the $325 an in-store price or did you call them to get that price? I live in Norman, OK and the B&M audio stores don't want to haggle on anything, always claiming that they can't take any money off, which is complete BS. So, I will be buying from the net as I wouldn't even think of giving any of these people one cent as they never attempt to treat me like a customer.

[eqm]

I checked the Abt webpage and they still have the HTR 5760 listed for the MSRP. Was the $325 an in-store price or did you call them to get that price? I live in Norman, OK and the B&M audio stores don't want to haggle on anything, always claiming that they can't take any money off, which is complete BS. So, I will be buying from the net as I wouldn't even think of giving any of these people one cent as they never attempt to treat me like a customer.

go sooners! i went to football camp there a couple of years in high school...it was after the switzer years but he showed up to one of the sessions.

btw: how close are you to tulsa or okc? they might be a little closer than chicago and you might find a store that will talk price with you?

[soonerczech]

btw: how close are you to tulsa or okc? they might be a little closer than chicago and you might find a store that will talk price with you? [/QUOTE]

I live in Norman and work in OKC, and no deal anywhere there. The one guy I found that would talk price with me only dealt Marantz and Pioneer Elite, he was quite adamant that Yamaha was behind the times because they didn't have THX certification. Every other place is a bunch of a holes. I truly will not give them my money. Why should I be forced to pay full price when thousands of people in other states are given a discount? I did get a price of $399 with free shipping and no tax from J&R, which is the best price for the HTR 5760 I've found so far from an authorized dealer.