Quote Originally Posted by Eric Z
Great advice and info, Woochifer!! I'm all for discountined products as long as it's not being discontinued due to poor performance.

Thanks again!
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Nah, no worry about inferior performance -- Yamaha always updates their entry level lineup around this time of year. Typically, the new entry level models start arriving April or May, so this is right on schedule. The only question is whether the newer models represent enough of an upgrade that you should consider waiting for, or if you should just pocket the savings and enjoy. Either way, you're in a good spot right now.

If Yamaha's new entry level models add the YPAO parametric room calibration feature that they introduced with their flagship and midlevel models last year, then they very well might be worth waiting for, because nothing in the entry level class has that level of capability right now. (Pioneer migrated their own room calibration feature over to their entry level receivers last year, but from I understand it's not as advanced as the one that's in their Elite receivers and the YPAO system)