Yamaha V665 vs Onkyo TX-SR608
Hi,
I'm planning to get a pair of Polk M-70s and possibly either a center speaker or a sub to go with them. I was wondering what receiver would be good for this kind of setup? I've read some of the other threads and saw the SR608 as a recommendation since it has a good amount of power per channel and also preouts but looking at the V665 it looks about the same aside from some of the newer HDMI things.
Any help is appreciated, sorry I'm new to this
I'm planning to get a pair of Polk M-70s and possibly either a center speaker or a sub to go with them. I was wondering what receiver would be good for this kind of setup? I've read some of the other threads and saw the SR608 as a recommendation since it has a good amount of power per channel and also preouts but looking at the V665 it looks about the same aside from some of the newer HDMI things.
Any help is appreciated, sorry I'm new to this
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i like my 665, but if you can go a little higher i would go with the new 667 if you want to yamaha.. its got the latest codecs and the 667 amps are a lot better than the 665.. better power supply.. and better amplification design.Main 2ch -
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onkyo 608 does not have pre outs.
but... it's a very nice receiver packed with features! I really like mine, I just WISH it had pre-outs...Living Room 7.1 HT Rig:
M70 | CS2 | M60 | Atrium5 - Surr. | SUB - Emotiva ULTRA12 + Tara Labs sub cable | Pioneer Elite VSX-52 | Parasound HCAs 1000A | Sony BDP-S790 | Belkin PureAV PF60 | MIT Exp2 Wires
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The 608 has a great feature set for the cost.
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What about the Yamaha RX-V765? I noticed this seems to be on the same level as the 608 on power wise and has plenty of pre-outs.
Also how exactly do you connect an amp using the pre-outs?
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You simply connect the L/R channels labeled on the pre-out section on the receiver to the L and R inputs on a power amplifier with a stereo RCA cable. Then connect the speakers to the amplifier's binding posts.
You shouldn't have to do anything else on the receiver (ie..no fiddling w/ any options). You may want to rerun YPAO or Audyssey after if you use those..but that's about it.ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place
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2 Channel:
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The Yamaha will be to bright in the highs for the M70's IMHO.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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I would buy a used onkyo 805........I noticed theres a silver one for $390 right now on audiogon
I have an onkyo 607 for sale for $250 but the 805 is a nbeast and probably the best reciever ever made for power to dollar -
I use the 665 as a pre-pro, and it works well. I don't find it bright at all. I think the 665's biggest flaw is the amplifier section (which I no longer use), It's mediocre at best.
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I have a 665 w/ a Klipsch500 set and it sonds great . There's plenty of outs HDMI and all sorts of sound fields. I just keep it in 7-channel.
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+1 for the Onkyo 805 - but I'm a biased, very happy owner...polkfarmboy wrote: »I would buy a used onkyo 805........I noticed theres a silver one for $390 right now on audiogon
I have an onkyo 607 for sale for $250 but the 805 is a nbeast and probably the best reciever ever made for power to dollar
Seriously, it would take one helluva deal on one helluva piece of gear to make me upgrade the 805. I might run an external power amp off the 805 one day, but honestly don't know if it's really needed...
FWIW, we have a Yamaha 863 for our secondary system and have been very happy with it. It powers RTi28s, CSi30 and PSW303.Main HT:JVC DLA-RS45135" Elite Screens fixed frame, 1.1 gainMarantz SR7007 (operating as pre-pro)Emotiva XPA-1 x3 (L+C+R), UPA-7 (surrounds)Oppo BDP-103D/BDP-83Toshiba HD-XA2Panamax M5410 Pro x3Polk LSiM707s, LSiC706, 80 F/X-LS, 65-RTSeaton Sound/MCCA MFW "Turbo" + custom Dayton SA1000 sub amp (orig. AV123 MFW-15)Velodyne SMS-1I/Cs: MP 12ga/4-cond (fronts); MP 12ga (surrounds), MP HDMI (all sources), some BJC sprinkled thruoutHarmony EliteSalamander Triple 40 C/B* still need to sell older but mint gear!!
