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ce5288 · December 2001

I just got a RT800, CS245 and R10. Could somebody tell me that which recievr is better Yamaha RX-V1000 or HK AVR520?

Thanks,

TrappedUnder Ice · December 2001

Yammie will be better on the HT side of things...as where the HK may be just a tad better at 2ch..... especialy with the Polks...;)

PETERNG · December 2001

Take a look at the new Yamaha Rx 5490, you may find this one is a good choice...

trubluluc · December 2001

I considered all major brands, both in specs. and in quality of build and aesthetics, before going with my Yamaha rx-v1.
I think the yams are a class act.

-luc

TheOneRod · December 2001

I have limited exposure to Yamaha's home gear but the pro stuff is first rate. Some of the gear requires a phd to get through the manual and the set-up routines (the SY 77 and SY 99 keyboards are killers!) but they can do anything. I trust Yamaha.

barney69 · December 2001

hey i bought an hk and all you're paying for is fancy names of technical stuff although it is cleanly built.
Compared to the yammie, it is nothing. Yamaha builds it rough and tough and good looking and plenty power compared to the avr520. And hk has a few defects and bugs that i wish i knew about like the volume raising on its own when it feels like it w/ no remote in sight.
Newayz jus my opinion happy shopping. Have you thought of ONKYO or Marantz?

sgtgto · December 2001

Hi:

Check out the Denon line, build, flexibility, and most important, sound.

Gary

scottvamp · December 2001

Hi, I would really consider looking into Onkyo line-up. Many people like the Yamaha because they created such a good rep. in the past decade but when I went shopping for a reciever I could not believe how cheap Yamaha has gotten. Unless it is a high end model you will notice very flemsy buttons and low watts. That is just my opinion. The new Denon line is really impressive also. Later:cool:

sgtgto · December 2001

Hi:

Look at the Denon 4802. It is a class act. Every sound field you will probably need and built like a tank.

Gary

schumach · December 2001

I would have to say that I have had good luck with the HK receivers. I have the AVR500 and I have a friend with the AVR520 and neither of us have had any problems. I thought that HK had fixed the volume control in the early versions of the 500? I liked the HK over the Onkyo, because each input setting has its own speaker volume level, so when I listen to the radio I can boost up the level for the rear speakers and have my DVD settings set best for listening to movies. This is a pain to setup the first time around. This is only my opinion. I will say if you do not shop around you will pay too much for a HK. I will have to say I have no been pleased with their DVD players. I had the DVD 5 and it had to be replaced 3 times in 18 months. They are sending me the DVD 50 at no charge. I have a couple of friends with the DVD 50 and they have had no problems since they did the software upgrade. Anybody else heard different?

phd500 · December 2001

There are some better recievers out there that are a couple of hundred dollars cheaper. Take a look at the Technics SA-DA20N. Go to www.jandr.com, they sell it for $500.00. It suposidly sounds like a real high end reciever, plus it has a real riged construction, WT:30-36lbs. There is also a reciever made by a company named Outlaw Audio that cost about $500.00 but, reviewers have compared it to recievers costing $1000.00 or more. Go to www.outlawaudio.com to check it out. Hate to make your desicion more dificult, but they are really worth cheking out. Good luck.

arguicha · December 2001

I think the HK's are very nice, actually. Much nicer than the Yamahas--Yamaha has been trying to appeal to the cheap "Best Buy"-type crowd as of late, whereas HK has a tradition of premium audio. The sound quality is the main difference I have found. Also, HK's customer service is second to none. I just got the AVR520, and it sounds like butter with the RT1000s and the CS400 in front. I have also heard good hings about Outlaw, they are an internet audio company (don't go looking in stores).

RuSsMaN · December 2001

NAD, and I agree with Marantz/Onkyo suggestion too.

R

mikemokr · December 2001

Originally posted by phd500
There is also a reciever made by a company named Outlaw Audio that cost about $500.00 but, reviewers have compared it to recievers costing $1000.00 or more. Go to www.outlawaudio.com to check it out. Hate to make your desicion more dificult, but they are really worth cheking out. Good luck.

I've had the Outlaw 1050 for a little more than a week. So far I've only used it for 2ch (pending purchase of center/rears) but am very pleased. Excellent build quality (wt: 38lbs), clean output, good design/functionality. Initially I had ruled out this model because I needed A/B speaker capability and phono input, but then I figured out that I could do what I needed by hooking my old integrated amp to the Outlaw. Once I got over that mental hump, the extremely strong reviews made this one a pretty easy call. I like maximum bang for the buck (which is what got me into Polk Monitor 7Cs back in '87, and my SVS 20-39PC subwoofer a month ago) and this seems to be it in the receiver dept., from what the web reviewers say, anyway. "M2C," manufacturer-to-consumer, so no middleman markup.

I paid $429 for B-stock that seems to work perfectly and has no cosmetic problems that I can see. I picked it up in person from Outlaw Audio (literally a garage in the CEO's house) as they're only about 20 min away from me, so I saved shipping too. I feel like I got a phenomenal bargain. Regular price is $499 + $35 UPS Ground or $55 overnight.

The one thing is you have to buy this "sound unheard." (Even at the Outlaw garage/office, they weren't set up for me to demo it.)
There is a 30-day money back guarantee but you'd be out the round trip shipping. I basically decided that the reviews I saw were so good, it was worth taking a chance.

Good luck, whichever way you go.

TroyD · December 2001

I just checked out your website.....my whole family resides on the ME/NH seacoast and are HUGE in to stripper fishing..

Troy

mikemokr · December 2001

strippers or stripers?

I can vouch for the striper fishing up here, anyway ...

juice21 · December 2001

stripper fishing..

Troy [/B]

sweet, fishing for strippers!!!:D

just playing with ya man. i've done some stripped bass fishing here in the chesapeake... lived in new england for 5 years and never got around to it up there, it was a huge thing in RI though...

mikemokr · December 2001

I'd say striper fishing is huge along pretty much the entire coast from Maine to North Carolina. Striped bass have made quite a comeback in the last decade or so. Harder to find outsized fish these days but "schoolies" can be abundant.

juice21 · December 2001

fun as hell to fish for too! they put up quite a fight relative to their size...

mikemokr · December 2001

yah, and always nice to catch something, although just getting out there is appealing enough for me. I tend to fish mostly from the surf and now am 15 minutes from the beach so if I'm motivated enough I can even get in a couple hours' fishing before going to work in the morning. This is what I call "quality of life."

juice21 · December 2001

fun as hell to fish for too! they put up quite a fight relative to their size...

gfear · December 2001

the yamaha has a better processor, but the amp in the hk is far better, the yamaha sounds a little flatter than the hk,sound quality wise,

goingganzo · January 2002

i have to add anoher player into the feild i think onkyo is great i have had my 787 for a little over a year and i got a 2 chanel amp and went to 7.1 easy to use good power and great sound and you also get alot for the money

lax01 · January 2002

I have the step downed version of the one you are trying to buy. The RX-V800 and I absolutely love it. I does everything except feed me. There are so many damn inputs and outputs that I want to buy more and more equipment. The Yamaha is a solid, well built receiver. Make sure to get DPLII and DTS-ES!:)

Stay away from HK. I almost clipped RT1000i's at Circuit City when I went to turn down the volume. I did it quickly like on the Yamaha and the volume went up. I was like WTF? So I paniced spun it harder. I swear I heard the speakers bottom out. But it must to have been at around 120dB. Maybe more. This one experience led me to believe that HK products are satisfactory at best.

JUST my opinion though!

Happy Hunting and Good LUCK!

danger boy · January 2002

I went with Marantz.... because it sounded just that much better than the Onkyo and the Denon. It was a tough choice between a Yamaha and the Marantz. I got a little better deal on the Marantz... so was what made the decision for me.
I talked to the stereo salesman.. (very knowledgeable) and he says the they see lots of HK's in the shop for repairs. They sounds good, just to much down time for service because of parts that fail.

shrek001 · January 2002

it's the denon 5800 for me, use to be a huge yammy fan, but the rx-v1 and there 3000, and 1000 are nothing short of a joke(IMOP). lets see what thier rx-z1 sounds like, i hope they toned down that brightness a little, getting almost as bright as sony..

presidan · January 2002

Ok, i've discussed this alittle with shrek but i would like to know what you guys think of the kenwood amps ? Especially the latest 5 series.

shrek001 · January 2002

I did hear the kenwood soverign line, It's nice but for the money you could buy a real good denon or marantz, now is the time to pick up a marantz 14ex, though it's only 5.1, it is 7.1 ready and it is one kickass reciever, as is the 5800...

I haven't heard the new kenwood line, but with my experience with kenwood I fine them to be a warm reciever, not bright like sony or Yamaha, they lack a little in punch and accuracy, in which they have gotten better in the soverign line, but not to the point where it would change my mind.. this is how I break it down...

IN MY OPINION...

#1. DENON
#1.5 MARANTZ
#2 OUTLAW
#3 ONKYO(INTEGRA RESEARCH)
#4 ONKYO
#5 HARMON
#6 YAMAHA----mostly based on past quality
#7 KENWOOD
#8 PIONEER
#9 SONY

just plain bad right now,even ES
#10 SHERWOOD NEWCASTLE
#11 TEAC
#12 TECHNICS
#12.5 JVC
#13 Any reciever you get with a in the box home theater!

As you can see kenwood is right in the middle of the pack
and will prolbry stay there, they also throw in some fancy bells and whistles that some other companies don't offer, so they are not a bad reciever, as you can see you could do worse!!

WAIT!!!!!!!!!

THE BIGGEST RIPOFF OF ALL TIME!!! LETS HEAR IT FOR BOSE!!!!!!! AND THEIR $1000 3-2-1 SYSTEM!! you need your head examined if you have purchased this....

lax01 · January 2002

No examination of the head. Just a firing squad because you should be shot if you buy that piece of crap.

shrek001 · January 2002

Where in the hell does BOSE get the nerve to charge a $1000 dollars for 2 speakers and a intergerated DVD player?? and yet have the nerve to say you can listen to dolby digital and DTS just like if you had a big system cluttering up your living room??

What a piece of lieing SH*& company they are, how can they sleep at night selling that crap for good money??? the speakers have no mids , no highs, no lows, and people swear by that crap!!!! I guess thats what good marketing will do for you... I think I will market horse S$@# and see how much I sell, I bet you if I try hard enough I can get some people to believe it comes from premium breeds, no order, and the flies hate it.. what else could you ask for from s@#$.. did I mention bose???

presidan · January 2002

What kind of warranty do you offer for that **** ????;)
Just j/k

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