Speakers for 6700

bsand
bsand Posts: 3
edited March 2004 in Speakers
I am buying 6700's this week and have the choice between
these two receivers

Yamaha RX - V440

or

JVC RX-8030VBK

Which one is more compatible with the 6700's and the 303 subwoofer?
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  • setzer808
    setzer808 Posts: 173
    edited February 2004
    Both are probably fine receivers, but I'd go for the Yamaha. I've owned both brands, and both are reliable and full of features, but I am still amazed by the sound and dynamics of my Yamaha.
    Polk CS245i Center
    Polk RT55i Mains
    Polk RT25i Rears
    Polk PSW-350 Sub -in storage.
    Yamaha RX-V681 A/V Reciever
    Sony SCD-CE595 SACD Player
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  • bsand
    bsand Posts: 3
    edited February 2004
    Thanks for your input. Is the Yamaha also better for music cd's?

    Brahm
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  • setzer808
    setzer808 Posts: 173
    edited February 2004
    Only you can determine which sounds "better", but I would say definitely so. There are many highly respected receiver makers out there and Yamaha is certinally one of them.

    I find it unlikely that you would be dissapointed with any of the products from Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo, H/K, etc. Go out and listen to it if you can, I think you'll like it.
    Polk CS245i Center
    Polk RT55i Mains
    Polk RT25i Rears
    Polk PSW-350 Sub -in storage.
    Yamaha RX-V681 A/V Reciever
    Sony SCD-CE595 SACD Player
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  • bsand
    bsand Posts: 3
    edited February 2004
    Thanks very much for your help
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  • setzer808
    setzer808 Posts: 173
    edited February 2004
    No prob. Good luck. :)
    Polk CS245i Center
    Polk RT55i Mains
    Polk RT25i Rears
    Polk PSW-350 Sub -in storage.
    Yamaha RX-V681 A/V Reciever
    Sony SCD-CE595 SACD Player
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  • Neild
    Neild Posts: 6
    edited March 2004
    I have the JVC running the Polk satellite and I would put in a good word for it. I often marvel that they are a near perfect match for each other.

    I chose the JVC over the Yamaha actually. I was not able to audition them in the same room at the same time.

    What I found was the JVC has many great features for the buck. It has a great amount of inputs, high bandwidth component switching, good variety of digital in's and out's. It's been flawless at detecting and decoding various audio modes.

    Some examples are the many difference speaker setups I can choose. Sometimes I like to use the satellites, especially for home theatre. Occasionally I like to switch over to 2 channel and use some tower speakers. The JVC receiver seems to have a nice intelligence built in, based on whether I pick 2 channel, all speakers/stereo, front spks 1, front spks 2, etc.

    The only drawbacks I've found on the JVC (and these are minor points believe me)
    - there is some quiet audible ticking as I change the volume, but only at the high volumes.
    - there is no way to set Left/Right balance!
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