THX Select 2 vs Ultra 2 - Receiver selection

kmartin971

I am considering the Yamaha V2600 with is a THX select 2 receiver.

Anyone know the difference betweenn THX Select, Select 2, Ultra, and Ultra 2?

The THX website does not offer anything? http://www.thx.com/mod/products/hometheater.html

Only difference they state is Select is for rooms upto 2000 cubic feet and Ultra is for rooms that are approx. 3000 cubic feet.

http://www.audioholics.com/FAQs/THXHomeTheaterSelectvsUltra2.html

My room dimersions are 15x22x8=2640 cubic feet. Sweet Spot will be approximately 10 feet from the screen.

Give that I have already invested in the LSi series, what should do?

Lowell_M

Your room is only 330 sq. ft (15 ft x 22 ft).

I would worry less about THX certification and more about researching receiver reviews and specs. I was at Best Buy this weekend and saw a $450 Pioneer receiver that was "THX Certified", but was rated at 120 W/ch @ 1khz @ THD <.9% for the surround channels. This is definately not the receiver I would want running my home theater. Take a look at Dennon, H/K, higher end yamaha's and maybe Onkyo. I don't even know if H/K (Harmon Kardon) has a THX certified receiver, but they make a hell of a good receiver regardless. I'm not overly knowledgable about receiver quality, but I would ask questions from the people on this forum relating more to receiver performance and less about THX. I think you will end up happier.

venomclan

I agree with a_mattison. Look for the best specs on the receiver. Better yet, go with seperates and dont look back.
THX is a marketing ploy created by George Lucas. Most high end audio companies do not even participate in THX. Of all the gear I had, only one was THX certified, it was the only one to break on me.
Venom

Skynut

I have read the same thing about THX.
THX certified only means it is well built and george approved of it. (For a fee of course)
I believe all my equipment is as good as, or better than, what george puts his THX cert. on.

cfrizz

Don't focus on THX, focus on getting a receiver that has all the features you want & sounds good with pre-outs so that you can add separate amplification.

Better yet since you have already spent good money on LSI's go with separates altogether & be done with it.

Early B.

Separates. Splurge and get 'em.

kmartin971

Last I checked SQ footage is measured as

Length x width x height

Not to be rude but please do not post if you can't do basic math!

HK does not offer a good 7.1 receiver. I have done lots of research.

TheReaper

Cubic, cubic, what's a cubic?

Cubics are for squares.

Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area: square feet.

Abbr. c or cu. Having a volume equal to a cube whose edge is of a stated length: a cubic foot.

venomclan

kmartin971 wrote:

Last I checked SQ footage is measured as

Length x width x height

Not to be rude but please do not post if you can't do basic math!

HK does not offer a good 7.1 receiver. I have done lots of research.

Length x width x height is volume or cubic ft. not sq. ft. a_mattison is right. You are wrong and rude for jumping down his throat with that comment. I think you owe him an apology. He tried to help you.
Venom

kmartin971

My bad - the original post could have been phrased correctly!

Lowell_M

Thanks for backing me up on the square footage. My B.S. in Physics helped me with that one.

venomclan

I have a PhD in my office, it only cost me $50.
Venom

Lowell_M

Dr. Venomclan,
I'm in NPD and Marketing now, so $50 is about all my physics degree is worth now unless somebody wants to get into some kind of math argument. No work in Physics.

venomclan

I have been in the Marketing field for many years. How much do you think my English degree is worth. If it is tied to my career, then a lot I guess.

A degree just gets you in the door to many different places, its what you do with it that counts. I know many millionaires with degrees from colleges you never heard of and do not exist anymore.
Venom