yamaha rx-v3900 vs rx-v3800 vs rx-v1900 vs rx-v863

josereyna
josereyna Posts: 10
edited March 2010 in Electronics
Im currently building my hometheater, however i dont know much about av's other than they are to power your speakers and connect all your gadgets to it. My current speakers are polk cs20, 2x tsi500 , 2x tsi200 and psw505 (still waiting for it! ) my question is whats the one i should get? im thinking of adding an external amp so power is not a problem. Whats the diffrence in this recievers and what should i stick with? I plan to watch blue ray movies a little of music, not much. I also plan to connect it to my Direct Tv. I will use it to watch movies like 85% of the time. Please i need help!

my choices are, yamaha rx-v3900, rx-v3800, rx-v1900 and at last RX-v863
( i want to save the most money i can because i feel i have already spend too much)
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited March 2010
    Are you limited to Yamaha?
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  • josereyna
    josereyna Posts: 10
    edited March 2010
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Are you limited to Yamaha?

    well, i can get them very cheap through a friend but i dont want to spend alot, + i herd denon, onkyo and yamaha and i liked how yamaha sounded on polks the best
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited March 2010
    josereyna wrote: »
    well, i can get them very cheap through a friend but i dont want to spend alot, + i herd denon, onkyo and yamaha and i liked how yamaha sounded on polks the best


    http://www.yamaha.com/yec/compare/Detail.html?compitem1=558316&compitem2=5016804&compitem3=5016803&CTID=5000200&VNM=LIVE&B_compare.x=48&B_compare.y=1&comp_items=5016803&comp_items=5016804&comp_items=558316

    I think your best bet is between the RXV-3900 and RXV-3800. The 3900 has all of the little extras you might be able to live without. I'd say you should be happy with either of those Yammies.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    I agree, but if you're strapped for cash and the 1900 is cheaper...that would do you. Just don't get the 863!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,632
    edited March 2010
    I didn't look at the 1900 specs, but does it have preouts? Considering he talks about adding a power amp.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    I didn't look at the 1900 specs, but does it have preouts? Considering he talks about adding a power amp.

    Yes, so does the 863! But the 1000 and above series are really Yamaha's best.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited March 2010
    It looks to me that the choice is really btn the 1900 and the 3900, and I would base my decision btn the 2 on (1) do you need HDMI passthrough and (2) will you connect the AVR to your computer network (may be hard wire only, not sure a wireless converter will work). If the answer to either question is yes, the go with the 3900. Otherwise take the 1900. I assume they both use DACs and video processor. If the chips in the 3900 are better, that may push me to the 3900 regardless of the answer to the 2 questions above.
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  • RCFGuitars
    RCFGuitars Posts: 159
    edited March 2010
    Both the 3900 and 1900 have Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels, but the 3900 has Anchor Bay VRS video processing. If you're into HT, you may appreciate the improved video. FWIW, I chose the 3900, and have been very pleased.
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