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02-08-2014, 02:33 PM | #16 |
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I suggest putting almost all of your budget into the speakers. The changes in technology happen a lot quicker with your receiver and a lower level of receiver can often adequately drive quality speakers but a high-end receiver will not make lower level speakers all that much better.
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Even then, I don't know how much it is an Advance? Up through the 90's I definitely think they were greatly refining speaker technology, and maybe someone if more familiar than myself, but it feels like since then, the gains have been pretty modest. A lot more marketing terminology and feature names that for the most part is buzzword selling tactics. By the way, can I say I hate that this topic came up. Only because I've been checking out avrs and new speakers this morning / afternoon on and off, and flirting with the idea of getting some new toys to upgrade or add to my hts. It's completely silly and I still have like 3 or 4 other technology home projects and 3 car upgrade projects still tucked away in their boxes that I still need to get around too.
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02-08-2014, 07:25 PM | #18 |
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I have bought Technics, Pioneer, Yamaha and Onkyo.
Technics bought 10 years ago and had a slight hiss at low volume. stilll going strong Pioneer just bought and has a long sync time to switch res on HDMI inputs. Yamaha is my favorite. Only didnt support 3D is the only reason I replaced it. Onkyo is 5 years old. Developed an issue of having to warm up in cold weather to output sound. Seriously. In winter I had to wait 5 minutes before getting any sound out of it. The newer Onkyos are notorious from having bad HDMI capacitors that fail. So I stayed away when shopping for a new one.
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I have a Pioneer VSX-702S I bought back in 93 or 94 and the thing still runs great. When I was in my 20's I had a pretty sweet set up. Started by buying cheap speakers and then saved up for a nice reciever. After that saved up for the best center and surround speakers I could afford (NHT Super 0's.) Then worked on a 50 disk changer (hey, it was the 90's.) I'd recommend buying one really nice component at a time. You need your speakers to tonally match but other than that not a big deal.
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02-10-2014, 05:52 AM | #20 |
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Thanks everyone for the responses.
I ended up getting a Yamaha RX-V675 (I know it was not any of the 3 that was on my "final" cut list). I like the reliability of the Yamaha's though. On top of that, I got a great deal through the father-in-law who installs commercial grade AV for a living (stadiums and what not) and he used his connections. So now I am on to looking for new speakers and a new universal remote. |
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I'm selling a pair of these. Let me know if you're interested. They're amazing speakers.
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02-10-2014, 11:27 AM | #24 | |
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Any suggestions on remotes? What does every one currently use?
Still the Harmony One? Or has anyone moved to the Harmony Ultimate? |
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If I was looking id go Marranz, Pioneer or Outlaw. |
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I would search one the smartphone or tablet apps they are pretty good . I have the Logitech one and have been very happy. But I have an app for my windows phone that i use now.
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I am starting to lean toward the Harmony Ultimate, but it is very pricey and I have a hard time justifying that much for a remote. Last edited by epitome1170; 02-10-2014 at 12:47 PM.. |
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02-10-2014, 12:52 PM | #29 |
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Harmonies are nice and pretty easy online setup.
Might look at urc also as they let you add macros but they are more time consuming to setup. |
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I looked at that... the draw back that I have read for the URC's is that you have to purchase it with the software which means that you have to go through an authorized dealer (so no price breaks).
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