Reply With QuoteGood to see some things stay the same.
DO NOT get Sony. Yamaha, good stuff.
Receivers : Harman Kardon HK3480
Sherwood RX-4105
Try this site.
http://www.rated-top-ten.com/buy/sho...afb1adee853b2e
The old one has vanished in a haze of grey, sort of ozone-y smelling smoke
So I went browsing today for receivers at a few different places. The two likelies I came back with are the Yamaha 657 and the Sony STRDE698.
The Yamaha is $600, taxes in, at the retailer. The Sony is $400, taxes in. Both seem fundamentally similar to me, but then, I'm no expert. Any experts around who can tell me whether the Yamaha is worth the extra 2 C's? Or failing that, who can recommend me a better receiver for roughly the same $?
Background - I will be using the thing to run my DVD, CD changer and television. I like the 7 channels and more flexibility (i.e. more inputs for future devices) is better.
I am not an audiophile.
I am not a heavy user of any of the components - but I would like them to sound nice.
The sony
The yamaha
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Good to see some things stay the same.
DO NOT get Sony. Yamaha, good stuff.
Receivers : Harman Kardon HK3480
Sherwood RX-4105
Try this site.
http://www.rated-top-ten.com/buy/sho...afb1adee853b2e
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
SH: I saw your anti-Sony thread. Good points made, particularly relevant to those of us who have already paid for our "stolen" music (in the form of levies added to the cost of blank disks and MP3 players).
I'll look at the link, thanks.
"I'm a guy - I take everything seriously except other people's emotions"
"Never play cards with any man named 'Doc'. Never eat at any place called 'Mom's'. And never, ever...sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own." - Nelson Algren
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." - Joseph Stalin (attr.)
Sony, simply because I like how they laid out their product page.
Ming will love you.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Why should I buy a product when their features and specs are not as easy to read? Same goes for general website layout, etc.
Ming is in advertising is why I say that.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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