A/V Receiver Comparison

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  oscargamer on 18/11/2018 - 19:12

  By A/B, you mean multi room?

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    Tech5 on 18/11/2018 - 19:13

    Sorry, that was a typo. Should be saying A/V

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      oscargamer on 18/11/2018 - 19:19

      OK. Have you listened to any receivers?

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        Tech5 on 18/11/2018 - 19:20

        I listened to a few in passing but couldn't really tell any difference. One of the reasons was probably because the store was loud and everything else playing as well

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          oscargamer on 18/11/2018 - 19:21

          @Tech5: OK again.
          1. Do you have any speakers at the moment?
          2. What do you want to do with the receiver? Music only or anything on TV
          3. How big is your room?

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            Tech5 on 18/11/2018 - 19:25

            @oscargamer: No speakers except a few logitech PC ones. The goal is purely gaming and movies/TV. I am not an entirely discerning listener, but can tell if something sounds tinny or dead.

            The room is a bit harder to describe. The couch is 2.5m in front of the TV. The back wall is another 4m back from the couch. On the right is immediately the side wall. On the left, the side wall is probably 15+ meters away. Basically the TV is in a corner of the room.

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              oscargamer on 18/11/2018 - 19:30

              @Tech5: OK again again.

              In your case I would get either of the receivers you have listed. That takes care of the gift card.

              I would suggest second hand speakers.

              I am a fan of Jensen. I believe they are very good value for money.

              The SPX range like this, are older
              https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Jensen-Surround-Speakers/1835305…

              The QX range are newer
              https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Jensen-QX-45-Front-Tower-Stereo-…

              Depends where you are. Get a set local to you and LISTEN TO THEM before buying, to make sure they work.

              My choice, would be the SPX ones above. Great starter system. I have owned a set of SPX's and they are very very good to listen to.

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                Tech5 on 19/11/2018 - 11:03

                @oscargamer: Okay great, It sounds like general consensus is A/V receivers around that price range are roughly the same, and it is more important what speakers you have. Ill grab the yamaha and look into speakers :) Cheers

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  oscargamer on 18/11/2018 - 19:30

  duplicate

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  spackbace on 18/11/2018 - 19:34

  +1

  Yamaha - $382 delivered here

  Get them to price match :)

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    Tech5 on 19/11/2018 - 11:04

    Will do thanks!

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  sane on 18/11/2018 - 21:50

  In general you are checking to make sure it will deal with 4K content, and the higher audio formats. Then that it will push enough watts (most will).

  Base case I tend to suggest Yamaha, but not the base models, a few rungs up. That tends to mean discrete op amp electronics and better quality. Wait for the deals and look for prices that are down to the global price, not the usual Australian overcharging.

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    Tech5 on 19/11/2018 - 11:04

    I will look into them, thank you :) No urgency getting one yet

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  Geoff897 on 18/11/2018 - 22:02

  I found importing Yamaha receiver from Hong Kong best value, Mine is still going strong 10+ years later RX-V2500 on a step down converter

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  McBanjo on 19/11/2018 - 08:36

  I bought a cheapie Pioneer VSX-522 that has done me very well for the last 6 or so years (had a friend buy a similar model and it blew up so buyer beware). The reason I need to replace it now though is it doesn't support any of the convenience features properly like HDMI-CEC or ARC or AirPlay 2. Would recommend that you look into if you need these and buy a more expensive model so you don't need to replace it in future.