I concur. The explanation of what all those numbers attached to AVR's is top drawer. A lot of those numbers have been a mystery to me for too long. This video has solved a lot of the questions I had around AVR's and I can now more easily make decisions on what I might want to purchase in the future.
I also have the onkyo 6050 and it's a great reciever. It has everything you talked about except the pre outs. Great reciever the onkyo 6050 is strictly sold only at Costco for $499 or if your lucky catch it on sale for $439. The 6050 is the excatly the same as the onkyo 6100 but is 90 watts a channel and the 6100 is 100 watts a channel. Highly recommend this reciever and the on screen set up menu is the best in the business. Very easy to set up fully explains every thing your doing with pics and verbiage.
Ok, i been looking at a lot of home theater reviews and your videos are the only ones that keep intereated and are very informative. New sub here! Thanks for all the hard work!
My head is spinning from all the information. Then I watched how to use the DIRAC, and I got dizzier from the information overload. Maybe I will just stick to a nice 2 channel stereo setup. All I want is to listen to a good smooth jazz music, not be bombarded by all the techno babble. " A man has got to know his limitations "........Dirty Harry Callaghan.
Thank you for a great video. I have a rather old setup. Denon avr 4308 with good B&W speakers. The reciever isn't up to date with video resolution, so I only use it for sound. The videofeeds goes straight to the screen. Have been superhappy for about 15 years now. My method of calibration is using the built in audyssey, repeated at all listening positions. Then I make small adjustments to the channel volumes. The equalizer settings is always spot on. I can't see myself upgrading the system in the near future, but it's very interesting to see some new stuff, and to see that my knowledge is up to date.
Thank you for watching! If the 4308 does everything you want and your happy with it then there's definitely no reason to upgrade. I'm still using a 12 year old A/V processor in my theater and love the way it sounds. The only reason for me to upgrade would be to get Dolby Atmos which will happen soon.😀
I bought an Onkyo TX-NR6050 to replace my TRS-700 and ended up with the Yamaha being hooked back up. The Yamaha fills the sound out as the Onkyo remains flat no matter the adjustments made. I need an AVR that supports 4k120 10bit, which the Onkyo without a doubt supports and works, but having had the TRS-700 for a while I now know my preference. Having a complete Emotiva 7.1 system the difference between the two are night and day to me.
Thanks for watching! That's what this hobby is all about - finding what works best for you and what makes you happy. I hope Yamaha makes a true successor to the TSR-700 with the same HDMI capabilities that the TX-NR6050 has at some point in time.
I have Emotiva speakers and the Denon S760H from Costco .. sounds good but not enough. Now i am tempted to upgrade to a Denon X6700 for the additional channels and preouts. but man, so much more expensive than the Costco Denon option. Anyway, sometimes having a sensitive ear/discerning tastes is a bad thing, lol.
A very important thing I didn't hear mentioned is the fact that some of these receivers require the use of your television screen to see all the functional information. We have a Denon AVR X3100W and I can't stand the fact that you can't even listen to music without having the television on with it.
I went the Marantz SR8015 route with Klipsch RF-7 III’s and RC-64 III’s and their 15” subwoofer. I have it currently in a 5.1 setup with some inexpensive bookshelves for the rear, but I’m considering a pair if Klipsch dipole surrounds (relegating the bookshelves to rear surround for a 7.1 setup.
Love my Klipsch, I got the same LCR & Subs. but 640D’s as 7.2 I tried the svs pb16 ultra’s for about 2 weeks and wasn’t impressed I’m comparison. What did you end up choosing for your crossover point?
Sounds like a nice setup. I feel going from a 5.1 to 7.1 made a big difference in my system, so I would definitely recommend doing the upgrade. Thanks for watching!
I love my Onkyo TXNR646 receiver, it's just current enough for 4k, but also has component and composite backward compatibility for my Retro gaming systems. Hope to keep it for a very long time!
I have an Arcam stereo amp, while It doesn't have punch and don't like It for music, It has tons of detail and 3D, I use It on top of a Yamaha AV for cinema and Marantz 1060/Revox 750 MKII for music. Primare also has some nice gear.
@@TwoGuyzTech I learned a lot as well. I have been in the dark with so many things around AVR's for too long and your video has cleared up a lot of things for me. Thank you and well done sir.
I will always buy Yamaha receivers, as they are fantastic with movies & music + it has a trigger input for a subwoofer. Which means if I power on my Receiver, my sub turns on as well. 😉
many people such as myself arent too happy with this whole generation of dsp chipset....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hwnU7zkvn0E.html
@@TwoGuyzTech yes... its my 3rd reciever. Bought it because that hdmi 2.1 120hz 60fps thing, but planning on a better one once i move to my new house... 😁
Just wanted to comment on one of your vids that I’d be interested in a review of the Pioneer VSX-LX304.. also- some kind of 7.2.2 vs 5.2.4 comparison video (both of which the Pioneer is designed for)
what do you think about multiple edifier bookshelf speakers and connect them to pc that has 7.1 channel soundcard built in motherboard. Do you think it can sound as good as lets say polk speaker setup? I am asking this as I think that i can avoid purchasing an AVR this way.
You mention getting the Omnimic or the Umik for sound calibration. How do you connect these to the receiver or is there another way to go about room correction? I see they are only usb. Also because you do not review the room correction software on certain models, do you have a suggestion on how to do room correction?
Hey guys, love your channel. One thing I noticed however, is that you really only use the three budget receivers from Costco as your recommendations. Is there anything you can tell us about the next level up receivers? I wouldn't mind spending a little more for that extra quality. Plus, if you're buying a receiver at say 100 watts with only 2 channels driven, doesn't that mean if you're powering 5 to 7 channels you're getting far far far less wattage per channel equating to a substandard system? Thanks again!
I own a early 2000 Denon AVR-1907 7.1 Ch. Surround Stereo Receiver 595 Watts! It still really good. Sounds Great! I also own a Brand New Klipsch R-820F Speakers 400 Watts. & I own a 1991 Denon DRW-650 Dual Cassette Deck. A Kenwood CD-403 5 CD changer. & a Audio-Technica AT-LP60X turn table. I wanna get a Denon 6 CD Changer & a Turn table.
I have a weird problem. I use a mac mini to watch everything. I have it hooked up to my Sony STR-DH590. There is only one problem i have with it. Whenever i play a movie or tv show i downloaded and try to play it on VLC the AV unit will shut down. I reset the unit as per the instructions to clear it, but it still did it. Now it wont happen when i am watching RU-vid or anything like that. Only shows being played on VLC. I also tried another program and it did it with that one as well. Its kinda like maybe the power audibly is too much for the AV Unit to handle. Its the only thing i can think of. Im going to get a new heavy duty HDMI cable to see if that helps or not. Ive been doing this for years and never had this problem. My Onkyo receiver died and i used this Sony as a backup.
Believe it or not, my wife found it at the Goodwill, it looked brand new like it had never been worn or washed, a few months later she found the same shirt at a different Goodwill and bought it for my son! Thanks for watching :)
@@TwoGuyzTech thats awesome! Wife and parenting win! Hey could i get your input on what reciever to get? I'm on a fixed income and been slowly trying to build my first system. It will be in a bedroom for now and eventually an appartment living room. Current speakers i bought are klipsch r-34c center , klipsch r41m bookshelf(pair) , klipsch k-100sw sub, planning to get klipsch r-625fa towers and maybe eventually second sub. Been looking at denon avr-s760h, denon avr-x1700h, denon 3700h, denon avr-4700h, pioneer vsx-lx305, pioneer vsx-lx105. Use case movies, tv, video games(ps5) . Goals immersion and clear dialog. 4k 120 is a must. The price of the two higher end units on this list are my main hesitation and on the 3700h the only one 8k input. Dolby vision and atmos are a must.
sorry new to this, so if onkyo has 90w per channel 2ch driven and your speaker has 100w/400w. so your receiver not sufficient then? sorry new to this stuff and its confusing me. i thought receiver should be greater the speaker continous watts.
As an amateur here I recently just purchased the Klispch reference 5.1 home theater system from Amazon at a decent price and am waiting for delivery sometime mid June. I wanted to purchase the Denon - AVR-S760H to go along with it. Any experts out there could give me some advice or know if this combination will be fine together?
Hello TwoGuysTech, I wanted to thank you for providing some information on some of the new home theater system receivers that are out on the market now. I do have a question for you though. You didn't talk much about the new Dolby Atmos feature that a lot of new home theater receivers have these days. I would have liked to know more about it. Because I have a new Pioneer VSX-935 Receiver that has a bunch of different types of options on it. And would like to know the best way to set it up with my somewhat old JBL surround sound system speakers. That I currently have connected to my somewhat old Harmon Kardon AVR-620 home theater receiver. With a 7.2 that includes two 12" JBL subwoofers and satellite speakers with three up front, two in the middle, and two in the back of my home theater room.
Hello 👋 Guys. I'm in a dilemma between buying the Costco package: A) Kilpsch Bookshelf + subwoofer + onkyo TX-NR 6050 7.2 channel $800 +$200+$450= $1,450 Total. B) Kilpsch 5.1.4 + Onkyo TX-NR 7100 9.2 channel $400 right now in my Costco +$1,100 = $ 1,500 C) Cheapest option, but loosing 2 unfired speakers. Kilpsch 5.1.4 and the Onkyo TX-NR 6050 7.2 channel $400+$450=$850. I leave in an apartment and I don't think I could expand to real home theater system. I think I can accommodate the tower speakers system in my living room, but there's a $650 between options ( A or B compared with C). I have seen your videos, and I think in one of them you mentioned that if you have only a 7.2 channel receiver, you won't sacrifice a lot if 2 of the height Atmos speakers would be disabled. I'd appreciate any input because at any time the 5.0.2 or 5.1.4 would be out of stock from Costco, especially not having a 9.2 receiver available in the stores. Regards from Houston.
Was wondering what AV receiver you would recommend for the Klipsh Reference Cinema 5.1.4 surround sound speakers? I know I need to upgrade from my old Yamaha AV receiver, but having trouble deciding on one for less than $800.
90 watts per channel is fine. I use 1 Behringer EPQ for a pc, and that is 40 watts per channel. Do not think you need 200 watt for reasonable volume. That said, some reserve if you can get it is fine. The one thing I am not fond of (I'd say hate but that is a bit much) is 0 to very little flexibility in choosing channels. If I want fron height over overhead and set the rears to front wide instead of rears, I cannot do that. Also very hard to find anything but a big box, while I kept my pc small (1.5U). There is the NR1711 but €899 for just pc sound and it still is big. I will see.
Depends on how good those cheap speakers are. B&W DM100 or 110 are pretty cheap but also pretty ok. Think a good amp with DTS or just stereo and decent speakers is way better than having a high def capable thing with mediocre speakers.
Costco theater offerings (denon/yamaha) or marantz slimline are all reasonable budget choices in my experience with a number of decoders/amps and all in ones.
@@ijclnl48 also have the S760H and it's been good, but now i want more..... And more is a lot more expensive :( the S760H seemed lacking in power to me. And the 5.1.2 setup didn't seem like enough to me, got the Atmos bug and really want at least 5.1.4. anyway, it's a slippery slope to audiophile madness/going broke.
@@bigdreams5554 I agree. I haven't put in my height channels yet but I'm going to want to upgrade to at least a 90 watt 9 channel soon. The main reason I got it is because it was dirt cheap and had 2.1 passthrough.
@@ijclnl48 same here, amazing price (paid $430 for it) which is why it pains me to see current AVR prices, all more expensive than original launch prices now. Very tempted to get Denon X6700H and an amp. The ToneWinner 7 channel amp looks so cool, but very few reviews. I am hoping the X6700H has enough power. Anyway, my wallet would prefer i just stick to the Costco model but it's so tempting to try out a more complete Atmos set up. Have fun!
Yeah I got the onkyo tx-nr6050 from costco and its got a lot of features that I really like for a good price point. The 2 display outs is really useful for me. And Ive got it set up with one sub and one amp and sub transducer setup for 7.2
Hi, I have the Onkyo SKB 540 surround speakers, 130 watt, 8 ohm.., and, I have an Onkyo TX-NR808 Receiver. Will these match up ok? I thought that I better ask, before I blow something up. lol I greatly appreciate any help you can offer. Thanks, Bob
My Yamaha RX-V995(bought in 1998) is on its' last legs, the dreaded turn on but unit turns off right away. Eventually I can get it to turn on. Looking at Sony STRDH590 so far, TV is a Sony Android TV from a 4 years ago or so. What the Sony link thing?
You know what bothers me in this vid is you don't explain the wattage on the receivers that say 90 watts per channel which is untrue if you pay attention it says 2 channels driven that means if it's 90 watts per channels it's only 90watts x 2 =180 watts that's it so realistically its like 25 watts per channel so if it's 7 channels so 25 watts rms per channel that's it you should of mentioned in the video it shows in your example 2 channels driven not all channels driven
Hello, i have a Denon X2600H for a 5.1.2 system and i don't really like it. For music in 2.1 the receiver and my L/R KEF Q350 speakers performs OK but for movies in 5.1.2 the sound is not dynamic, muddy, not a good separation! Why is that, because of low wattage per channel? If i buy a better model with pre outs and i add a power amp for my front stage will the sound be better?
For some of us, this is all very confusing. When I was a freshman in middle school i was scheduled to go into algebra 1. A mistake was made, and another kid and I were put in calculus 1 for 2 days until it was straightened out. These vids put me right back in that seat.
Nice video, I have bose acoustimass 10 V 5.1 speakers and thinking of buying klipsch Rp500 atmos speakers making it 5.1.2 setup, can I go for yamaha rxv6a according to my speakers power ratings or u prefer any other receiver in that price range? Plz help, thanks
Thanks for watching! We'd say that all depends on your room, whether you want ATMOS or not, and what kind of speakers you're using, etc. But a general rule of thumb is if you have the space, more speakers are usually better. Hope this helps :)
@@exovitae I tend to agree that a 5.2.2 with height Atmos channels is the way to go for most rooms up to a medium size. A few room treatments can also be helpful especially if the room has some odd configurations as opposed to just a rectangular room.. The 2 subwoofers I find make quite a difference in reducing dead spots and filling out the room that with only one sub you sometimes get. The subs don't have to be as large when you have two of them if they are of a decent quality. I'm a big believer in some of the newer SVS subs. SVS customer support has a toll free number you can call for recommendations for which of their subs is best suited to any given room dimensions. Full disclosure,I have no connection whatsoever with SVS I just believe in their products.
When you are dealing with Klipsch, just make sure you subtract ~7-8db sensitivity from their advertised rating. They are giving chamber ratings and not room ratings. Plus, when actually tested against other manufacturers, Klipsch consistently chooses selective sections of the frequency range to pull their ratings from. If Klipsch claims 96db sensitivity, you can assume that it will actually perform at around 89-90db. They should develop a FTC for sensitivity and speaker performance.
Thanks for watching! No specific models jump out to us, but I would think you would have to spend quite a bit of money to get a decent phono pre-amp built-in.
I cannot stress enough the video barely covered the real problems with HDMI 2.1. The Yamaha reciever they link in the description does state "HDMI 2.1 with firmware update" but with all the faulty chips this will not caryy a full bandwitch of 48gbps. It will instead push half that at full run at 24gbps. So compressed chroma/luminence. Bottom line: You need to spend a grand to be future-proof with next-gen consoles for 120hz and HDMI/DV 4:4:4.
This video is useless to me when l am shopping for amplifier l want to know what modes it has and dolby and dts and what bells and whistles it has compared to the other brands and having Thx is also very important!!!!!
