Pros: High quality construction; excellent reliability Cons: May be too "natural" for some tastes
There are a couple of approaches you can take to Home Theater: buy an "all in one box" system, or assemble one from separate components. The former is easy to set up, nicely integrated and the speakers are all voice matched. However, these systems,...
Pros: clean sound, low THD. plenty of input options, including 6 ch. plenty of surround fields Cons: remote takes a bit of getting used to. speaker inputs are difficult to work with.
The Yamaha HTR 5280 is the heart of my main surround sound system, and its versatility and quality make it an ideal receiver. For starters, Yamaha gives you clean power. Too many receivers on the market have Total Harmonic Distortion that is much too ...
Pros: Specs are comparable to much higher priced products. Cons: Input select from base unit is cumbersome.
I researched my purchase for about 18 months. I looked at all the product offerings from the mainstream manufacturer's(Pioneer,Sony,Yamaha). Yamaha 5280 won on THD and power. It wasn't until I brought it home and hooked it up that I really came to...
Pros: Awesome sound, versatility and capability. RGB, optical, cable... it takes them all. Cons: weird sound level readout scale, wacky remote
Use with Sony SA-WX700 subwoofer and a Northridge 7 speaker surround system (center, 2 surround fronts, 2 surround rears, and two standing ND310s).
The entire system kicks.
The speaker hook-up and the remote are a bit cumbersome, but you will get the hang of it. Don't loose the schematic drawing as you will need it to make changes by feel (if you have a lot of gear and no easy way to turn the receiver/amp around).
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