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how is this receiver?
For anyone, but esp sbrians, Jedrider and Joe Murphy Jr, is this good enough of a receiver?
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On the AudioAsylum Trader, there's an Outlaw Audio 970 pre/pro for $175. You cannot beat that for what you want. Below is a link to the specs from Outlaw, but here's some quick info: it has one set of up to 7.1 analog inputs and one set of up to 7.1 analog preamp outputs (you can use less if need be either by direct input/output or by telling the pre/pro your speaker configuration). It doesn't have HDMI inputs, but it does have several DVI inputs (DVI would handle the video -- or you could just go direct HDMI to your display for video because you don't have to route video through a pre/pro or receiver -- and audio would be handled either by optical/coax or analog to the pre/pro). It doesn't digitally handle the new audio codecs for Blu-ray (DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD), but you can get these by either feeding it the multichannel analog outputs from a Blu-ray player that will decode the new codecs internally or you can just use the lossy codecs (DTS and Dolby Digital) associated with the new codecs by going digital (optical or coax) to the pre/pro.
Read the " product info " link below first and, if you like it, the pre/pro is listed in excellent condition and can be seen here .
It looks like it does all the essential stuff. But only 4 HDMI inputs, no preamp outs, no S-video inputs. No upconverting of standard-def sources so you'll need to run a composite video cable to the display as well as HDMI, then remember to switch inputs on the TV. And the OSD from the receiver may only work with one of those outputs.
ive read in home theater secrets that wt of the receiver important. the non hdmi are 8 lbs heavier. well the onkyo 696 is.on ebay I found a 5.1 hdmi onkyo nr 50980 wt 40 lbs the specs say they weigh that much but its hard to believe it. there new for $300 to $400. that onkyo 696 new was $600 now the hdmi ones are only $300 so I think they messed with the amps. the old ones used wratt tecnology they were high current amps.well good luck finding an amp. ps most of the hdmi amps 100wt or less are about 20lbs I checked onkyo & denon. so my guess is the yamaha is equal to the other brands.
dts-cds dvd-audio &mch sacds & blu-ray concerts & speaker amp sound system tweaks rule
Thanks but the AV system is secondary to my main system, and as you may or may not know, this type of receiver would serve as a pre pro setup, where the main system remains music system. So higher power is not as important, but functionality.
Again, I have an integrated 2 ch amp, 1 sub powered already, and another power amp that could drive the back channels. So in that case a 4.1 phantom center system.
Or use this receiver for center and back channels.
you need to write down how you are goin to make this all work. then buy the receiver.if the receiver does not have the connections it wont work.all you need is hdmi mch analog input and analog mch preout. thats what I use to power 5 amps. 3 are mch and the other 2 are stereo.I cant help you because you want to use the stereos as the main source.just experiment to make it work. thats what I did. no one could help me because I use a lot of gear.I think I have some discs that play back 5.1 in 3 different amps. thats different.I like the sound from bd concerts the best.
my hi rez audio starts from the player it gets fed into 3 mch amps 1 has hdmi the pre outs go to stereo amps. if I want I can play up to 30 speakers at once.I use the hdmi & the analog mch outs at the same time to different receivers. dvd audio is done the same way. I bought a dvd audio player that has 4 front & 4 rear conectors.it also plays sacds.
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