Newegg has the Yamaha RX-V465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver for $330 with free shipping. Free Yamaha iPod dock.
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#1
Fattrain - Posted 3:36 pm PDT 07/4/09 (18 Posts)
No deal here.... 565 goes on sale for same price all the time (I Got one last time)
#2
raripple - Posted 5:05 pm PDT 07/4/09 (23 Posts)
#1, What do you think of the 565? I'm finally thinking about replacing my old Yamaha A-760/T-760 separates from the early 80's. Yamaha was good stuff in the early 80's, not sure how they rank today...
#3
raripple - Posted 5:09 pm PDT 07/4/09 (23 Posts)
BTW...the RX-V565 is now $299 w/free shipping at Newegg (without the free iPod dock).
#4
goldenboyfx - Posted 6:44 pm PDT 07/4/09 (1077 Posts)
But then the 465 is listed on Bensbargains so it MUST be a deal, right? 
#5
Fattrain - Posted 12:35 am PDT 07/5/09 (18 Posts)
LOL #2/#3 -
I LOVE IT! Absolutely great up-converting, great set-up menu, and you can even name each input (upper and lowercase letters) EXACTLY what you want it to say!
Mine is set
ComcastHD
Xbox 360
Sony PS3
WD-HD Box
Zero - Complaints here my brutha!
~Train
I LOVE IT! Absolutely great up-converting, great set-up menu, and you can even name each input (upper and lowercase letters) EXACTLY what you want it to say!
Mine is set
ComcastHD
Xbox 360
Sony PS3
WD-HD Box
Zero - Complaints here my brutha!
~Train
#6
point - Posted 4:47 am PDT 07/5/09 (67 Posts)
Same price at Best Buy + tax in store.
#7
blayne - Posted 8:51 am PDT 07/5/09 (220 Posts)
Yamaha is stil quality; they're not associated with Klipsch/Denon/Onkyo etc most of the time, but I'm not sure if that's fair or not.
But brand aside, with Blu-Ray market share gaining and the eventual takeover from DVD, I question why anyone would buy a 5.1 receiver. Most people hold on to receivers for a long time, so why not buy 7.1 now, so you're blu-ray ready, even if you won't use the extra two channels yet? $330 for a receiver that will be obsolete soon seems like not that great of a deal.
But brand aside, with Blu-Ray market share gaining and the eventual takeover from DVD, I question why anyone would buy a 5.1 receiver. Most people hold on to receivers for a long time, so why not buy 7.1 now, so you're blu-ray ready, even if you won't use the extra two channels yet? $330 for a receiver that will be obsolete soon seems like not that great of a deal.
#8
Dawgfan1 - Posted 4:27 am PDT 07/6/09 (205 Posts)
"I question why anyone would buy a 5.1 receiver."
A 5.1 system saves money and there is really no 7.1 movie that has wowed me yet. A 5.1 encoded movie sounds about 98% as good as a 7.1 encoded movie. Used the extra money on a second sub. You can never have too much bass. Will future 7.1 encoded movies be better? Who knows.
A 5.1 system saves money and there is really no 7.1 movie that has wowed me yet. A 5.1 encoded movie sounds about 98% as good as a 7.1 encoded movie. Used the extra money on a second sub. You can never have too much bass. Will future 7.1 encoded movies be better? Who knows.
#9
rdcollns - Posted 11:32 am PDT 07/6/09 (930 Posts)
Depending on your room, 5.1 can be equal to 1 If you know what house you'll be living in for the next 10 years, why pay for 7.1 if you know your room doesn't really have a good way to setup 7 speakers?
Yamaha is way better than Onkyo IMHO. Onkyo's sound just seems very thin to me, it doesn't have the raw power, and sounds aweful at loud volumes. I only have the TX-SR603X, but the Pro Logic Kenwood receiver I had way back when and a pair of high end Sony (not ES, but decent) far outperformed this Onkyo, and I have never been impressed by any of the higher level models either. I have owned other high end models (Denon, HK) and they do live up to their reputations as does Yamaha.
Yamaha is way better than Onkyo IMHO. Onkyo's sound just seems very thin to me, it doesn't have the raw power, and sounds aweful at loud volumes. I only have the TX-SR603X, but the Pro Logic Kenwood receiver I had way back when and a pair of high end Sony (not ES, but decent) far outperformed this Onkyo, and I have never been impressed by any of the higher level models either. I have owned other high end models (Denon, HK) and they do live up to their reputations as does Yamaha.
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