I am down to deciding on my last piece of equipment to complete my home theater. I have been looking on recievers, but don't really trust my local stores to give honest advice on their products.
I think I have narrowed it down to 4 recievers based on internet reviews:
1) Denon 2106 @ $895 +tax
2) Yamaha rxv-659 @ $659 +tax
3) Yamaha rxv-1600 @ ~$1100 + tax
4) Pioneer VSX-72TXV @ ~$1100 + tax
I am really leaning toward the RXV-659 based only on price. All I am looking for in a reciever is decent setup controls (ie cross over and levels), video upconversion to component (not High def, just 480P), and enough power to run M60, VP150, and QS8's.
The denon and the RXV659 have very similar specs, but the denon is much more expensive. The bigger Yamaha and the Pioneer have more features, but I don't think I would ever use them. I don't have anything HDMI, no iPod, no multi zone, etc.
Would I be doing myself a disservice to buy the small yamaha RXV659?
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