I would generally avoid the current model year of Yamaha AVRs. The previous year of models were higher quality.
What aspect of the current Yamahas shows this stumble in quality? Just curious.
I find their lack of something as basic as proper binding posts on their mid-range models to be appalling. If they feel it necessary to swap them for spring connectors in order to cut costs then I won't buy.
I see this as similar to the telephone wire that is included with most HTIB. If they really wanted them to sound good, they would spend the extra couple of $$ to include reasonably sized wires.
I don't care how good Onkyos sound since they tend to run almost red hot. That alone screams of improper engineering IMHO. Honestly, I think all the brands have their flaws.
