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No, I never did have it repaired. If you find out how to reset the receiver, let me know I'd love to try that.
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No, I never did have it repaired. If you find out how to reset the receiver, let me know I'd love to try that.
The kids are out with the old lady so I have time to search for that guide that gets you into the service menu. I had an issue with the front mains being too quiet and after resetting the service menu in the Yammy all was fixed. I think I need to do that again.
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Just curious, did you guys buy your yamaha from an authorized dealer, or did you go the low budget route, without warranty ? I am considering this issue myself.
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Randy
Axiom M80, Ep600, Qs8, VP150, Crown XLI 2500 , DBX Driverack PA2, Focusrite Scarlet 2i4
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Hey, great! That's excellent that you've solved the problem. It's also kind of bizarre that the Yamaha has some kind of inherent design fault. I've never been a huge fan of Yamaha receivers, but I would still expect competent design in term of the basic electronics--the preamp and amp section.
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Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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Just curious, did you guys buy your yamaha from an authorized dealer, or did you go the low budget route, without warranty ? I am considering this issue myself. Yes I bought mine from Good Guys in Concord, CA. Unfortunatly Good Guys is no longer in business. My circumstances is still very weird, and I probably wouldn't buy another yammy. I think my next purchase will be separates. Looking at the new Axiom amplifier....hey Alan I am more than willing to be one of your guinea pigs! thanks
Randy
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My rxv3000 was from a non-authorized dealer, Etronics. I don't think I will go that route again. Saving a few bucks is not worth losing peace of mind.
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I've never been a huge fan of Yamaha receivers
Arrgh...don't say that! I've got a brand new RX-V2700 sitting here waiting for it's axioms!
Nick
My M60's make me listen My M80's make my ears hear Either way - I'm not deaf anymore
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Nick, don't worry. The newer Yammy's are very good quality in my opinion.
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Yeah, I probably should have ended my post with a I've read enough about the yamaha's here and AVS to have faith that I'll be happy for a while to come. To be honest, I feel I can already hear a difference using my HTIB speakers. I attribute that to using the Yamaha's DAC over the DAC on my Revolution 5.1 sound card that I was using before. And yes, I'm using a lossless format
My M60's make me listen My M80's make my ears hear Either way - I'm not deaf anymore
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Nick,
Don't fret. I've owned lots of Yamaha electronics over the years, which were generally excellent, including some of the very early "Digital Soundfield Processors". Plus Yamaha seems to have first-rate quality control. I've never had a test unit or any of the Yamaha gear I own ever fail, not once in 25 years.
I got annoyed with Yamaha AV units some years ago because they misbehaved with lower-impedance loads like the 4-ohm M80s. Apparently that's not true of recent Yamaha units.
I also had a usability bias because Yamaha used to hide secondary controls behind a flip-down panel on their up-market AV receivers. To access those controls was really annoying: they were tiny, hard to see, let alone read the labels. Now of course most of us use a remote control much of the time, but I sometimes like to operate stuff from the front panel. . .blah, blah, and so on. . .
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Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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