H/K 330 or Yamaha 1400 for M60's?
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I am looking at purchasing a AV reciever and the Axiom M60's. I have narrowed the search for recievers down to the HK 330 and the Yam 1400 for price vs features/performance. From my research it seems that the HK has better sound quality, but the Yamaha has better or more user friendly features. What advice do you guys have on these two combinations? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Chris
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to be honest, i dont think you could go wrong with either one!! the HK's are generally perceived to have a warm, rich sound.. the yamaha's are not as much so, but they seem to have more features.
i think you will get positive responses for both receivers. each is good and bad in its own way. being that i have had good experiences with yamaha's in the past, i would say go with the 1400, but the HK isnt bad either.
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HK all the way!!! HK match very well with Axiom. I have try both.
-Jerry
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I second the above comment I'd go with HK.
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Chris,
At the risk of sparking a 'all receivers sound the same/different' argument, I think you should go with the receiver that has the best feature set/options. There are a lot of others here (keeping suspiciously quiet) that would agree. Pick the one that fits your budget and feature requirements.
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true dat, scott.. true dat.
bottom line is getting the receiver that has the power you need, and the features you require. ALL the receivers in this range of quality-vs-price(denon, yamaha, onkyo, hk) are all real good and reliable.
the final decision comes down to the features it has, and how you think it sounds.
bigjohn
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Chris, your research apparently picked up some of the total hogwash about receiver "sound quality" which floats around. The sound of your recordings will be affected by your speakers and listening room, but not by either of the receivers you mention, which are audibly transparent. Pick the features you want at the best price you can get. Note especially the automatic equalization on the 1400.
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I've been considering the 1400 myself because it seems to have the best power output in its pricerange. Of course *real world* ratings always seem to be different but I gotta believe a 110wx7 AVR can do good enough.
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