Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
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Originally Posted by motech
im also looking for volume osd on screen while using strictly HDMI in and out . .
any opinions on this?
I cant believe no one uses Yamaha. I have had zero issues with their gear.
They have gotten a little silly with their tuners at times but we will live.
all of their pieces overlay volume with hdmi.
the new z7 will do it with a 720/1080 source
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
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Originally Posted by motech
so far it seems to be
marantz
denon
integra
anyone know which receiver (dual zone with hdmi upconvert)
will show volume osd when using an all hdmi set up?
Marantz does this..
We have been using Marantz for the the past 3-4 years. Prior to that we were using Boston Acoustics.
We have only had 1 bad receiver for Marantz in this time period and that was just a week ago with a 5003. There is another thread covering that subject.
Best of Luck.
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
We used Yamaha until last year. I swear once they moved the rxv line into Best Buy they started cost cutting the line to keep margins. None of the "new" models sounded as good as the previous versions and the amps just did not have the punch of the previous generation.
Moved to Marantz and have been very pleased with the 700x/800x series. Looking forward to hearing the new 5003 to see if the they are more similar to the 7/8 series after this refresh. They have certainly cleaned up the appearance of the 400x/500x with this model change.
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
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Originally Posted by ATOH
I'm not typically arrogant, but I can guarantee that my clients that have 720p plasmas in their houses looks better than the DIY buddy down the street that has the newest, greatest 4400p TV that he got from Sam's Club or BB and set up himself.
The theater in our office has a 720p projector with a standard DVD player and everyone thinks it's HD. :) (Marantz VP8600 and DV9600)
I agree with you 100%
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
:rolleyes: Got tired of Marantz pricing on line so i switched to integra, I like em both, both are all discrete IR'S even in z2 and rs232. and booth are on screen control in HDMI and component. as long as i have Discrete Ir, it doesn't matter....
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
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Originally Posted by jimstolz76
The theater in our office has a 720p projector with a standard DVD player and everyone thinks it's HD. :) (Marantz VP8600 and DV9600)
Except when the Marantz splash from the DVD shows.;)
Re: favorite receiver as an installer?
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Originally Posted by
motech
im for onkyo, love the pricepoint and the feature set . .
706 and above ofcourse . . 232 etc . .
i know most installers prefer integra . .
but id rather sell a higher line onkyo for the same price . .
As I recall. Onkyo has a 1 year warranty and Integra has 3 years. Plus some of the Integra models aren't "shopped" as easily as Integra.
favorite receiver as an installer?
LOL! You just replied to a 7 year old post.