This was kinda hard to take, but I have to admit that my TV/receiver issues (both 13 years old) were NOT caused by my TV, but rather my receiver's HTML output stage going kaput; it can't be repaired.
I'd replaced my 47" LG "local-dimming" LCD with a 55" Sony OLED this Spring, and the picture improvement was glorious, so I guess after 13 years that's "okay", but I still regret tossing a functional, decent TV. Water under the bridge.
I've always been a Yamaha guy. My first stereo receiver was purchased in '79, and except for two power meter bulbs going out, is STILL fully functional and sounds great. My first 5.1 receiver was purchased in 2010, and except for the HTML stage going out, was perfectly happy with it too. I did a deep-dive looking into the NAD receivers, but in my price range they were missing a few key components, notably an on-board phono preamp, so I nixed them.
Right now Crutchfield has two Yammy's that I'm looking at, the RX-A2A "Aventage" (their "premium" line) at $1,000, and the RS-V6A at $600. Crutchfield has some really neat online comparison features, and I selected both receivers, called up their specs side-by-side, checked a box that said, "Show only Differences", and really found the results intriguing:
https://www.crutchfield.com/g_10420/Home-Theater-Receivers.html?fa=1#&nvpair=FFBrand|Yamaha
In a nutshell:
- the "Aventage" was 66% more expensive
- the Aventage has a fifth, center-mounted foot under the chassis, which for a 22-lb receiver is complete marketing bullshit.
- the Aventage has a detachable power cord, the RSV does not. This is a huge advantage in music keyboards where you're setting up on stage Friday night, tearing down early Saturday, doing the same Saturday night, setting up at home to learn new songs, tearing down/setting up at the rehearsal space on Wednesday night, doing it again at home to tweak things, wash/rinse/repeat. On an A/V receiver, meh.
- the Aventage can "upscale" to 8K, but neither my Oppo's nor my Bravia TV can display them
- the Aventage weighs less than a pound more than the RSV, which tells me there's no increase in the power supply capacity (and they have identical watt outputs). And I've never been a LOUD music/movie fan, most demos at our GTGs were borderline painful to me, and I'm even older now.
- the Aventage has 3 yrs parts/labor warrantee, the RSV has 2 years; meh
- the Aventage remote has a lot more buttons, and is much more confusing (again, I'm older now)
So, I'm about to pull the trigger on the RSV, but figured I'd blow it past you guys if you see anything I've missed (I think I'm the only Yamaha guy here, not sure). TIA.
I'd replaced my 47" LG "local-dimming" LCD with a 55" Sony OLED this Spring, and the picture improvement was glorious, so I guess after 13 years that's "okay", but I still regret tossing a functional, decent TV. Water under the bridge.
I've always been a Yamaha guy. My first stereo receiver was purchased in '79, and except for two power meter bulbs going out, is STILL fully functional and sounds great. My first 5.1 receiver was purchased in 2010, and except for the HTML stage going out, was perfectly happy with it too. I did a deep-dive looking into the NAD receivers, but in my price range they were missing a few key components, notably an on-board phono preamp, so I nixed them.
Right now Crutchfield has two Yammy's that I'm looking at, the RX-A2A "Aventage" (their "premium" line) at $1,000, and the RS-V6A at $600. Crutchfield has some really neat online comparison features, and I selected both receivers, called up their specs side-by-side, checked a box that said, "Show only Differences", and really found the results intriguing:
https://www.crutchfield.com/g_10420/Home-Theater-Receivers.html?fa=1#&nvpair=FFBrand|Yamaha
In a nutshell:
- the "Aventage" was 66% more expensive
- the Aventage has a fifth, center-mounted foot under the chassis, which for a 22-lb receiver is complete marketing bullshit.
- the Aventage has a detachable power cord, the RSV does not. This is a huge advantage in music keyboards where you're setting up on stage Friday night, tearing down early Saturday, doing the same Saturday night, setting up at home to learn new songs, tearing down/setting up at the rehearsal space on Wednesday night, doing it again at home to tweak things, wash/rinse/repeat. On an A/V receiver, meh.
- the Aventage can "upscale" to 8K, but neither my Oppo's nor my Bravia TV can display them
- the Aventage weighs less than a pound more than the RSV, which tells me there's no increase in the power supply capacity (and they have identical watt outputs). And I've never been a LOUD music/movie fan, most demos at our GTGs were borderline painful to me, and I'm even older now.
- the Aventage has 3 yrs parts/labor warrantee, the RSV has 2 years; meh
- the Aventage remote has a lot more buttons, and is much more confusing (again, I'm older now)
So, I'm about to pull the trigger on the RSV, but figured I'd blow it past you guys if you see anything I've missed (I think I'm the only Yamaha guy here, not sure). TIA.
I am a bit acronym-challenged...
