Hello all!
I am trying to decide between 2 receivers to use for music and for home theater and I would very much appreciate your insight.
(I am not sure if this qualifies as bargain since I'm just looking for opinions; please advise and I'll add the prefix.)
So, I currently have a Yamaha RX-V430. It sounds pretty good, but with music I sometimes feel it's missing some bass, mids, and overall quality/fullness when compared to a much older Sanyo stereo system (same speakers).
So I am considering to switch to a Pioneer VSX 520 S/K (used and comes with a 5.1 S-HS00 set up) but I don't want to switch and end up with the same humpf-missing feeling.
So the Pioneer (apart from hdmi inputs) is a newer model than the Yamaha, but well, new does not seem necessarily better anymore to me, hence my hesitation
If anyone has experience with these brands and/or has any spec-based opinions between these 2 receivers I would really appreciate it
I am of course going to go test and listen to the Pioneer before getting them, but I would also like some extra technical input in order to help me make a decision.
And regarding testing, any tips for testing are welcome; maybe a file/link/etc for a good quality home theater test it would be great! YouTube ones I have heard might not be so good due to all the compressing involved, but if I'm wrong please let me know
Thanks in advance!
I am trying to decide between 2 receivers to use for music and for home theater and I would very much appreciate your insight.
(I am not sure if this qualifies as bargain since I'm just looking for opinions; please advise and I'll add the prefix.)
So, I currently have a Yamaha RX-V430. It sounds pretty good, but with music I sometimes feel it's missing some bass, mids, and overall quality/fullness when compared to a much older Sanyo stereo system (same speakers).
So I am considering to switch to a Pioneer VSX 520 S/K (used and comes with a 5.1 S-HS00 set up) but I don't want to switch and end up with the same humpf-missing feeling.
So the Pioneer (apart from hdmi inputs) is a newer model than the Yamaha, but well, new does not seem necessarily better anymore to me, hence my hesitation
If anyone has experience with these brands and/or has any spec-based opinions between these 2 receivers I would really appreciate it
I am of course going to go test and listen to the Pioneer before getting them, but I would also like some extra technical input in order to help me make a decision.
And regarding testing, any tips for testing are welcome; maybe a file/link/etc for a good quality home theater test it would be great! YouTube ones I have heard might not be so good due to all the compressing involved, but if I'm wrong please let me know
Thanks in advance!