Replacing Long-Time Receiver - Thoughts Requested

[azmodeous]

I pretty much have my heart set on the TSR-700/V6A as well but Yamaha has had a time keeping these in stock the last few months. Hopefully in July, when it looks like I will have enough saved up, they'll become abundant.

[Auditor55]

Originally Posted by azmodeous

I pretty much have my heart set on the TSR-700/V6A as well but Yamaha has had a time keeping these in stock the last few months. Hopefully in July, when it looks like I will have enough saved up, they'll become abundant.

I would stay away from Yamaha, YPAO sucks.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by Auditor55

I would stay away from Yamaha, YPAO sucks.

I think statements like these are pure hyperbole and really don't offer any real input to the conversation unless you just don't like Yamaha, in which case you're entitled to your opinion.

I've used both Audyssey and YPAO systems, and to be honest, they both tend to be inaccurate especially when determining speaker distances. I use them as a rough guide and adjust accordingly. Often, the microphone they use is the weak link, but it can also be attributed to where and how you place the microphone. If it will allow to do multiple position calibration, that's good, but even still I've noticed woofer distances to be out of whack.

I will also double check the readings using a sound pressure meter which you can purchase relatively cheaply or there's even a couple of smart phone apps which will do the job too. You can then tweak the auto settings using the manual adjustments on your AVR. The other choice is to not use the included AVR app and do the entire set-up in manual mode using a sound pressure meter. It's really not that hard, but a bit more time consuming.

[Auditor55]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

I think statements like these are pure hyperbole and really don't offer any real input to the conversation unless you just don't like Yamaha, in which case you're entitled to your opinion.

I've used both Audyssey and YPAO systems, and to be honest, they both tend to be inaccurate especially when determining speaker distances. I use them as a rough guide and adjust accordingly. Often, the microphone they use is the weak link, but it can also be attributed to where and how you place the microphone. If it will allow to do multiple position calibration, that's good, but even still I've noticed woofer distances to be out of whack.

I will also double check the readings using a sound pressure meter which you can purchase relatively cheaply or there's even a couple of smart phone apps which will do the job too. You can then tweak the auto settings using the manual adjustments on your AVR. The other choice is to not use the included AVR app and do the entire set-up in manual mode using a sound pressure meter. It's really not that hard, but a bit more time consuming.

At least Audyssey comes with the editor app for greater fine tuning.

Stay away from Yamaha!