Any Recommendations?

[crackinhedz]

Blue Fish/Red Fish,
I did consider the Yamaha 863, but I found this information posted by someone in a different thread...my speakers are Klipsch, so I am not sure?

From a different thread:
"One thing that's generally accepted about Yamaha is that they have more of a bright sound to them . . . which is why people generally don't recommend you pair them with Klipsch speakers, due to their horn design. I can vouch for this, as my Klipsch speakers were a little in your face at times, but my Pioneer has smoothed them out quite a bit."

personally I skip past oppinions where people say "so and so brand sounds bright,punchy,hollow etc..."

...on any given day there could be so many variables that affect the users oppinion.

was this double blind tested using different equipment but with the same settings? was the same audio material used for each setup? were listening modes involved? what crossover freq. was used? was the user in a good mood or bad? does the user have any bias torwards specific manufacturers? ...and the list goes on...

Granted the oppinion could be spot on...but like MPDIEHL said, different people have different tastes.

Granted im a Pioneer Elite man myself, but the Yamaha RX-V863 is a stellar performer.