The Official Yamaha RX V663 Owners Thread

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by prerich

The RV series are in another class (the HTR series being the lesser) - similar to the way Pioneer Elite is to regular Pioneer. Onkyo has placed its old quality into Integra (Radio Shack even sells Onkyo now). The sound quality is different - worth the extra $100.00 to me. But I am a biased Yamaha owner and fan.

You couldn't be more wrong! The only difference between the RV and HTR series is how Yamaha chooses to market them to different retailers. You'll find the RV series in higher end audio shops (and online as well). The HTR's are sold mostly throught the big box stores, like Future Shop and Best Buy here in Canada.

My Yamaha HTR-6190 is the same unit as the RV-1800....

The Pioneer Elite is in fact a higher -end product to that of their regular consumer line.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. But this is what I have been told be several people.