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Pioneer VS43X vs. Yamaha RX2300 vs. Onkyo TNSR800

Okay, in a life dilemma on these receivers. NHT speakers (1.5 fronts, audiocenter, subtwoi, superones rear).

Assuming only 5.1 to start, which of these would you recommend. Big room 3000 cubic foot.

Pioneer ELT VS43X
Yamaha RX 2300 (or 1300...can't seem to tell the difference)
Onkyo TNSR800
or Sony STR DA4ES.

-- 50/50 music/home theatre usage.
minivansteve
elevick
2,636 posts
 
Personally, I would go with Denon, Marantz or Outlaw. The sony is difficult to use (I hate the remote), the yamaha is junk compared to the others, Onkyo makes better units, the pioneer is very nice but may not be able to handle the power requirements.
NHT are not easy to drive (but sound great). Most theater receivers are not rated below 8ohm speakers (especially yamaha). Check to see if they can drive the NHT. Also, due to the NHT's lack of efficiency, you will be working these amps hard and may blow the reciever.

Good luck,
Emery
matthewauc9b2
1 posts
 
Wrong Emery, I have the Yamaha and it has a switch to change speaker impedance to 4/6 ohm

MA
ron11361
2 posts
 
Actually, Yamaha has a pretty good rep when it comes to surround sound units. And many have accommodations for 4 ohms drive capacity with the switching on the back. To say all yamaha units are "Junk" is pretty harsh and ill-informed, take a look in any number of audio mags.
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