I worked for Magnolia for a bit and got to compare the top Marantz, Denon, Arcam, and Yamaha (previous generation) AVRs directly using B&W 804D3s and my best stereo demo recordings. I was surprised, but the Yamaha was the best of the bunch — most transparent and with the best imaging/soundstage abilities that reminded me most of good separate components. Haven’t heard the newest Yammy AVRs, but I’d tend to think they’d make the new ones at least as good if not better than the previous models. Another plus is that Yamaha AVRs tend to be more reliable than pretty much all the others, at least from what I’ve seen and heard. Anyway, FWIW and best of luck.
Yamaha RX-V4..any experience?
My Onkyo TX NR818 has finally succumbed to the nasty HDMI board failure...and so it is time to replace her. The new Yamaha RX-V4 is on my radar, anyone have any experience with this new Yamaha HT receiver? I know the V4 is only a 5.2 piece and does not support Dolby Atmos, but since I only have a 5.1 system, i am not that concerned about this.
OTOH, the new Yamaha does support 8K pass through and has all HDMI 2.1 inputs! Thoughts?
OTOH, the new Yamaha does support 8K pass through and has all HDMI 2.1 inputs! Thoughts?