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So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
So I know they make adapters to make a receiver Bluetooth. Does anyone know if someone makes an adapter to make an older receiver wifi? ThanksJD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
Hi david_10,In answering your queston, it's my understanding that the soundtrack Netflix, Amazon and DVD's are CD quality at best and MP3 quality for most. ( If I'm wrong,  please educate me ) So as I said earlier,  this system is going to be most... 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
audiotroy, What the heck pulled your chain?  Your original reply said" The Market can best be divided by the Japanese brands with every feature under the sun and having decent to good sound qualityvs.American and European brands, Arcam, Audiocontr... 
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jetson,Thanks for sharing.  I always Iike to hear new voices, and this one sounds like a keeper. JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
So I talked with Buzz at Crutchfield.  He agreed that the Yamaha RX-A1070 would be a good choice for me,  then he mentioned that a model 1080 is coming out soon.  He said the only difference would be Amazon Alexa. He also hinted that I should wait... 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
auxinput,So far the Yam RX -A1070 is number one on my list.  Gonna have another talk with Crutchfield sometime this week. Still have some wifi questions, but the spec's look great.JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
You are VERY right. I just went to Crutchfield and they only had 5 units to choose from! Wow, I had no idea! JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
auxinput, Thanks for the answer.  In the old days leaving a channel with out a load was a bad thing. And as I just said, I thinking more and more about sticking with a 5.1 setup.Going to start over my search.  BTW, I agree about the different soun... 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
phil9624 and audiotroy,There more I think about it, I'll probably never go past 5.1.  I'm going to start looking at just 5.1 receivers. I still want the wifi etc.  Does that put a wrench in things?  Almost everything seems to be 7.2 - 15.2. And I ... 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
audiotroy,phil9624 got mt to thinkin'.  If you don't use all the channels, do you need to put a load on them? ie, only using 5.1 on a 9.1 unit.Thanks.JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
Hi phil9624,So I just took a moment to check out the Yammy you mentioned. All looked good except one review about  4K being a problem. I will look into that issue more. JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
phil9624LOL,I'm using a Sony - DE445, a pair of Klispch RF3ii's and subwoofer from Cambridge Audio.  As I said before, I'm at least 15 yyears out of date on all this.  So far we  bought the TV and the 4K Blueray this year.  I'll check out the Yamm... 
The big DAC decision
LOL,Maybe if they were really high end.JD 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
Hi phil9624,This system is going to be mostly for video.  My TV is less than a year old so I can stream most apps already. (Don't need the Roku anymore).  So the Sony X800 will handle most all of my other video needs, I think. The house I'm in for... 
So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system
audiotroy,All very good ideas, and I do have a streaming question.  If a receiver is hooked up to my lan, can I use a NAS to stream my own collection ? And is there a device to make a 15 year old receiver wireless? IE, something to plug into a aux...