Dear Members,
I am a silent member in this forum for last one month. First thanks to you all for making this forum such an interesting one. I would say that i have learnt a lot regarding Audio/video technologies in this forum
I have been doing some groundwork for the last one month(in the internet/magazines) on a HT setup. I still have a lot of queries and would be great if you people can help me in this.
My Requirements:
The story so far...
After going through many of the posts in various forums and going through various websites, I have shortlisted these models.
1. Onkyo TX-SR606 ( Doesn't have 1080P upscaling, will decide on this model based on your answers to my video upscaling query above)
A/V Receivers : TX-SR606 | ONKYO Asia and Oceania Website
2. Onkyo TX-SR706 ( Does have 1080P upscaling, The website says "HDMI Video Upscaling up to 1080p with Faroudja DCDi ". But will it upscale my DTH's component input too? A/V Receivers : TX-SR706 | ONKYO Asia and Oceania Website
3. Yamaha 863SE - Yamaha Music UK Ltd [whathifi has awarded this as the AVR of the year]. I am not finding this model in US site. I find RX-V863.
RX-V863 Hope these two are same. Also am not sure what upscalar chip does yamaha use.
Are Burr brown DAC very superior to Cirrus logic DAC's? Also is Reon technology very superior to DCDi cinema that improvements will be seen through our eyes?
My idea is to finalize the receiver and then speaker followed by TV.
Would like your valuable comments on these AVR. Which one will suit my requirements best?
Thanks, Prakash.
I am a silent member in this forum for last one month. First thanks to you all for making this forum such an interesting one. I would say that i have learnt a lot regarding Audio/video technologies in this forum
I have been doing some groundwork for the last one month(in the internet/magazines) on a HT setup. I still have a lot of queries and would be great if you people can help me in this.
My Requirements:
- Future proof AVR - should have all the decoders in built. HDMI(1.3a) compatible, HDMI pass through.
- Value for money - "Not the Best brands give you the best buck for your money"
- Video upscaling to 1080P. I am most confused in this part for sure. Here are my queries...
- Is it good to have upscalers in Source or AVR or Destination(TV'S). Does Television video upscalars costlier than AVR's? Which will be VFM?
- I would need to upscale dvd's to 1080p(this feature is mostly available in most of the dvd players now)
- Cable tv(DTH - Need to upscale component outputs to 1080P from the setop box to 1080p, all the setopboxes in India has only component or composite output).
- I don't play video games , don??t have any VCR sources.
- - 65% Movies, 35 % Music. So hunting for Onkyo/Yamaha
The story so far...
After going through many of the posts in various forums and going through various websites, I have shortlisted these models.
1. Onkyo TX-SR606 ( Doesn't have 1080P upscaling, will decide on this model based on your answers to my video upscaling query above)
A/V Receivers : TX-SR606 | ONKYO Asia and Oceania Website
2. Onkyo TX-SR706 ( Does have 1080P upscaling, The website says "HDMI Video Upscaling up to 1080p with Faroudja DCDi ". But will it upscale my DTH's component input too? A/V Receivers : TX-SR706 | ONKYO Asia and Oceania Website
3. Yamaha 863SE - Yamaha Music UK Ltd [whathifi has awarded this as the AVR of the year]. I am not finding this model in US site. I find RX-V863.
RX-V863 Hope these two are same. Also am not sure what upscalar chip does yamaha use.
- Positives in Onkyo 606 - Has all the decoders but lacks upscaling to 1080p
- Positives in Onkyo 706 - Has all decoders, 1080P upscaling(but not sure about component & composite signal upscaling to 1080P), uses superior DCDi cinema, THX select plus certification.
- Positives in Yamaha 863SE - AVR of the year, Burr brown DAC's, 2 Sub outs(though i will use only one). looks like Yamaha doesn't have local service centers here in India... is it so ?
Are Burr brown DAC very superior to Cirrus logic DAC's? Also is Reon technology very superior to DCDi cinema that improvements will be seen through our eyes?
My idea is to finalize the receiver and then speaker followed by TV.
Would like your valuable comments on these AVR. Which one will suit my requirements best?
Thanks, Prakash.