Hey guys,
I'm building a new HT from scratch and I started by looking at a Polk soundbar called command bar, and soon with the guidance of a friend, graduated to looking for true-HT systems (I was initially shying away from wiring up the place and hence leaning towards wireless stuff but once I bit the bullet, wiring for a 7.1 setup doesn't seem like a big deal anymore, given that I'll enjoy great sound in the end).
In the HT land, I started with YHT-1800 and soon the itch to cover more ground in terms of features & future-proofing took my budget from 30K INR to 80 INR. I'm now looking at entry level Atmos systems. I think I'm now ok until 90-100K but don't want to go beyond that.
Among AVRs, I have recently looked at Yamaha RX-V585, Yamaha RX-V685, Denon X1400H and Denon X1500H.
I'm now mostly hung up on either Yamaha RX-V685 or Denon X1500H (both around 55-57K INR).
I've made a list of pros/cons of one over the other and here it is:
Things Yamaha 685 does better than Denon X1500H
Denon X1500H better than Yamaha 685:
I'm close to picking up Yamaha but don't want to rush and reject Denon without giving it due consideration, especially since all the good reviews I've heard.
Can fellow members guide a newbie like me into picking up the right system? Is Yamaha better in terms of service & repair in India (esp. Pune) compared to Denon?
Cheers and thanks in advance guys!
PS: This setup is for a 10' X 12' bedroom. For speakers, I'm thinking Taga Harmony TAV-506 v2 and getting 2 more satellite units from Taga for the atmos ceiling mounted units.
I know there's another direction of suggestion to build the system overtime and invest into really good speakers slowly as budget permits. However I think these should be good for the bedroom amd the ~2-3 hrs of movie/TV usage everyday so I may not upgrade these speakers ever. If there's an upgrade itch later, I may go for a more high end system a few years down the line for the living room, but as of now that seems unlikely to happen.
I'm building a new HT from scratch and I started by looking at a Polk soundbar called command bar, and soon with the guidance of a friend, graduated to looking for true-HT systems (I was initially shying away from wiring up the place and hence leaning towards wireless stuff but once I bit the bullet, wiring for a 7.1 setup doesn't seem like a big deal anymore, given that I'll enjoy great sound in the end).
In the HT land, I started with YHT-1800 and soon the itch to cover more ground in terms of features & future-proofing took my budget from 30K INR to 80 INR. I'm now looking at entry level Atmos systems. I think I'm now ok until 90-100K but don't want to go beyond that.
Among AVRs, I have recently looked at Yamaha RX-V585, Yamaha RX-V685, Denon X1400H and Denon X1500H.
I'm now mostly hung up on either Yamaha RX-V685 or Denon X1500H (both around 55-57K INR).
I've made a list of pros/cons of one over the other and here it is:
Things Yamaha 685 does better than Denon X1500H
- 2 HDMI out instead of 1
- 90W/channel vs 80W/channel
- 4K upscaling (don't really need it)
- Multi room Playback from Digital Audio Inputs
- More audio-video inputs as well as more audio-only inputs
- Extra connections on the receiver to connect zone2 or Front presence (9 speaker connections instead of 7). So I can wire up 7.1 + Zone2, and use interchangeably.
- Bluetooth in as well as Bluetooth out – This receiver can be connected to Bluetooth headphones which is a nice feature.
Denon X1500H better than Yamaha 685:
- One more hdmi input (6 inputs vs 5 inputs) : dont really need so many though
- Google assistant support (Alexa support is there in both although how good it works I don't know) This may come handy in future.
I'm close to picking up Yamaha but don't want to rush and reject Denon without giving it due consideration, especially since all the good reviews I've heard.
Can fellow members guide a newbie like me into picking up the right system? Is Yamaha better in terms of service & repair in India (esp. Pune) compared to Denon?
Cheers and thanks in advance guys!
PS: This setup is for a 10' X 12' bedroom. For speakers, I'm thinking Taga Harmony TAV-506 v2 and getting 2 more satellite units from Taga for the atmos ceiling mounted units.
I know there's another direction of suggestion to build the system overtime and invest into really good speakers slowly as budget permits. However I think these should be good for the bedroom amd the ~2-3 hrs of movie/TV usage everyday so I may not upgrade these speakers ever. If there's an upgrade itch later, I may go for a more high end system a few years down the line for the living room, but as of now that seems unlikely to happen.