My brother is looking for a budget A/V Receivers price range from RM800 to RM1400.

Any recommendation?

What are the requirements first..

DTS, DTS HD MA, HDMI switching etc?

receive av from japan?

Any decent Yamaha,Denon,Pioneer,Onkyo,Marantz mainstream entry level models would be a safe bet.

this marantz nr1501 looks sweet, lightning69!!!

This post has been edited by eye: Nov 9 2009, 11:53 AM


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Pioneer 819

not cheap leh. if not i will buy as 2nd avr oredi

price in spore or east msia shud be better maaaa ,,,

How much is this baby?

One of the best looking receivers I've seen...

How much?

I was quote Rm1600 for Onkyo TX-SR507? Good one?

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Added on November 9, 2009, 12:20 pmI think its a norm to have Dolby HD and DTS master audio now? Looks like a lot of new budget amp also comes with Audyssey now and HDMI switching at least with 2 inputs and 1 output loh.

This post has been edited by lightning69: Nov 9 2009, 12:20 PM

this is the one I was looking at, but where can get for RM1400 , upper limit of the TS budget..???
surely it's over 2k...

East Malaysia is bloody expensive. I am here I should know....

within 2k but above 1.5K

got price? can PM me... thanks!

ooooo i tot east msia lots of underH2O stuffs ahahahahahahahahah

Only 50W per channel .....seems a bit underpowered to me...

enuf la to hook up wdtv

waa a dedicated avr just to hook up wdtv kaa?? , how i wish

back to discussion...from what i see, not many input/output....so eventually hv to upgrade when our system grows.

but then again for a slim system like this...what more can we ask for

This post has been edited by SandStoneWater: Nov 9 2009, 01:53 PM

it does seem underpowered at first - there's no further information on whether the 50W per channels is all channels driven or tested with one channel at a time, or whether its a 1kHz sine wave, or a full range 20hz - 20kHz signal. Most AVR power specs are given tested 1channel at a time running a 1kHz sine wave so the real-time power output during a movie is almost always lower than the stated (read this article)

If they rate it like they rate stereo amps (tested all channels running 20Hz~20kHz), the 50W should be enough for a small room - going by the power required calculator. i.e your seating position should not be more than 6ft from the speakers


???

you talking Labuan but most of it will pass through KL first. So already kena tax...

If U are planning to buy and keep in box, better send to 47, Lorong.....

add another rm99 become 1499 u can get VSX819H-K with 3 HDMI in / 1 out..capable to do 7.1 and support DTS HD and Dolby HD

Yamaha RX-V465 ~ RM1500
Denon 1909 ~ RM1800 if u can find one. Penang HiFi choice still selling...

Came across this unit 2nd hand, worth looking at?

NAD T754

ps: I am not the seller lah.. but I am using an NAD T763, so far so good. Still think with proper speakers, NAD sounds better for music and movie combined.

It has no latest thingy like HDDts or True HD sound, but the audio output can be link into this amp for proper amplification. For your budget, its not easy to get full technology advantage with good hifi sounds. So compromise has to be made I think. And I still think sound quality comes first.

Where is the best place to shop for HT AVR in KL? Will be there in a weeks time?

Any good promo going on now?

Saw in the StarMetro today (pg M33) Desa Home Theatre having "Grand-Opening Big Sales" (I thought Desa HT open long time ago already, how come Grand Opening??!!).. Anyway, I'm shopping for a budget component HT system myself, so planning to check it out...

Any advise from the Si-fus out there on what may be a very good deal? However, in the papers everything also VERY SPECIAL PRICE.. dunno can believe or not... Please... please... please... impart some of your wisdom on me... I'm kinda a sucker for execeptionally good deals, usually end up with something above my initial budget just because it is a very good deal!

Onkyo876 @ RM4k+.. If can grab then quite good deal

Was actually thinking of the Marantz SR5003 with the Wharfedale speakers... maybe (just maybe) change the Marantz with something else perhaps?? if RM4k+ for AVR then no money to buy speakers liao..

Haha...Come down grab Onkyo 876, together with PSB & SVS sub and go back a happy man

They renovated their shop. Got some nice stuff there. Old AVR on discount very cheap...

Just dont bother talking to the sales men there. All also good one...

I think when they expanded their shopping and showroom area they did not have special activities to publicise their new look. So now trying to attract people to see their improvements.

Their special price for grand opening was supposed to end last week but till this week also still got Grand Opening Sales. Maybe respond not too good last week so now extended

Where is desa home theater ?

In Kepong.

Is lowyat a good place to buy AV receiver? I will be in KL over the weekend and my brother wants me to help him buy a good sub RM1000 receiver.

pls note that desa lowyatt price is slight higher then kepong ! also the salesman there very lansi one....

I was at lowyat last night and here are the AV that they recommend...

Pioneer VSX-519v fro RM1299 no discount at all.

The other is Sherwwod RQ-6502 for RM999. Bot familiar with theSherwwod, but the salesman say h\its sound better than the denon 130? which is also at RM999.

Got a show unit Yamaha 363 for RM800...is it worth it?

or LYP..

I would reccomend you to stick to VSX-819 as this model is the latest from pioneer line up, launch together with the LX series sometime back. Although the price may be around 1.5k, but you are guarenteed wont become "water" fish as compare to buying old model where the price very much depend..

VSX-519 is also new model. But the HDMI can only accept HD LPCM sound. Cannot accept bitstream and deocde HD Audio.

A&L selling Marantz NR1501 - price around RM1800
Anyone tested this on your speakers?

which outlet?

i want to order also
count me in


This post has been edited by C.T. Seong: Nov 24 2009, 10:24 AM

how's the price of pioneer VSX-519 compared to yamaha RX-V365?

u being sarcastic?

if u were then i got what u meant

HT for ur WDTV? later have to look for spk too..

ht for another bdp

got Bravia X in the picture?

hi,

just bought an ONKYO TX-SR506 for RM1k, is this price reasonable? worth if compare to TX-SR304?

next time, ask before you buy or don't ask at all. It's like asking for buyer's remorse

haha.....as i knew this price is just good enough to make u jealous

next time if u want to answer the question, just direct to the point or dont answer at all........

I'll be KL on 18 Dec for few days. I'll either stay at Grand Pacific Hotel or Dynasty Hotel. Jalan Ipoh / PWTC area. Any nearby Hifi shop?

overheating Onkyos? naah, not jealous at all.

I was direct to the point - don't ask after you buy.

well seriuslycold is right, u should have asked before you buy.

Buy since you already got it, just enjoy it.

These what I think is:

Pro:
1. You got 7.1 out.
2. HDMI 1.3 passthru...
3. 7.1 channel input.

Cons
1. This unit dont decode HD audio such as DTS Master Audio or Dolby ThrueHD.


The quality of the sound is subjective, maybe u like it, others dont or vise versa. So is neither pros or cons.

Suggestion:
To enjoy HD Audio, get a bluray player with 7.1 channel out and connect that to your 7.1 channel in. Your BD player also need to be capable in decoding DTS Master audio and dolby ThrueHD. Example : Panasonic BD80.

Next get your favorite BD and enjoy....

Actually Panasonic BD60 already got 7.1 channel and capable in decoding DTS Master audio and dolby TrueHD. The only different I know between BD60 and BD80 is BD80 support Dvix.

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Added on December 8, 2009, 12:22 pmOh ya, BD80 got 1 coaxial for Digital Audio Out

This post has been edited by low98944: Dec 8 2009, 12:22 PM

BD60 doesn't have the analog 7channel out. The BD80 has. he cant use the HDMI to send audio to his AVR.

Why can't he use BD60 to send HD audio via HDMI to the AVR? If BD60 can do the audio decoding it should be possible no?

Edit: I see the problem must be the HDMI pass through on the Onkyo 506. Only does video and not audio.

This post has been edited by jchong: Dec 8 2009, 01:15 PM

Thats what I could remember... I could be wrong. Better let him check the spec. I remember the HDMI only for video.

hi tracktion3,

thanks for ur suggestion !

actually i am new to the audio world, i am here just to share the price which i bought, so that other might have a price guideline.

of course i knew that seriuslycold wont be jealous of my entry level receiver, just to tease him....... , as he was not answering my question (i was asking whether worth or not, u should answer either YES or NO).

anyway, no offence, ok

This post has been edited by andrewlim8: Dec 10 2009, 12:08 AM