I never own a Pioneer avr before. I do have a Denon 1311 avr tho.

I'm thinking either Denon or Yamaha.



RM1159

or


Denon AV Receiver AVR 1513

RM1288

Comments?

This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Feb 12 2016, 01:13 AM

Instead of the older v375, go for the v379 instead. Fits right into your budget.

Interesting and BIG too!

Nowadays must have all these.....




This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Feb 12 2016, 04:02 AM

I support Yamaha as is local made

it's a 4yrs' old setup.. RM3k last time.

Ben suggesting V379..? interesting.. will take a look too..

This post has been edited by pokchik: Feb 12 2016, 09:48 AM

It depends on your preference, either the features or the sound, which one is more important to you.

If the sound is more important, I guess:
(1) In tonal quality, Yamaha will sound more relaxing in the ears as compare to Denon bright character (especially the AVR-XX12 & XX13 product years).
However,
(2) In sound character, the Yamaha will sound like ordinary brands enough to please most people, while Denon will have extra advantage in warm and crisp sound to please audiophile people.

Yamaha RX-V375 or Denon AVR-1513, I would go for Yamaha

This post has been edited by radovantz: Feb 12 2016, 10:08 AM

The 379 is a good entry level receiver, rest assured. The price is right, decent features, nice neutral-ish sound but still providing very decent punchy dynamics. There's really not much wrong with it.


Yeah, if your budget is really only 1.3k+ or so, the 379 is a great fit.


Pretty much agreed.
Though Yamaha receivers are generally somewhat laid back, neutral-ish sounding, I don't think they lack dynamics for most people. They are a good middle ground and has been proven to be hard to go wrong with.

Coupled with the fact that Yamaha products are generally easy (in comparison to say Denon or Marantz) to get support with here, that's a bonus if anything goes wrong.

actually, as a non-audiophile, i failed to sense the problem(s) which come with Pioneer lower-end setup.
i recently browsed-thru Pioneer MY FB page, and the comments there were like..





probably will get a simple soundbar or that Sony BDV-9200 with wireless speakers.


This post has been edited by pokchik: Feb 12 2016, 02:54 PM

If sound is not the important thing is ok to go with sound bar

AV receiver that supports Bluetooth® for wireless music playback, 4K Ultra HD video with HDCP 2.2 compatibility and a discrete 5.1-channel amplifier design. YPAO automatically calibrates your listening environment for optimal sound performance.

Bluetooth® for wireless music streaming with Compressed Music Enhancer
•4K Ultra HD pass-through with HDCP 2.2 support
•YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup
•Virtual CINEMA FRONT provides virtual surround sound with five speakers in front
•Extra Bass setting provides more bass output from smaller speakers
•5.1-channel powerful surround sound
•Newly designed remote control with large buttons for enhanced ease of use

Rating very good for RX V379 but RX V479 model even better. The problem is out of budget!

Thanks for your opinon! In the mean time I'm like 60:40 on Yamaha compared to Denon.....

The 479 is fine, but at an extra RM500+ I don't think it's worth it. Might as well go for the 679 to future proof yourself when you upgrade to a HDR compatible TV (yes, HDR IS a big deal). Only the 679 and up range are getting HDR support.

The 479 may have a little more power, but you're only pushing a pair of bookshelves of which the 379 is very adequate at. If and when you want to upgrade to a full 5.1 (or more) system, then it'd be easy to sell the 379 down the road and budget yourself for a full system upgrade. The 479 makes very little sense, value wise unless you can get it below RM1.5k.

Thanks for your insight Ben! Currently the Yamaha RX V379 is selling for RM1599 on an online website. The features really excites me!

Now if I can balance up my budget with either satellite speakers with subwoofer or bookshelf speakers?

It's RM1399 at Desa Home Theater last I checked (a month ago). Might be even cheaper if you can haggle a bit.

Another local online store selling for RM1499!

Desa Home Theater in Kepong? Well I bought my Denon 1311 + JBL satelite speakers (with subwoofer) + bluray player from there few years back. RM1399 seems like a better price!

I saw (Desa Home Theatre) they have a promotion back on October last year on Yamaha RX-V477B AV Receiver for only RM1099!

Without promotion, YAMAHA RX-V477 currently selling about RM1399. Any comment?

This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Feb 13 2016, 12:22 AM

If you want to go up one level better to go latest model

I'm thinking if the price between YAMAHA RX-V379 & YAMAHA RX-V477 just different of RM100+, why not taking V477.....