Hi, I'm a newbie looking for Yammy AVR's. My target currently is RX-V663, but the website stated RX-V665 is gonna make a debut soon. Anybody have any idea on the pricing? The V663 is retailing at RM 1800 - 1900. Tx

RX-V665 SOURCE

This post has been edited by Jenn77: Mar 3 2009, 11:18 AM

Hi,

I'm just starting up my setup - and have already bought 5 B&W M-1s for my 18' X 16' living room.
I haven't bought AVR or subwoofer yet,
will probably get a CHT-10Q (condo, so i think 10Q should be ok)
Am thinking between RX-V863 or Marantz 5003

1. usage Music / Movies - 50% 50%
Although movies are more important for me especially dialogue and then of course explosion sounds

2. Upscaling to 1080 is also important

3. Compatability/convenience with Harmony Remote - also need to consider but not very important.

What do you guys think? RX-V863 or Marantz 5003
I suppose price is about the same right

the SR5003 would sound better for music, for movies, a lil soft on LFE but can be tweaked....I hv done a lil tweaking on my SR6003 and it's much better now.

and mind you, the Yamaha x63 series does not pass BTB/WTW, so the PQ details on black scene might not be as good as the Marantz

the Yammy's upscale quality is a tag better than the Maranzt (compared to my old RX-V861)

Compatibility with the Harmony should not be any problem for both ( I am using URC RF20)

does tag mean a little or a lot?
haha

ok, i think black scene is quite important for me
hmmm ... black scene vs upscaling

thanks mpym ... these are the kind of things that i dun normally get to read about.

the tag...not a lot
the Maranzt look softer compared to Yamaha V861 but not by much.

you meant tad ?

tad lol

Looking at the newer model of V663 & 863, wonder why they reduced the RMS Any upcoming model for V1900?

Marantz SR6003 is a good option.
But if you prefer Yamaha, than go for RX-V663 even 863,
Since the price so reasonable now. Don't wait for new model.
When the 665/765 available will expensive in the first stage, quality also...... decide yourself.

This post has been edited by edwintey: Mar 8 2009, 12:04 PM

Well IAANM, I did a comparison on 663 and 665, 665 have 2 additional HDMI slots which I would say is quite significant. Btw, whats the latest price for 863?

Actually it's not just because of more input terminal but build quality would be different. Higher price also.
I have no idea in KL, could be around RM2900+/-

Well, then 863 shud be out of my budget.. I think I will stick to V663, if v665 cost a little bit more, I might stretch my funds. In the YAMAHA website it stated the same price of the V663, hopefully its not too high.

Where can I find Klipsch Quintet for abt RM2K? Ant phone number?

Sorry, bro. It's only 5 speakers w/o the sub. It's Quintet III.

No no no..., I strongly advise don't wait, buy RX-V663 now. (unless you consider other brand or range)
I can't tell you the reason, but just take my suggest, you wouldn't regret.

Please comment on my spec.

RX-V633
PSB speaker Image T55 Tower
PSB C60 Center
PSB S50 Surround

Thanks.

Is it 663?

What's the sub? Quite a good entry level setup there

Yes 663 if 665 come in will grab it. My new house still under reno.

Hi, i was initially leaning towards the yamaha because it is supposedly more punchy for action movies and more bass kind of music ... but the BTB/WTW would be a very genuine concern ... is it really bad? and would the 5003 be better?

Source from AVSForum:
The 663 does not pass data in the 0-15 or 236-255 ranges (BTB & WTW, respectively). I repeat ... there is no intentional program data contained in these ranges for any of broadcast, cable or satellite TV, DVDs, BD or HD-DVDs. All cable and satellite set-top boxes and DVD and BD-HD-DVD players are "limited" (16-235) by default/design.

I've said many, many times and say it again: the entire BTB issue is a red herring!!

Unless you are trying to use a 0-255 ("full") source (being a computer) together with a display capable of and calibrated to 0-255 ("full"), then the RX-V663 will work perfectly, as designed.

But, if you were using a display calibrated to 0-255 ("full"), it then would not be properly setup to work with any standard broadcast, cable or satellite TV, DVD, BD or HD-DVD players.

The correct approach would be to set your computer source to 16-235 ("limited") output and everything would, again, work perfectly.

Anyone can clarify this?