This is a very good review of the 663 and it's comparison with 863.

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/yamaha-rx-v663

http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-rx-v663/





Onkyo TXSR606 v. Yamaha RXV663

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=740083










I am thinking of getting this AV Receiver and using it with my S750 7.1 speaker set, is this possible ?

I want to do a gradual upgrade for the speakers once i get more moolah to spend

Please need some expert advise !

I am doing my best to find out more. I found this article to be very helpfull

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/478615.html


But still ned help on this forum please





This is the S750 connector type as shown in this schematic




http://www.fixya.com/support/p279053-creat...ual-1875/page-5







The speakers plug into the subwoofer-based amp with RCA-type connectors.

Can the sub woofer be connected to the AVR ? How ?




This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: May 5 2008, 08:13 PM

New proud owner of the Yamaha RX-V663.

No thx to anybody here

I got the technician to setup my own gear so booyah owned ya !

Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 speaker surround system ........

Yes i know what your thinking ( da fuggin nub ).

What to do, i'm not a pro so i don't know what is a cheap and better alternative.

I've been asking around whether my speakers would work on this av receiver but nobody gave a damn except me so bleh -.-;


Anyway is the S750 speakers good enough or should i change the speakers ? ( my budget is rather low ... as in below 1k ..... )


Ps: i bought mine for Rm 1.8k LEGEND RAWKS! I'm a regular there

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: May 7 2008, 09:35 PM

I ask them already.

Actually the technician is coming over on Saturday to setup for me ( since im a nub... )

Asking for Yamaha speaker pricing

I also intend to start of with 2 front left and right speakers eventually.

The problem is, i don't know much about speakers. Like what is good, or not

My budget is 1000 :/


I was looking at the HTIB speakers which are thin champagne flutes ( think it was a LG ) that look fashionable and nice, although i don't know if these sort of speakers are worth their weight in gold o_O;

Is Legend the best place to go for speakers ? Maybe i can go window shopping first to see.


My ultimate goal is to achieve 5.1 surround sound.

Using the S750 on my pc with Auzentech Prelude sound card, i did not see much of a difference between 5.1 and 7.1 This may also be because there are rarely if any 7.1 surround sound audio material out there to begin with.

And from what Steve at Legend told me, this receiver doesn't matrix/upsample 5.1 sources to 7.1 anyway.

5.1 is good enough for me But need to start of with 2 speaker first cause expensive to buy 1 shot

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Added on May 8, 2008, 1:17 pmThis is a good guide i found

http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides/s...e-bones-system/

However i need to one that is Rm 1000 below budget to get 2.1 stereo first, and maybe 5.1 eventually :]




Another good article

http://products.howstuffworks.com/home-the...ker-reviews.htm


My current S750



Source: http://xbitlabs.com/articles/multimedia/di...rks-s750_3.html

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Added on May 8, 2008, 5:03 pmI have my eyes on the following speaker set, any opinions or is there a better cheaper alternative ?


A/V Receivers: Yamaha RX-V663 (RM 1890 @ Legend) *already bought
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/yamaha-rx-v663






Speakers: Yamaha 525 A PMD Series (RM 15++ - RM2k) *Looking to get this next

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av.../ht/ns525f.html






Subs: Yamaha YST-SW515 (RM1+++) *Get this last
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av...s/ht/sw515.html

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Added on May 8, 2008, 5:39 pmAlso was buying the Yamaha 663 a good choice ?




I already have a PS3 so i knew it played the DTS, HD DTS and MA DTS, however i wasn't sure that you can hook up external speakers without an AV Receiver which was why i bought the 663.

So if you have a PS3 is it worth getting an AV receiver or is it not needed ? The video features aren't really needed by me as i have a popcorn media streamer that will play the videos for me. So the popcorn would pass through the audio to the AV Receiver to get DTS. Hopefully in future they will release a popcorn 2 that can pass through HD DTS and MA DTS.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: May 8 2008, 07:25 PM

Omg how much did you pay for the speaker set ?

Front Speakers: Yamaha NS-555
Center Speakers: Yamaha NS-C444
Surround Speakers: Yamaha NS-333

and where is your woofer ?

2 front speakers, a center speaker, 2 surround speakers, and a woofer. So Rm 3.6 k ......

Actually i am looking for a 5.1 surround sound speaker set. How does it sound for you on your receiver ? Our receiver is more or less the same

Looking forward to your review

Hang on how does the connection look like ?

PS3 HDMI to receiver ( plug in which hdmi on my 663 receiver ? )

Also do you mean

(A) PS3 to HDTV

or

(B) Receiver to HDTV ( the plug in receiver is located where ? )

But from my understanding, if do this way, doesn't that mean the amplifier will be processing the video instead of the PS3 ??? I hear the 663 is limited in terms of video scaling and etc. So wouldn't it be better for the PS3 to handle video, and the PS3 to handle only audio ??




Thanks everyone

Which HDMI cable do i buy, the cheap Rm 20 one, or the expensive Rm 100+ hdmi cable ?? any advise.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: May 12 2008, 02:08 PM

thx apisgogo and everyone else.

So which hdmi brand and model is cheap would you get ?? curious.

I was hoping to go shopping for 1 x coaxial and 1 x hdmi cable today



I found out from the popcorn hour forum that right now my component wiring is allowing 24000 hz AAC audio sources to play fine on my popcorn. They said that DTS will not work over component which is why i have to switch the connection to a digital coaxial and set the popcorn to output dts as digital raw.

The downside they said was 24000 aac is not supported over digital...... so i would then have to constantly be changing the wiring connection type everytime i want to watch videos with 24000 aac audio, or videos encoded with dts audio .....

Is there any solution for this as well, like a switch of sorts ??? Not sure if that made sense >_<:

So the popcorn each have 1 hdmi to v663, and 663 only has 1 hdmi to the hdtv. Got it :]

I will try that.

I personally think PS3 is better than Xbox 360.

However it can be argued that Xbox 360 is better in terms of pricing ..... however i think PS3 40 gb price tag isn't too bad and is worth the purchase.

Anyway the PS3 is my dvd player :]

PS3 supports HD DTS and MA DTS, AND DOES BLUE RAY !!!

I think it is safe to say we all here are PS3 fans since were audiophiles

With my Popcorn and the Yamaha 663 i notice this




After i setup popcorn to HDMI input to Yamaha 663 out to HDTV i get the following support



HDMI Setup

1. DTS works ( in the 663 must go to the option to set as coaxial for the popcorn input connection if you want to enable dts decoding by the receiver )

2. AC3 works

3. AAC 24000 hz works HOWEVER the volume is very low .....

4. FLAC works

5. OGM does not work




RCA Setup

1. DTS does not work

2. AC3 works

3. AAC 48000 hz works

4. OGM does not work







Right now i am trying to get AAC 24000 hz to work with a louder sound on my receiver. Also need to test if 48000 hz works via HDMI as it had previously worked when i used the RCA connection which is weird.

Overall the Popcorn meets 85 % of my target media files which is very good.




RX you buying from where and for how much ? Gratz by the way

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: May 13 2008, 02:43 PM

how much did you pay for it

I Paid Rm 1890

YAMMY YOU SEXY THING

Come join the dark side ( Yamaha ), we got candy

I use 5.1 surround sound system I think the wattage should be enough ( i hope )

i don't know what bi-amping means lol.

Neva

I just pay technician setup n thats all i have to worry about

Plaster walls is good to hide your cables .... but renovation costs extra