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

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.

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?

Hi,

Am looking at the product bulletin for both the RX-V863 and the RX-V1065
Some of the differences i've noted are:

1065 has
USb port in front
1 extra HDMI port
GUI on-screen display wit album art

don't notice any other differences.

In this case, i think i'll just pick up the 863.
some have claimed that the 863 is running out of stock - is this true?
Also, price range should be around RM2.6-2.7k?

Hey, anyone know if the Yamaha DSP-AX863SE in the below review is the same as the RX-V863?

http://www.whathifi.com/Review/Yamaha-DSP-AX863SE/

thanks

Hey guys,
i heard the Yamaha RX-Vx65 series doesn't allow you to assign audio inputs i.e. if you have multiple component video in + optical digital audio - you cannot put them together? i'm not very sure on this - anyone heard about this?

also, anyone know the best price for RX-V1065 at the moment?

i think RX-V1900 can get for around RM4.1k
there is also a difference between list price (the price you see on the shops) and the discount price.

the best is to ask around in this forum.
Most people can quote a very fair price for you.
Then u take that price to shop and say something like...
RX-V1800, do you have stock for this? should be around RMXXXX right?

Then you ask, how much for RX-V3900?
Then once he knows you know the prices, he will give you a good price.