super kermit Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 My SONY is a piece of ****** Multiple failures and repairs What is the next worthwhile step up, to a budget of the price of the SONY + 50%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 At the budget end of the market, IMO Yamaha have the best offerings. Pick a model that suits your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 guess it depends on: how you are using it,speakers/subs, music or movies. what price you put on the sony+50% =$$? refurb yammy at excel hifi eastwood hifi on special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POV Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 4/07/2019 at 2:12 PM, super kermit said: My SONY is a piece of ****** Multiple failures and repairs What is the next worthwhile step up, to a budget of the price of the SONY + 50%? Interesting, I have only heard good things about that Sony machine. That puts you in the $2000 budget range and there are heaps of options. Is room Eq of high value to you? Do you need atmos? how many channels etc etc. How far can the budget stretch? NAD T758 V3 can be had for a bit over 2k and it's a great unit. I use one with just 2.2 in my living area. Replaced a stereo receiver that died and have been very impressed with it. Has Bluos streaming on board and sounds great with music and TV. Can't comment on its surround sound processing as have never used it. If only need 5 channels Anthem MRX 520 a good option with the excellent ARC room eq on board. If looking more traditional AVR with all bells and whisltes then think Denon is the pick of the bunch these days for value and quality however need to watch the speaker efficiency here as these units have pretty small power supplies in this price range. What speakers are you using it with and how big is the room.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 hours ago, POV said: Interesting, I have only heard good things about that Sony machine. Total power consumption is 240W - plenty of reports of them giving trouble unless driven by a little old lady... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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