ChrisAV
Established Member
Hi all
Looking to replace my Yamaha DSP-AX763 because it is (a) too big for most of the cabinets I'm looking to replace my old glass/chrome open shelved unit and (b) it only has 2 HDMI sockets.
Use currently is probably 70% TV/Movies (Virgin Media, LG Blu-Ray, Netflix and Youtube via Chromecast), 30% Music (Google Play/occasional spotify via Chromecast Audio) and occasional gaming (Nintendo Switch). I may set up a NAS at some point and probably use Plex to stream video/audio (from a an existing hard drive I have) to Chromecast/Chromecast audio (I have 3 currently).
Speakers are Wharfdale Diamonds (9.1 fronts with centre and surround but no sub yet)
So I been looking at the NR5106 and the RX-S601, I asked Peter Tyson for advice and they said the Marantz was more musical. They also recommend the Arcam Solo Movies 5.1 which I could stretch to but is a lot more than the others.
All look as though they would do the job, the Yamaha seems to have more features, not sure how useful they actually are? Most of my music is 320k MP3 so if it can enhance that it would be useful for example.
So, any thoughts? Suggestions? Threads I should have read before posting this??
Thanks in advance! Chris
Looking to replace my Yamaha DSP-AX763 because it is (a) too big for most of the cabinets I'm looking to replace my old glass/chrome open shelved unit and (b) it only has 2 HDMI sockets.
Use currently is probably 70% TV/Movies (Virgin Media, LG Blu-Ray, Netflix and Youtube via Chromecast), 30% Music (Google Play/occasional spotify via Chromecast Audio) and occasional gaming (Nintendo Switch). I may set up a NAS at some point and probably use Plex to stream video/audio (from a an existing hard drive I have) to Chromecast/Chromecast audio (I have 3 currently).
Speakers are Wharfdale Diamonds (9.1 fronts with centre and surround but no sub yet)
So I been looking at the NR5106 and the RX-S601, I asked Peter Tyson for advice and they said the Marantz was more musical. They also recommend the Arcam Solo Movies 5.1 which I could stretch to but is a lot more than the others.
All look as though they would do the job, the Yamaha seems to have more features, not sure how useful they actually are? Most of my music is 320k MP3 so if it can enhance that it would be useful for example.
So, any thoughts? Suggestions? Threads I should have read before posting this??
Thanks in advance! Chris