I'm looking to upgrade my current Yamaha DSP-AX630SE. I've had this for quite a number of years now, and I've always been very happy with it. I also had a Yamaha (Pro Logic only) amp before that and again thought it was great. Currently its feeding Monitor Audio BR5 fronts, a BRLCR centre, BRFX rears, and a BK XLS200 sub.
I've been dithering over getting the newer RX-V1065, or the more powerful RX-V3900. These days, I only need to connect an HTPC (HDMI) and an Xbox 360 (component/spdif), so the lack of connections on the 1065 is not a big deal. The PC is currently connected via HDMI directly to my screen, with spdif optical to the amp. I'd feed any new amp LPCM via HDMI from the PC rather than bitstream (for BDs).
As far as I can tell, the 1065 still has most of the feature set of its bigger brothers: analogue to HDMI pass through (though not 720p component->1080p upscaling**), dialogue lift, on-screen volume display (I think), inputs that can be renamed, lipsync adjust, mic based setup, etc.
** My Xbox is set to output 720p; my HTPC 1080p. As the new amp would allow for a single connection to my KRP-500M plasma, which can store settings on a per input/resolution/refresh basis, it actually makes sense to keep the Xbox at 720p so it can have its own game-optimised settings.
I have a few questions:
- Cost isn't really an issue here, I can afford either comfortably, but what would I be losing in sound quality going for the 1065 over the 3900?
- I am a little concerned with how much power the 3900 might be drawing from the wall (especially after reading various reports of it running hot). Does anyone know the real-world power consumption of these amps? The greens probably hate my household enough as it is
- At one point I quite liked the idea of the video processing built into the 3900. My HTPC will output 1080p regardless of source (freeview/freesat, DVD, BD), so maybe it won't help anyway, unless it can reinterlace/deinterlace a progressive signal (does that even make sense!?).
- Finally, I've ignored the yet to be released 2065. It doesn't seem to have anything over the 1065 other than (unwanted by me) network features. But is there anything I should be considering from other manufacturers?
I should also mention that it may be another month or two before I get around to buying, so grabbing one of the last RX-V1900s might not be possible (unless I can be convinced it'd be a better choice).
Thanks all.
I've been dithering over getting the newer RX-V1065, or the more powerful RX-V3900. These days, I only need to connect an HTPC (HDMI) and an Xbox 360 (component/spdif), so the lack of connections on the 1065 is not a big deal. The PC is currently connected via HDMI directly to my screen, with spdif optical to the amp. I'd feed any new amp LPCM via HDMI from the PC rather than bitstream (for BDs).
As far as I can tell, the 1065 still has most of the feature set of its bigger brothers: analogue to HDMI pass through (though not 720p component->1080p upscaling**), dialogue lift, on-screen volume display (I think), inputs that can be renamed, lipsync adjust, mic based setup, etc.
** My Xbox is set to output 720p; my HTPC 1080p. As the new amp would allow for a single connection to my KRP-500M plasma, which can store settings on a per input/resolution/refresh basis, it actually makes sense to keep the Xbox at 720p so it can have its own game-optimised settings.
I have a few questions:
- Cost isn't really an issue here, I can afford either comfortably, but what would I be losing in sound quality going for the 1065 over the 3900?
- I am a little concerned with how much power the 3900 might be drawing from the wall (especially after reading various reports of it running hot). Does anyone know the real-world power consumption of these amps? The greens probably hate my household enough as it is
- At one point I quite liked the idea of the video processing built into the 3900. My HTPC will output 1080p regardless of source (freeview/freesat, DVD, BD), so maybe it won't help anyway, unless it can reinterlace/deinterlace a progressive signal (does that even make sense!?).
- Finally, I've ignored the yet to be released 2065. It doesn't seem to have anything over the 1065 other than (unwanted by me) network features. But is there anything I should be considering from other manufacturers?
I should also mention that it may be another month or two before I get around to buying, so grabbing one of the last RX-V1900s might not be possible (unless I can be convinced it'd be a better choice).
Thanks all.