What amp - Yamaha 775/Marantz 6008/Sony 1040?

[daveh48]

Hi,

I'm looking to replace my 6yr old Onkyo SR507 and have been looking at the following:

Yamaha RVX775, Marantz SR6008 and Sony DN1040.

I've checked various threads here but would appreciate any feedback.

Cheers,
Dave.

 

[PSM1]

The Sony would probably be the best tonal equivalent to your current receiver since both are considered bright sounding.
All the receivers you mention are good so if there is a particular feature you like on one that is not on the others then this could be the deciding factor. Try to listen to them to see if one of them suits your personal preferences more.

 

[noidea]

I have the Yamaha 775 and am very happy. It doesn't get a lot of love on here as the 675 can be had for much less and is very similar but if you need the dual hdmi output then the 775 is a good choice

 

[Cahardimge]

I have a Sony 1040 and love it. I use it for TV through Sky HD box, Bluray and listening to music on vinyl and through Airplay. Had it for 3 months, and it has been hustle free fun! Also some very good deals to be had now that the 1050 is superseding it.

 

[daveh48]

Hi,

Just did quick edit as got the Marantz model number wrong.

It should be SR6008.

Brain scrambled for looking at so many amps.

Dave.

 

[daveh48]

Nobody got any views on these amps?

 

[dante01]

The Yamaha RXV1073 makes more sense than the RXV775:
Yamaha RX-V1073

There's also a thread on the RXV1073 here:
Any Yamaha RX-V1073 owners? | AVForums

 

[noidea]

it is 25% more expensive than the 775 though

 

[dante01]

Its actually about £100 more than the RXV775, but this rewards you with an AV receiver that equates very closely to similar Yamaha products that would cost you about £1K. Which would you determine as being the better value for money option, the RXV775 which closely resembles the RXV675 or the RXV1073 which is for all practical purposes an RXA1020 without the anti resonance features associated with the Adventage models?

 

[noidea]

I don't know but I'm just saying that one is £400 and the other is £500, ergo 25% more!

 

[dante01]

and, so it isn't a better buy then?

 

[noidea]

Quite possibly but it depends on how much money he wants to spend

 

[dante01]

The Marantz SR6008 sells for about £500 so I'd assume that the OP is willing to spend this amount?

 

[daveh48]

Hi,

Guy's, thanks for your input.

I think I going with the Yamaha 775, sorry dante01.

I will keep and open mind about the 1073 but both my preferred retailers don't have stock.

Cheers,
Dave.

 

[jazzminka]

I bought this from Harvey norman had it a month then it stopped working , took it to get fixed needed a new mainboard

anyway i just got it back and have set it up as per the manual , i can when i YAO all speakers work even the subwoofer But then when i play the tv or dvd i only get sound on one side and the subwoofer and middle and left side speakers don;t work at all .
Any ideas on what is wrong would be appreciated

I have it on hdmi from TV on AV4 (as per the manual) and have an optical cable from tv to receiver for audio its coming through just the one side