Yamaha RX-V473 5.1 Channel Network A/V Receiver $248 + Free Shipping

Quote from loppydog : I am also trying to decide if the Pioneer is better....any experts want to chime in?

Quote from nikhiil : Isn't Pioneer receiver better than Yamaha one. Sorry i am building my first Home Theater System, bought Polk psw505, and now choosing a good AV. Any recommendations?

"Most" people buy a receiver for the "SOUND" and Yamaha receivers simply sounds better than Pioneer receivers, what else do you need to know?

I had the Pioneer VSX-1022 I brought it from Best Buy for $250 after a price match but I could never get to sound better than average. I bought the Marantz NR1402 5.1 50 watts receiver on clearance for $150 strictly for resale but I decided hook it up to give it a test run before I sold it and it totally blew away the Pioneer with it's superior sound I returned the Pioneer a week later. I'm currently auditioning the Yamaha RX-V673 that I got from Fry's for $400 last week and it also sounds superior to the Pioneer by a wide margin.

Wait a while longer and this will be under $200.

Quote from Mysticman : "Most" people buy a receiver for the "SOUND" and Yamaha receivers simply sounds better than Pioneer receivers, what else do you need to know? I had the Pioneer VSX-1022 I brought it from Best Buy for $250 after a price match but I could never get to sound better than average. I bought the Marantz NR1402 5.1 50 watts receiver on clearance for $150 strictly for resale but I decided hook it up to give it a test run before I sold it and it totally blew away the Pioneer with it's superior sound I returned the Pioneer a week later. I'm currently auditioning the Yamaha RX-V673 that I got from Fry's for $400 last week and it also sounds superior to the Pioneer by a wide margin.

User error

Quote from shore : go to the youtube app on your phone and the youtube app on the TV. It will give you a pairing #. You also need the speakers turned ON on the TV to hear or you have to use the audio OUT on the TV to your receiver to get sound. Mine worked fine once I was signed into Youtube.

My TV does not have web, will it sitll work?

The yamaha has an ethernet port.

What speaker wires would work best with this receiver and connecting the speakers..Help appreciated.

Quote from capgem : What speaker wires would work best with this receiver and connecting the speakers..Help appreciated.

check monoprice for wires. You have plenty to choose there.

Quote from roller9 : User error

I guarantee you that there's nothing wrong with my hearing

OK guys thanks for the info...I think I will wait to see if the RX-V673 goes on sale. I really like the idea of the upconversion and the single HDMI cable to my LCD. I am still trying to figure out how the "switching" is done, I cannot figure out if it is automatic with HDMI and analog or just HDMI. It would be nice not to have to manually change inputs on the receiver ever. The only unit I have left that is not HDMI is my WII.

Quote from shore : no zone B, the 673 and up has the zone B/2. I can't get the android app to work with mine. I've manually loaded the IP on the app and still nothing happens.

So for same price you can get the Pioneer that is also in this thread, which DOES have the Zone-B and also 7.1 instead of 5.1.....

Unfortunately a lot of people saying Yamaha makes the better equipment.

I will wait for this to go on sale for $200.

Quote from Mysticman : I guarantee you that there's nothing wrong with my hearing

Quote from stsdiddy : So for same price you can get the Pioneer that is also in this thread, which DOES have the Zone-B and also 7.1 instead of 5.1..... Unfortunately a lot of people saying Yamaha makes the better equipment.

Been playing with a couple VSX-822-K's that I picked up from BB for $200 ea and they're pretty solid, haven't had this 473 but compared to the 471 I like the Pioneer more for music & movies, but don't like that the OSD doesn't overlay your signal, but definitely not a deal-breaker .

Quote from Mysticman : My question is why would you want to use your "TV" to listen to music

Isn't it the same thing? The sound from my tv would be coming out of the receiver. I'm guessing these network receivers are for people without smart tv's in the room, or people who don't want their tv on when streaming music.

For a home theatre setup, it just seems like the network functions of these entry level receivers are very archaic. I feel like I would end up buying a new receiver in 2 or 3 years if I was relying on network features. Anyone here with a late model smart tv that actually streams music with their receiver? What's the benefit?