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The Yamaha TSR-7850 AV Receiver is normally priced at $489.99.
There's currently a $110 instant rebate which reduces the price to $379.99.
Discount is valid till 12/29/19.
Item number 1017850.
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Yamaha TSR-7850R 7.2-Channel 4K Atmos DTS A/V Receiver (Refurbished)
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The TSR-7850 model has nicer on screen controls.
The TSR-7850 has a remove that feel more premium and heavy but is less well designed. The RX-V6A remote is better laid out but feels cheap and plasticky.
The new RX-V6A supposedly has issues with passing 4K/120Hz through it. I just send the images to the TV and use eARC to send the sound from the TV to the receiver. Problem solved.
For the TSR-7850 there are two apps you can use to control the device, each doing different things. For the RX-V6A, they tried to combine them into one and the execution is not good. (Either way the phone control of setting is a huge improvement over using the on screen controls. It is nice to make changes without interrupting what you are watching.
I don't feel that the newer version offers anything worth spending more money for.
If you're going to go for atmos / DTS X etc., you really need the four elevated (or at least directed) channels to get good 3D imaging/vectoring of the object-based sound. People & publishers that take the time to do back-to-back room-calibrated tests with good tracks confirm this. Why we are 8 YEARS into Atmos receivers and still so many X.X.2 receivers from the industry? How much does it really cost to move to X.X.4? Just seems like such an unnecessary handicap. DTSX/Atmos provide such a significant enhancement to surround sound, to add all the technology to the receiver but forget about the two extra effect channels to make it really work is just asinine. Thank you marketing departments!
(IMO: If you want to really use atmos/DTSX, wait for a refurb deal <$400 on a 5.2.4 capable unit, instead of dropping almost as much money on a partial-implementation of a great technology!)
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ORDER DETAILS
Order Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Order Number: #66013144
Estimated delivery date: Thursday, July 30, 2020
Yamaha TSR-7850R 7.2-Channel Network AV Receiver
$269.99 $489.95 45% off list price
Sold by Woot LLC
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
It replaced a Marantz slimline receiver. I've had a bunch of receivers (and some separates) over the years, including Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Panasonic, and more. The Marantz was my favorite of the receivers for sound quality (can't beat the extra headroom from beastly separates though)... at least until I got this Yamaha. It sounds excellent in my setup, an all Axiom Audio Epic 80 7.1 system. At least through moderate sound levels, it sounds fantastic and was an excellent buy for us. If this is the going price and you're in the market right now, I definitely recommend this Yamaha.
I'm with you on this. I would not upgrade to a 2020 model and I would only buy older models if they were cheap, which this is not. If I didn't have an AV I might consider this, but I'd try to pick up a good used one locally first. If there is one thing that people are always selling in vast quantities it's AVs. They are the electronic equivalent of exercise machines.
What models do you recommend we look at as used local resale on on LetYAGO or CL that are a good blend.. Looking to upgrade a 14 YO unit to something that works with my new TV input/outputs changes that have ceased me having any AVR to my TV? Not an expert on AV so anyone suggestions would be greatly appreaciated! thanks!
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Supports Tidal for some reason.
From someone who has setup many setups I would strongly suggest looking over Dolby's recommendations, the more you follow those layouts & placements the better the performance.
Speakers play thee biggest role on the quality of what you hear, the better(quality) the speakers the better performance.
IMO EVERY speaker matters, especially with object based setups.
I would suggest whatever your budget, spend the majority of it on your speakers.
A key issue here the definition of "quality" and the "worth" of it, it's different for every one of us.
The majority of people in here are more "budget" minded so just keep that in mind.
I would suggest going after the speakers you listened for yourself and are at the very top of your performance/budget ratio. You may not be able to buy all at once so just get them little by little.
IMO you should have a good 5.1 before moving up to object based soundtracks anyways.
The great thing for you is time is on your side so you can start saving a budget and look for the speakers that sound great to you.
https://www.dolby.com/about/suppo...up-guides/
Sure, not "true" Atmos, but you can definitely hear things that are supposed to be "above" from those speakers on Amtos tracks, and it really fills out the wall with sound on regular surround tracks. You can send a bit of the center channel to the height speakers so spoken dialog sounds more "centered" vertically instead of just coming out of my center channel, which is unfortunately about 18 inches below the bottom of the TV.
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