Home Theatre AV Receiver Setup

Sharma on 17/02/2024 - 03:27
Last edited 17/02/2024 - 12:23 by 1 other user

Dear all, I am in a bit of a situation.

I have an existing Yamaha AV Home Theater 5.1 setup which I have been using for few years. It’s working fine and have absolutely no dramas. It does the job very well in all honesty.

I just recently thought about upgrading the system to a newer 8K Yamaha Aventage Series receiver and was thinking to update the speakers too with more premium speakers like Bower and Wilkins or Klipsch or some other high grade equipment.

With the previous system working perfectly fine and doing the job absolutely ok. Would you think it will be a wise decision financially and from technical point too to upgrade and spend like $6000-$8000 or so on the new setup.

If I buy in separate pieces like receiver first and then after few months, speakers and all that. But would it be a very big change or I am just going towards spending money with not much gains in real time.

In my other room I have a 75 inch OLED TV with full Sonos setup which is very good and high-tech in today's day and age. So I have one good up to date system working already.

Wound it be a good idea to upgrade the second one too and spend more money on same thing with some newer technology upgrades.

Please suggest.

Electrical & Electronics Home Theatre System

Comments

  • KoNpHuSeD on 17/02/2024 - 04:38
    +4

    "wise decision" - financially, no.

    Look it like any other hobby, how much joy do you get out of using it? Usually people want more of what they enjoy more.

    Would it be a very big change? For audiophiles, yes.

    "newer technology upgrades" - only worth it if you need it. Eg ATMOS is useless without ATMOS speakers. HDMI 2.1 without 4K TV or PS5.

  • carimakan on 17/02/2024 - 08:20

    If $8000 is your budget…
    I’d reckon you get the best speakers like from Klipsch Polk etc. Yamaha too range is pretty good too if you like its sound profile, just note that Yamaha doesn’t hold its value. Speakers don’t get outdated.

    Then consider to refresh the AV receiver every few years or so, depends your need. AV Receiver is the only component that really gets outdated when new sound format, wireless connection etc been introduced.

  • CurlCurl on 17/02/2024 - 09:16
    +6

    I don't understand why you would come on here asking a bunch of randoms that question. You are only the only one that can make the decision.

    Your house. Your money. Your decision.

  • AndyC1 on 17/02/2024 - 09:59
    -1

    If you can throw away the $$$ then go for throwing it away.

  • CurlCurl on 17/02/2024 - 10:31
    +1

    1: it's HIS money.

    2: You can't TAKE it with you, so enjoy it now.

    • oscargamer on 17/02/2024 - 10:34
      -1

      Did you just assume their gender?

      Very very bad in these times….

      You'll be cancelled and removed from society with an attitude like that

      • JIMB0 on 17/02/2024 - 10:57

        Looks like he did.

      • CurlCurl on 17/02/2024 - 13:06

        Oh sh!t.

        Him, her, them, they, nonbinary, agender, trans, bi, gay, intersex.

  • Gunnar on 17/02/2024 - 10:41

    If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

    As for the changes to sound quality and whether it would it be worth it, that really depends on your ear because it’s a subjective experience

  • ozbargainsam on 17/02/2024 - 11:06
    -1

    It'll mostly be for bragging rights rather than objective sound quality. Can the speakers be placed in optimal positions, can you run cables to those locations? Don't forget these days it's Atmos positional sound, so 5.1 isn't going to cut it anymore. You'll way more speakers if you want to do it right. Not having done any research in this space for years, maybe some do more than one direction in a single unit. So you might want to install or add more cables.

    A high end soundbar and satellite setup will get you 90-95% of the way there.

    In other words, unless you're going to do it properly, and you actually care about the outcome to get the 'last 10%', I'd do your research. If you can't be bothered, get someone out from a HiFi shop to tell you what you should do. If it's just for bragging rights, just replace each component with more expensive versions of the current ones.

    Or just get a Sonos Arc, Sub, 2 * Era 300s, 2 * Era 100s.

  • sumyungguy on 17/02/2024 - 12:50

    What speakers do you have now? I used to be happy with my bookshelf mains until I found a low-cost pathway to tower mains and dual subs. Totally worthwhile.

  • payless69 on 17/02/2024 - 14:29

    Stop your CRUMMY life today!

    Get that 8K receiver, the Jones next door will look up to you!

    • Sharma on 17/02/2024 - 18:52

      Hahaha yeah

  • Sal in SA on 17/02/2024 - 16:42
    +1

    Krix all the way for HT duties - and locally made.

    • oscargamer on 17/02/2024 - 18:40

      If you're happy with your receiver……

  • Mechz on 17/02/2024 - 20:51

    Wow what a dilemma, how do you even sleep at night with such weight on your mind?

    • Sharma on 17/02/2024 - 22:08

      Hahaha .. has some sleep less night recently and then I thought about OZBARGAIN

  • viTRifY13 on 17/02/2024 - 21:15

    Wait another year or so. The receivers are still limited to only 40 gbps and not the full 48 gbps hdmi 2.1 spec.

    https://www.avforums.com/threads/hdmi-2-1-chips-in-avrs-and-…

    Alternatively, you could keep the receiver for audio only and buy an audio extractor where you're sending the full 48 gbps 8k video signal to your tv, but still send the full audio stream to your existing receiver. Have a look at the Zone-2 Pro from thenaudio (recently acquired by AVPro)

    https://thenaudio.com/product/zone2-pro-8k-earc-audio-proces…
    https://avproedge.com/products/taz2pro

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