Which receiver?

Archived from groups: rec.audio.tech (More info?)

"Vivek Kapoor" <duexbeer@yahoo.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have bought Bose AM6, which is 5.1 rated 150 watts per channel 4-8ohms (SW
> powered). I am looking for your help at buying compatible receiver to which
> I could hook this thing.
>
> I just checked out one from Sony and one from Onkyo with the following
> specs. The comparison on the two is here
> http://www.crutchfield.com/S-wVOsD [...] esimilar=y
>
> Can you guys help me out if should I care about the "Video Conversion" and
> "Component video bandwith" or any other difference you find is
> useful.

Whether video conversion is useful to you depends entirely on the rest
of your system, and whether you need to feed a video source that takes
S-Video in, but you have composite components (such as older vcr's)
that you wish to switch through the receiver.

Component video bandwidth--more is better. Whether it makes a real
difference to look at, who knows. But then again, are you using any
component video signals with the receiver? If not, it's a
non-starter.


--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H
\ / | http://www.toddh.net/
X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/
/ \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice."

Archived from groups: rec.audio.tech (More info?)

"Vivek Kapoor" <duexbeer@yahoo.com> writes:

> > Whether video conversion is useful to you depends entirely on the rest
> > of your system, and whether you need to feed a video source that takes
> > S-Video in, but you have composite components (such as older vcr's)
> > that you wish to switch through the receiver.
>
> Since my TV has Component video in so I would be feeing the video from the
> DVD directly to the TV. I hope this is OK.

That's the best wya, IMO. Less intervening junk, the better.

> Only the audio goes to the
> receiver. I don't have any VCR

Cool--then you officially don't care about either of those feature
differences.

> Thanks Todd, I think the missing info is filling in, but one more question.
> The onkyo is listed with the feature/capability "192kHz/24-bit DACs" I think
> this is good enough for me to decide to go with onkyo, since the sony has
> not listed this feature. Even though the RMS listed in the specs differ a
> lot 75(onkyo), 90(sony)

Actually, that's not as much as you might think. If left to a choice
of two pretty similar devices, I'd buy the Onkyo just because it's NOT
Sony.

If you have a local store with both receivers and with your speakers,
have a listen to both. Receivers do sound different from each other.
Not so much as speakers, but there is a difference among them. Also,
usability and creature conforts, or remotes might sway you one way or
another.

--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H
\ / | http://www.toddh.net/
X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/
/ \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice."