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Post by Coolverine on Mar 16, 2019 21:26:09 GMT -5
Yeah my dad used to manage a music store, he might still be able to get stuff like that at wholesale price, especially if it's Yamaha.
I had some really good Yamaha 2.1 PC speakers a long time ago, but someone borrowed them and then never brought them back. They don't make speakers like that anymore.
*edit* Also today, got a 140mm fan for my case, it had a top slot for an optional one. My internal case temps are MUCH cooler than before, especially around the GPU. It used to idle at anywhere from 36-39C, now stays around 31-33C. My case is the Lian-Li PC-61B. I've always loved Lian Li cases, but they have become very hard to find. Almost all aluminum construction, plus they have a very simple look which is something I've always liked about them.
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Post by Emig5m on Mar 16, 2019 21:59:31 GMT -5
People brag about Yamaha quality, even on the entry-level models. Use canned air to de-dust it every 2-3 months so it doesn't overheat, and it'll probably last many years. Yup, my budget Yamaha 663 was great! But I would say that if you're not a true audiophile and don't need the latest and greatest, I would probably get something used and in great shape for cheap. With so many online markets these days it's so easy to find good deals on quality used stuff. Heck, my Onkyo AVR that I use for my PC I got for free and it's new enough to have Audyssey! Some guy used to bring broken AVRs to my father that are thrown out by a store for whatever reason (defective and broken returns for replacements) and he would fix them for the guy and would get to keep a certain amount of them for himself as payment for fixing them. Some actually just worked and where thrown out and discarded for whatever reason. But if you want a lot of bells and whistles for your money in the upper midrange, Denon is hard to beat! |
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Post by Emig5m on Mar 16, 2019 22:09:03 GMT -5
My case is the Lian-Li PC-61B. I've always loved Lian Li cases, but they have become very hard to find. Almost all aluminum construction, plus they have a very simple look which is something I've always liked about them. That's why I've held onto the same case since the early 2000's. All aluminum and simple and clean cut looking. Although I had to crudely cut into part of the support with a pair of tin snips for the drive stack to fit the 1080 GTX which looks like a hack job because I didn't have time to pull everything out and do it professionally with a dremel and wanted to just get up and running as fast as possible. Next time I do a mobo replacement I'll have to take a dremel and clean up my hack job I did with the tin snips, heh. |
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Post by Coolverine on Mar 16, 2019 22:47:38 GMT -5
Actually I just remembered, the PC-61B was my case before. The one I have now (since 2012 or so) is the PC-9F.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 20:43:23 GMT -5
People brag about Yamaha quality, even on the entry-level models. Use canned air to de-dust it every 2-3 months so it doesn't overheat, and it'll probably last many years. Yup, my budget Yamaha 663 was great! But I would say that if you're not a true audiophile and don't need the latest and greatest, I would probably get something used and in great shape for cheap. With so many online markets these days it's so easy to find good deals on quality used stuff. Heck, my Onkyo AVR that I use for my PC I got for free and it's new enough to have Audyssey! Some guy used to bring broken AVRs to my father that are thrown out by a store for whatever reason (defective and broken returns for replacements) and he would fix them for the guy and would get to keep a certain amount of them for himself as payment for fixing them. Some actually just worked and where thrown out and discarded for whatever reason. But if you want a lot of bells and whistles for your money in the upper midrange, Denon is hard to beat! That's what my brother did. He bought a slightly used Denon A/V receiver... One of the models that was made in Japan and/or had Japanese components, before they switched over to Chinese manufacturing. I googled it and found that Denon had a change in ownership a couple of years ago. Denon's parent company "D+M Group" was bought out by "Sound United." That might explain why they switched to manufacturing more of their products in China. That's what I figure anyway because manufacturing & product changes, cost cutting, layoffs, and the like are typical following corporate buyouts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 12:35:10 GMT -5
This Onkyo stereo receiver might be a better choice for you, since it has the HDMI inputs and sub outs (in case you ever decide to add a subwoofer). www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/onktx8270/onkyo-tx-8270-2-x-100-watts-a/v-stereo-receiver-w/hdmi/1.htmlNormally a $500-600 receiver, if you bought it at other resellers. Accessories4less.com is an authorized reseller, so you'd be covered by Onkyo's manufacturer warranty. www.onkyousa.com/Support/dealerlist.phpPersonally, I'm not that brand loyal. So I'd recommend the Onkyo at that price, given its superior connection features (compared to the Yamaha model I posted earlier). Edit: NM. I see they're sold out. Also, it's a refurbished. Still, looks like good model, if you consider getting a used receiver or if you find a good sale on a new one. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 13:29:11 GMT -5
You might check with www.crutchfield.com and see if they'll do a price match. They have a 60-day return period, so you'd have more time to decide if you like the product enough to hold onto it. Also, no sales tax. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 14:50:57 GMT -5
Also, I read some companies are introducing HDMI 2.1 into their new products this year.
The Onkyo receiver mentioned above is HDMI 2.0a.
My understanding is that new HDMI formats support greater bandwidth. Most likely HDMI 2.1 is being introduced to support the latest HDR formats and 8k. Of course, the tv sets that can do HDR well (to the point it makes a difference in image quality, which you can find by looking at rtings.com) or 8k are very expensive. imo, it really doesn't matter unless you're planning to spend thousands on a fancy new tv set (that also supports HDMI 2.1 and rtings.com says can do HDR content well) in the next couple of years.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 21:00:22 GMT -5
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Post by Coolverine on Mar 23, 2019 12:09:05 GMT -5
I ended up getting a soundbar + subwoofer locally, the Yamaha YAS-207. Was gonna get the Yamaha R-N303, found 1 nearby in stock but when I got there they couldn't find it. It's possible someone had already bought it right before me and it just hadn't updated in the system, but I think possibly maybe a store employee wanted it and hid it somewhere. I'd heard a lot about this system too, so I bought it instead (same price). It sounds great, very punchy sound and very clear, made my living room sound like a movie theater. Not disappointed at all and also games over Steam Link will sound great. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 16:10:05 GMT -5
If you like the sound, that's all that matters.
I guess some ppl prefer buying local to support the local economy. But ppl who think it's more difficult to return items purchased online are misinformed. Returning an online purchase is simply a matter of printing the return label, taping it to the box, and dropping it off at your local UPS or Fedex store. If you don't have a printer but you do have a smartphone, they can scan your product return email from your phone and print the label at the store. It's actually much easier/convenient than returning an item at Walmart or Sam's Club, because the UPS/Fedex store have more locations (more likely to be a shorter drive) and the lines are usually shorter & the employees move faster.
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Post by Coolverine on Mar 26, 2019 20:46:21 GMT -5
Great product so far, actually sounds better than I thought it was going to. It does something called DTS Virtual X, not entirely sure what it is but the sound fills up the entire living room when it's on. I remember getting up and walking elsewhere and it sounded like a surround speaker was in the corner of the room. *edit* One thing I have noticed is that music from it sounds terrible with surround mode enabled, sounds great in regular Stereo mode though.
Also I don't mind buying stuff online but there are some great computer/electronics stores around here (Fry's and Microcenter), I do like to support them. Also enjoy walking around looking at different stuff, Fry's is huge and there are several of them around.
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