I have had excellent experience with Pioneer"Elite" VSX-59 TXi and 79TXi. The Marantz receivers are also well regarded for sonics and video.
which flagship receiver
I want to buy an older flagship receiver for my bedroom system that will be used mostly for multichannel music and some home theater use also .
so far I am looking at a Yamaha RX-Z1 and RX-Z9 I really wanted a Sony STR-DA9000ES but they are rarely available and still demand a price a bit higher than I am able to pay.
so my question is which Yamaha Receiver would be the best between the Z1 and Z9 .
I presently use a Yamaha RX-V800 that works fine except due to very power hungry speakers I have to use several amplifiers to drive the speakers ,and I have run out of digital audio inputs for my numerous devices .
I also am not stuck on Yamaha so any opinions on other totl Receivers in the sub $500 dollar range are welcomed ,that is the price of the two receivers I mentioned and the most I am able to spend .
so far I am looking at a Yamaha RX-Z1 and RX-Z9 I really wanted a Sony STR-DA9000ES but they are rarely available and still demand a price a bit higher than I am able to pay.
so my question is which Yamaha Receiver would be the best between the Z1 and Z9 .
I presently use a Yamaha RX-V800 that works fine except due to very power hungry speakers I have to use several amplifiers to drive the speakers ,and I have run out of digital audio inputs for my numerous devices .
I also am not stuck on Yamaha so any opinions on other totl Receivers in the sub $500 dollar range are welcomed ,that is the price of the two receivers I mentioned and the most I am able to spend .