exanim8r updated 3 products

exanim8r — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:05:11 -0400

1. updated Yamaha RX-V663 - August 29, 2008 at 12:05 am

new pro/con: Adaptive Dynamic Range Control (ADRC). New feature this year where Dynamic Range gradually adjusts according to the volume. Great for commercials and quiet/headphone listening.
agreed: "Only 2 HDMI inputs - competition has 4"
disagreed: "Annoying model # convention (RX-V663 = HTR-6160)"
agreed: "Does not pass BTB or WTW. However this is the case w/ all Yammie receivers currently out & hoped to be fixed w/ a firmware update."

2. updated Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K - August 29, 2008 at 12:01 am

tapped as "want it"
untapped as "want it"
tapped as "want it"
agreed: "110 Watts of continuous power output (NOT 130 W)"
disagreed: "High power output @ 130 Watts / channel"
disagreed: "High power output @ 130 Watts / channel"
new pro/con: Only 96KHz/24bit audio over HDMI. (see manual, bottom of pg 33)

3. updated Yamaha RX-V863 - August 28, 2008 at 11:51 pm

agreed: "No BTB/WTW support (0-255 RGB signals clipped to 15-235). Full Range sources (such as games) are the most affected."
new pro/con: No BTB/WTW support (0-255 RGB signals clipped to 15-235)

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exanim8r — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:56:11 -0400

August 28, 2008 at 11:56 pm

"Watch out for the audio limitations over HDMI. Page 33 in the manual (fine print) states that only up to 96KHz/24bit are supported. While this is enough for most users, there are 192KHz/24bit DVD/BD-audio discs and Super Audio CD's commercially available."

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August 28, 2008 at 11:27 pm

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