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There are many good receivers today that will bring years of great service. I have that Yamaha AV receiver that's about 12 years old and it was the first AV receiver I've had and have been most impressed with it. That's why I lean toward another. In all likelihood I'll opt for either the RX-V673...

The only negative feedback I saw was one reviewer said it didn't have USB or Wifi which is of no consequence to me. Marantz has always made good equipment...especially audio. I have a 2265 receiver and it's to me, second to none and it's far from being new. Few electronics today will last as...

That's a neat device. I have to wonder what you would loose in the conversion process, though.

It just didn't make sense so I figured I'd best back track to see if "possibly" I made a mistake in the wiring. That's what happens sometimes when you can't see what you're doing well. Maybe I should start a new thread with this but do you consider the Yamaha RX-V673 for my purposes a decent...

It pays to double check your work. I apparently didn't do that. Thanks again.

Well, do I evermore feel foolish. One thing's certain and two things are sure. I will never have an entertainment center with a host of audio and video devices including a TV sitting on it with a lot of spaghetti connections you can't get to easily. I tried to trace the digital out optical...

I have Comcast and recently got a new HD set top box that I've used a HDMI cable to go directly to the TV since the receiver has no HDMI connections and I wouldn't want to have to have the receiver on to watch standard broadcasts anyway. I do have that optical cable from the TV to the receiver...

I just briefly went back over the owner's manual that came with the TV and it shows and explains that you should be able to connect an optical digital cable from the Digital Out on the TV to an audio system. This is what's not working according to those instructions. However, it shows...

I'll look this over and try again. Thanks for your time in deciphering it all. I have a pair of Klipsch Heresy's as my main channel speakers, a Polk Audio CS400i as center channel speaker, a Polk Audio 10 inch woofer and two Polk Audio rear L-R surround speakers. It sounds great with older...

I thought perhaps the HDMI cable would "upconvert" the signal and play it since it carries both audio and video. So, in this case, I'd have to still connect a component cable from the receiver to the TV from what I read. No, I'm not looking for a sound bar I just thought I could hear the TV if...

If I decide to get this new receiver and it does have inputs for component video, when I connect say, a DVD player with component out to the receivers input, do I have to also go from the receiver out with another one of those cables to the TV or will the HDMI out from the receiver to TV carry...

Well, I've been fighting the urge to get an updated receiver and may have to do that. The old Yamaha has been a superb receiver for a long time. I've been looking at their RX-V673 and it seems to have all and more that I need. I love their sound fields. I don't care about all the Android...

The receiver is a 12 year old Yamaha HTR-5560 with no HDMI connections. The TV's audio settings only have Auto on/off, different sound modes, treble, bass, balance and that's about it other than what LG calls "Clear Voice", which I have off. I went through all the inputs on the receiver and...

I just bought a new HDTV that has an optical audio out connection. I thought I could go from the TV with that cable to the input on my receiver(non-HDMI) and get at least stereo from my receiver via the TV but get nothing other than the sound from the TV speakers. Is something wrong with the TV...