Yamaha 1400 vs. H/K 7200 - Page 4

Justin_D · 03-22-2004, 03:45 PM

Bump

So where does the Marantz sr7400 fit in the mix?

Bernie_A · 03-22-2004, 04:08 PM

I too have the 7200 and I have absolutely zero buyers remorse with this unit. I have kicked around the idea of doing a separate 5 channel amp but it seems pretty rediculous given the size of my HT (11x16x10). I was pretty easy on everything for a while but I demo'd the Lion King at -15 dbs this weekend for a friend and his jaw hit the ground.....even with the CHT-10 sub (just wait until I upgrade to a real sub...hehe). That's the loudest I've played it and it was pretty awsome to say the least. The velvety smooth sounds coming from the HK is an awsome combination with the Swans.......

I'm considering a couple of those wall hanging Magnapans for rears of a 7.1 because of room restraints but other than that....5.1 is great and me be very happy!!

Earl Simpson · 03-23-2004, 06:13 PM

"Earl,

I know that it may be a hassle, but you can tell if it is the receiver if you simply swap out the mains for rears.
If you still have the 10 db difference, then it is room or receiver related.

DGI "

I have to go TDY for 30 days! Maybe in April?

Tom Sullivan · 03-23-2004, 07:53 PM

"I have a couple of questions...

Does the 1400 sound "bright" with Paradigm speakers? I have Monitor 3's up front with an infinity center and infinity rears. Someday they will all be paradigm. But i need a new received because my SR7000 is dead right now."

I have a full set of Paradigm Monitors and just picked up the AVR7200 at Fry's $749. My back's a little sore now but I'll give my opinion.

I have two surrounds systems and needed a second high caliber amp. I compared it with the same speakers setup (HSU-VT2 sub)with my Marantz SR8000.

The Marantz is warm and bassy, the 7200 is bright and bassy. The main thing I noticed is clarity of all the surround speakers, mainly the center channel. Voices are much more destinct and subtle surounds effects are popping out that I didn't hear before. The amps not near broken it yet so things should get even better. So it's bright but not harsh on the ears. Steely Dan's latest CD sounded very good, I'd rate the receiver excellent for HT & Music.

Very nice receiver for $750.

Steve Satch · 03-23-2004, 10:07 PM

My Fry's wants $777 in So Ca.

Tom Sullivan · 03-24-2004, 02:07 PM

This Fry's just had a Grand opening in Concord/Bay Area. On Sunday the AVR7200 was $799.00, I wanted to see if they would deal down to $599, no way they say - I don't think Fry's deals like other retailers. Anyway I went back on Monday and the sticker price was lowered to $749.00 so I thought I'd give it a try.

Testing in the store with their Polk Audio Speakers wasn't as impressive as when I got it home.

In the store I thought the Onkyo 701 sounded fuller, it had a strong bass sound in all the speakers. A/B-ing the 7200 and the 701 showed the 72000 being much cleaner or brighter.

At home after calibrating and setting the crossover to 80HZ with all speakers set to small gives and excellent sound for HT&Music. I'd describe it as a snappy elastic type effect giving a sort of bouncy sound field. Very nice

I'd get help lugging this thing around. I wrenched my back boosting it up above my RPTV. ouch!

Greg Thomas · 03-24-2004, 03:56 PM

I've went to the same Fry's as Tom. I'm not quite sure how they have those speakers set up. One salesman showed me the Eagles Hell Freezes Over on the 7200 and it wasn't even running DTS. I think the DVD was set to 2 channel stereo. The effects were off but he had 5 Polks going at the same time. I think they just wire all the receivers to a switchboard and do speakers selects from there.

I tried to get my buddy to return his HK 520 to Costco and put the money towards the 7200 which is now $749. He considered it but then realized how huge the 7200 is and it wouldn't fit on his shelf.

Oh well, I love spending other peoples money.

Tom Sullivan · 03-24-2004, 05:55 PM

I think it's best if you can to keep this and any other receiver out of closed cabinets.

Now at home I can compare two great receivers with proper setup, the Marantz SR8000 and the HK7200. Guess what I like the HK7200 alot better. It's that elastic snap you get, plus it has much more clean power over the Marantz. Hey "Elastic Snap" think I've coined a new phrase.

Steve Satch · 03-24-2004, 07:53 PM

My Fry's raised it to $800 : ( As soon as i can find it for $800 out the door from an autorised dealer I'm buying. I hope J&R has it on their Friday sale for $800 delivered this week. They have before when I was on the fence.

Bernie_A · 03-25-2004, 01:19 AM

heheheeh..............you said "elastic snap"...ahhh...hehehehe...that was cool. I don't know what the hell you mean by that but I will say this...the7200 continues to amaze me. I was WAY to easy on this system when I got it but now, I've had a chance to "let it rip" and all I can say is wow......for the money....there is NO comparison. Sure, it might be nice to have DPLIIx but that's about it. L7 will emulate that (and some say they like it better than DPLIIx) but seriously, those of us who jumped on this reciever only regret the day it quits working.

Michael__M · 03-25-2004, 09:32 AM

Hmmm, elastic snap...I'll have to add that one to the vocab. I think I experienced the same thing. I thought it was the extra power being able to control the sound fields a bit more. For example, when Marlin and Dori are in the whale and the waves are crashing back and forth. You really feel the waves. Stuff like that.

Tom Sullivan · 03-25-2004, 05:19 PM

Yes if you get your sound meter out and cue for 90db's the amp opens up nicely for movies. You get even more Elastic Snap.