Yamaha or Kenwood (1 Viewer)

[DavidRod]

I need to decide between the Yamaha 5560 and the new Kenwood VR-6070. I can get either through an employee accomodation for the same price. Which would be the better receiver? Both have pre-outs and I do plan on picking up a good amp in a few months.

 

[Ray Stericker]

I too would like opinions on this one. I was in Future Shop today and saw the 6060 & 6070 for the first time. I was there because the Yamaha 5560 was on sale, but it turned out to only be $25 off. That is not enough to sway my decision.

Ray

 

[Yannick Martin]

Remember that de Yamaha 5560 don't have DTS ES 6.1 discrete (only matrix:frowning: ), but the Kenwood 6060-6070 does.

 

[Rodrigo Mansill]

I suppose the Kenwood 6070 is the sucessor of 5070, what's new in this model? Where can I find more info about it? (Kenwood USA website it's not updated).

By the way, AFAIK, the 5070 has 2 32-bit DSP, 14 digital inputs & HDCD decoding.....

 

[Wayne Ernst]

Where can I find more info about it?

You might consider hitting the Crutchfield site for more information on the new Kenwood receivers: Crutchfield.com

 

[DavidRod]

You can get info on the 6070 right here.

 

[DavidRod]

Anyone?

Also, since I'll end up with an amp anyways power isn't that big of a concern. So between the two does anybody have an opinion on which does the processing better?

 

[Rodrigo Mansill]

BTW, thanks for the info on the 6070.

The Yamaha HAS more DSP power than the Kenwood.
In the Kenwood website, you can see: DSP Processor: 32-Bit ADI Melody
AFAIK Yamaha works with 42-bit DSP (made by..... Yamaha)

 

[DavidRod]

is DSP the Dolby Digital and DTS or just Yamaha's and Kenwood's own stuff?