more of 2ch than ht

If it has to be afloorstander then check out Wharfdale Diamond 8.3 and 8.4. They do have a very controlled low freq and shouldnt be much of a problem in your room.

As for bookshelves you already have the list.

Nindo, as mentioned earlier, my bet at this budget would be bookshelves anyday!

hey nindo.....

i have a pair of polk monitor 50 and the center CS1 and PSW 12 .......i had even listened to the diamonds before going in for the same with benkenobi but felt polks were better in terms of clarity+price wise and the highs compared to diamonds(only my opinion)....heard that the diamomds sound very well when attached with a marantz receiver(hadnt had a experience yet)........try listening to the same things again with ur one single reference CD and DVD....i am sure u will find a difference between them......

ask the profx guys to give u a demo of the speakers at ur place saying if u like them u wud pick them up.....i am sure they such a kinda service for their customers.....

if u have receiver u can even listen to the same speakers at my place as i am selling them out......if u are interested let me know bout the same

edges

hey guys...

have this week-end too was kinda field job...this time i could compare the Polk monitor 50 , wharfedale 8.4 and sonodyne sonus 2605....

believe me the sonodynes rock....polks are a bit bright on the highs and slightly boomy on the lows...whereas wharfes are tight on the bass and laid back on the high...the sonodynes offer a sound thats exactly inbetween these...ofcourse it has a third dedicated mid-range driver..price is also very reasonable at arnd 22k...

has nyone of u guys has listened to dem...pls let me know ur experiences....i have finalised down to sonodynes and the wharfedales....

thanx / nindo

have this week-end too was kinda field job...this time i could compare the Polk monitor 50 , wharfedale 8.4 and sonodyne sonus 2605.... believe me the sonodynes rock....polks are a bit bright on the highs and slightly boomy on the lows...whereas wharfes are tight on the bass and laid back on the high...the sonodynes offer a sound thats exactly inbetween these...ofcourse it has a third dedicated mid-range driver..price is also very reasonable at arnd 22k... has nyone of u guys has listened to dem...pls let me know ur experiences....i have finalised down to sonodynes and the wharfedales....

What music did you use to audition the speakers ? and did you use the same music to evaluate all the brands ?

In the end go by what yours ears told you. If you liked the Sonodynes, go for them.



K

hey krish...

i was fortunate enuf to b able to checkout sonodyne2605, wharf 8.4 & 9.6, polk montr 50,some brand called PJ (part of Jamo) towers, and also kef towers (dont remember the model) side-by-side...using yammy 357 (i've got 457) on the same track....one track i used was by trilok gurtu (on tabla) feat. abhijit pohankar on vocals and ranjit barot on drums...heavy percussions...kinda "jugalbandhi"...other one was cystal planet (joe satriani) and finally the guy from the shop had an mp3 player full of hindi dj remix stuff...

overall i had da chance to checkout da spkrs on all kinda stuff....kefs were da most outstanding but also an outstandin price...among the other 3 (or 4) i liked the sonodynes da best...they performed muck better on all freq. ranges, atleast seemed to for my not-very-xperienced ears...
very detailed sound and a tight, punchy bass...but they are slightly bigger than the polks n da wharfes...

hey guys...has none of you auditioned sonodynes..??? wanted to know your opinions....

what abt da quality of components used in the sonodynes...??? any idea...

one more thing...i wud prefer to go for our own indian made stuff rather than goin in for chinese made (though british designed) wharfes or kefs...whats you take...???

Hi Nindo,
I've been searching for a pair of speakers on an even tighter budget. I saw the Sony catalog recently. It shows three sets of floorstanders, starting from 7.5k per pair. Did U try them out?

hey bibs...

welcome 2 da forum....well i didnt check out da ones u mentioned but i managed to listen 2 some decent bookshelves from sony, they were shaped like the wharfedale 9 series or the evo series...tear-drop...they sounded al-right...nothin great...slightly better than the usual sony hoolahoo mini-system speakers...

if you are a tighter budget than mine make sure u check out da wharfes 8.1 or the 9.1..damn good speakers i can say even though i ve just abt entered the audiophile world...

cheers / nindo

nindo schrieb:

nindo schrieb: hey guys... please check out the following list (random) and list it down according to your choice...best option first (VFM wise) and so on.. 1. Jamo E825 2. Jbl E30 3. Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 4. B&W DM600 5. Bose 301 6. Polk RTi6 7. Kef Q1 or iQ3 thanx a lot / nindo come on guys...i need to buy them by end of this week...i need your feedback..please list them out in your order of priority... thanx a million / nindo

Hi nindo,
The reason why most people do not respond is because you seem to be lost here. You seem to like speakers with vastly different signature sounds. Speakers like the jbl, polk, bose, kef, b&w are so much different from each other. You need to at least figure out your general taste in speakers. People who like B&W and KEF usually can’t stand bose and jbls. I know it takes a while to figure out priorities and preferences in audio. But you need to know your camp before people could suggest something. Auditioning different speakers in different setups and environments is very confusing. But it is something you cannot avoid. Try and listen as much as possible with your kind of music and pick up speakers which do maximum justice to your kind of music. As some others suggested, at 20k try and stick to bookshelf speakers. Try and do a home demo before you pick them up. Believe me, speakers sound so much different in different rooms and partnering electronics.

hey square_wave...

i totally agree with u dude...but that was when i just started doing something called "auditioning" speakers which was an unknown realm for me till then..it was just that a system looks "big n deadly" its good...!!!....as u mite've made out by follwoing the thread (so did i) that i started inclining to a particular format of sounds as i went on listening to stuff....

then came the time when i had to decide betwn bookshelves and flrstanders...that further took me on a new journey of sounds...

finally i narrowed down to flrstnds and 2 brands...wharfedale (dimnd 8.4) and sonodyne (sonus2605)..in the midrange they sound similar as wharfes are known for their mid-heavy sound and sonodynes have a dedicated midrange driver (4 1/4" i think), has better bass and highs a bit brighter than wharfes...

so i m plannin to go in for the sonodynes...but still have some time on my hands b4 i confirm the order...so would still like your suggestions to come in...

thanx / nindo

From a pure technical point of view, it is impossible to buy a good branded floorstanding speaker at this price. They will be plagued by issues like boomy cabinets, bad integration of drivers, low quality driver units etc.. If your budget is around 25k and still want floorstanders, audition kits from acoustic portrait in bangalore. They are your best bet at this price point. Another speaker is the flagship model from lyrita audio at around 28k. If you want branded, look around in the second hand market for well maintained mid-end speakers which can be had for this price.

i fail to understand what u mean by 2nd hand market...does it mean that i start hunting for 2nd hand stuff from forums like these or is there a proper market place like that...???
lemme know if theres one here in mumbai...

moreover sonodynes have been there since long and are known for makin good quality stuff...sonus 2605 is their flagship model in the non-aluminum xtruded spkrs...donno whether u have auditioned them...if u havent then i wud suggest u do...cos they really sounded gr8...

as far as the technical point goes...one guy (who is supposed to be a importer for pioneer stuff) even told me to go in for wharfes over sonodynes as they are more durable...!!!...i understand that when u r out to buy a "sound" system what matters above all else is the "sound" u r gettin frm it...the guy from whom i m plannin to buy the sonodyness says they use some of the best quality gear in their spkrs (mind u he is also an authorised dealer for KEF, wharfes, polks,jamo, PJ etc.)...n i ve learnt it from this forum that dont go on the brandnames..go for the sound u like...!!!...you tell me...

thanx / nindo

nindo schrieb:

(mind u he is also an authorised dealer for KEF, wharfes, polks,jamo, PJ etc.)

Mind it, even that does not make his opinion a very reliable one. To start with here are 2 of the reasons 1) 'profit margin can still be different'.
2) 'If a dealer gets a clue of your inclination among a few products, chances are he will support your liking to maximize his chances of selling it.'

Although you can go for Sonodynes or Wharfedale as they good budget speakers for the newbies. square_wave is suggesting because he has gone the road you are walking now (He said he also had Wharfedale Diamond 8.4) but now he is more matured and more demanding. Even you will be aiming higher after a few years if you still carry on this interest.

So consider all this and go ahead with your purchase. Just try to make sure whatever you are buying will keep you happy for some time.

BTW I have listened both Sonus 2605 & Diamond 8.4 but I really can not compare them because I have listened them with very different set up. But at gun point I would choose Diamond 8.4.

hey diskspinner...

may be u r rite...cos i m not a xperienced candidate for this whole discussion and to put in a lotta comments...

but can u tell what is it that'll make u go in for the wharfes if asked at gun-point...??? cos as i told earlier i still have time on my hands to confirm..may b i ll be saved from doin a blunder rite at my first attempt...

thanx / nindo

nindo schrieb:

but can u tell what is it that'll make u go in for the wharfes if asked at gun-point...??? thanx / nindo

My life.

On a serious note, as I told you the setup were completely different. If I need give any sensible answer your question, I need to listen them again. So may be it is brand fascination.

What I remember is Wharfedale sounded warmer than Sonodyne and overall tonality matched my taste more.

If you are not open to look for other options, if possible do a blind test before deciding. But I too think a bookshelf would serve you better within 20k budget. More so if you have any plan to go for HT later. You can then get floorstanders for front and move the bookshelves to surround. (I too have the similar plan)

agree...

i wud surely try n do that blind test b4 i finally decide...

u r rite abt the tonality too...i listened to both of them on the same setup- yammy rx-v357...the wharfes sounded a bit flat (or warm as you say)...but listening to different sounds i found that the sonos sounded better for dance/trance and glam-rock kinda stuff...n thats just my point of view...depends what kinda music u listen to...

so probabely i ll go ahead and bang the drum ...n let u all guys know what i finally settled for...

but keep those comments comin in...this is damn interesting stuff...i m gettin a hang of it...

thanx / nindo

hey diskspinner... may be u r rite...cos i m not a xperienced candidate for this whole discussion and to put in a lotta comments... but can u tell what is it that'll make u go in for the wharfes if asked at gun-point...??? cos as i told earlier i still have time on my hands to confirm..may b i ll be saved from doin a blunder rite at my first attempt... thanx / nindo

Nindo ma man,
The more you persist with this thread, the more confused you are going to get.Believe me, each and every member on this forum will have a different and vociforous opinion based on their preference and experience.

Buy whatever sounds good to you, at a price that you think is reasonable, with all the relevant warranties...

cheers
K

and have a good time.

Hi Nindo,
Going by the amp you are going to drive your speakers with (Yamaha RXV-457), I think the Sonodynes are better than the Wharf 8.4, thats because the 8.4 are themselves laid-back with a tight but laid-back bass, rolled off highs but clear midrange and even the Yammy reciever is quite laid back in stereo mode so I would prefer a more aggressive and punchy Sonodyne over the 8.4. However on a different electronics like a Rotel or Denon, it would be 8.4 for me.......so I guess your choice of Sonodyne 2605 is a good choice for an entry level floors. You can easily ask them for another 10-15% discount (which they normally offer when asked for).

All this if you are willing to stick to floorstanders in any case........otherwise bookshelves would still be a more reccommended option at this price point.

nindo schrieb:

:D agree... but listening to different sounds i found that the sonos sounded better for dance/trance and glam-rock kinda stuff...n thats just my point of view...depends what kinda music u listen to...

Nindo,
Yah the Sonodynes are more fun speakers than the Wharfs.....and would set your foot tapping more often than the Wharfs. But some prefer to listen to music in a more serious mode and like warmer sound and thats where wharfs do the job.

Nice, educative thread for youngsters like me

hey guys...

i 've finally booked da sonodyne sonus 2605 spkrs...will be gettin it on wednesday (18th)...2/3 part is over...rest is the set of surrounds and centre...here we go again....

do u think i must go in for sonnodynes all over...or just for the centre would suffice....???as told rite at the begining i m more into music than movies...???...one of the shop guys told me that for surrounds any brand would do, but for centre its better that its timbre matched...

what do ya all say....???

thanx / nindo

Not necessarily.
Tehse days you have sucha lot of DSP power pakced into the receivers, it is easy to play around with the conrtols and match the speakers.
Best advice i can give you is to go for a very good center channel.

hi benkenobi_redux

i guess u r rite cos the yammy has lottsa permutations and combinations one can do for the speakers settings...

whats ur view abt the sonodyne c2401 centre...cos thats the one among the same series...another one i have in mind is the wharfedale 9cc...mainly bcos its pretty sleek and small enuf to sit on top of my TV...and both r arnd the same price range...none of the dealers i checked out have both with them so its gonna b difficlt for me to audition them together...

i also saw the sony ss-c350 (or smethin like that) set...it has 2 surrounds and 1 centre...supposedly they have kevlar cones for the mids and cloth for tweeters....have ny of u ever checked dem out...??? they r pretty cheap too...abt 6k for the set....on the internet there r no professional reviews on dem..only user opinions which mite b fake too..and these are available with the local sony dealer...

what say...???

thanx / nindo

nindo schrieb:

hey krish... i was fortunate enuf to b able to checkout sonodyne2605, wharf 8.4 & 9.6, polk montr 50,some brand called PJ (part of Jamo) towers, and also kef towers (dont remember the model) side-by-side...

Hi Nindo,

Where did you manage this in Bangalore? Which shop?

-- XandY

hey xandy

sorry dude...it wasnt in bangalore..its in mumbai...in bangalore the only place i know and have been for music systems is profx at barton centre...there was one more shop in 5th avenue...dunno whether its still there...

nindo

Congrats Nindo........

Wouldn't want to say much regarding this.

u see, i don't like Sonodyne speakers. In fact i chose my diamonds over the same ones ur buying.
of course, wouldn't have bought the wharfs if i had met Arasu earlier.If ur not placing the center channel too close to the TV then i suggest u check out his center channel. OPnly drawback is that they are not magnetically shielded.

if u do want to go for an MNC brand thenu could could try the polk center.
I liked it better than most other budget centers. Maybe even betters my center channel(wharf diamond 8 )

thanx a lot abhi

hey ben..

benkenobi_redux schrieb:

u see, i don't like Sonodyne speakers. In fact i chose my diamonds over the same ones ur buying. of course, wouldn't have bought the wharfs if i had met Arasu earlier.

didnt get u there...firstly whats the reason behind not liking sonodyne spkrs...its their sound or somethin else...secondly, have no idea abt Arasu...and the centre u r talikn abt....would like u 2 put some more lite on it..

thanx / nindo

Let's just say that the quality of Sonodyne speakers was lacking in almost every department for me.

you can check out the "My drivers have finally arrived" thread for more info on Arasu..too lazy to type now. will PM u later.

Nindo,
As ben suggested you should try to get a good center channel (sonically good and not just aesthetically). For that you again ahave to go around and look at the options available. I suggest you carry a common DVD wherever you go and check out the center channel with the same clip at all places. Since you own a yamaha reciever you will most probably find it at most HT demo rooms and then the center which gave you the best clarity of vocals can be shortlisted.

For an initial list you can look at sonodyne, Wharfdale, Polk, Boston...

For surrounds again your budget matters. Dipoles are supposed to be the best but normal sattelites are also good. Checkout the Dipoles from wharf and Satts from Sonodyne genie 1/2.

nindo schrieb:

thanx a lot abhi hey ben.. benkenobi_redux schrieb: u see, i don't like Sonodyne speakers. In fact i chose my diamonds over the same ones ur buying. of course, wouldn't have bought the wharfs if i had met Arasu earlier. didnt get u there...firstly whats the reason behind not liking sonodyne spkrs...its their sound or somethin else...secondly, have no idea abt Arasu...and the centre u r talikn abt....would like u 2 put some more lite on it.. thanx / nindo

Not to worry Nindo. We are talking about budget floor-standing speakers here. Speakers can be generally categorized into three. Low-res, mid-res and hi-res and everything in between. At your budget, branded floorstanders will generally fall somewhere between low and mid-res. A 22k wharfedale will probably have 6 or 7k worth of materials in them. Same with sonodyne. They will come with a host of pros and cons built into them. It is like choosing your girl friend. Choose your speakers if you like the advantages and can live with the cons. Somehow, the wharfedales seem to satisfy slightly matured listeners better. It is basically the voicing of the speakers. But I know people who prefer the sonodynes. For me the sonodynes sound more like party speakers with a slightly bumped up bass, slightly thin highs and a recessed mid range. But if that is what floats your boat, go for it. It suits mainstream pop/techno/rock better. Ben is talking about small-niche players in audio. Every country has some serious hobbyists/manufacturers who can offer you far better quality at lower budgets because they have the know-how and their over-heads are low. They are usually small players who are very passionate about what they do. Do not confuse them with mainstream-mass-market players like sonodyne, cosmic etc…Two players whom I know are acoustic portrait and lyrita audio.

Nindo,

You have bought a speaker that you like. Now, it is time for you to enjoy it...and forget what is available in the market.

For HT, my advise would be - stick to Sonodyne; as it is important that all 5 speakers in a HT setup are similar in terms of thier sonic characteritics. Avoid those tiny speakers for the rear...buy a proper bookshelf or dipole (whatever sonodyne offers in the same series as your front speakers).

Two things can happen in future...

1) Probably you'll be happy with the setup for many many years to come....
2) Or, if the audiophile bug has bitten you hard enought...you will anyway come back to the market within the next two years, trying to make an upgrade (regardless of what you are buying now).

So there is nothing to lose. Enjoy your music and movies. Congrats on making the move...have loads of fun.

Cheers
Siva.

hey guys...

that was really cheerin-up stuff ....i m just steppin into the realm of real audiophile stuff and gettin to know of highs, mids and lows as they are supposed to be...the audiophile bug seems to have bitten me..donno how hard...none-the-less i need to first check out what i already have in my hands...need to get that setup perform its best in the present situation...that'll gimme a push towards lookin for more may be after some time...but i hope to be happy with my current set-up...

as for now i ll surely go in for the same name for surrounds and centre...the bipoles from sonodynes look good donno how they sound...will check-out n let u guys know...

thanx / nindo

hey guys,

finally my speakers have arrived ...set them up yesterday....packing was excellent..i shud appreciate the sonodyne guys for that...played the stuff i used for auditionin before...obviously the sound wasnt same as i had heard in the listening room at the shop...none the less it was sounding good...i realised my room acoustics arent as bad as i thot them to be...final tweaking with the placing is still to be done..its mentioned in the manual that the spkrs need atleast 6-8 hrs of break-in time before they perform to their full potential...that ll b done in a day or two...

can any of you guys tell me whats the difference between "direct-stereo" and "straight" mode in the yammy rxv457...???...the sound differs a lot among them...

also, wud like to upload the pic of my system...but dunno how n where...wud like some guidance on the same...

and ofcourse i wud like to thank all who have been helpin me to get the rite stuff...

but the task aint over yet...need to get the cc..will order it in a day or 2 from sonodyne...i m plannin to use the spkrs from my old system (kenwood) for the surrounds for the time being....hope it sounds alrite for movie watchin...

all comments are welcome..

thanx again / nindo

Congrats Buddy.....
I think your Kenwood do fine for surrounds. Benkenobi has his Aiwa speakers for surrounds and it does fine.
Just see to it that they are maintained at the right gain (since their sensitivity would be different compared to the fronts and the center) so that you dont miss out on the effects. Also since you are using a Yammy reciever, you shouldnt expect the same performance from the speakers as in the showroom because there it would have been paired with a Stereo Amp.

abhi.pani schrieb:

Congrats Buddy..... I think your Kenwood do fine for surrounds. Benkenobi has his Aiwa speakers for surrounds and it does fine.

Not for long Abhi..
Will soon have the Diamond 8.4 doing surround duty paired with my NAD320BEE to drive them.

hey abhi..

thanx dude...in due course of time i will go in for sonodyne surrounds too...but for now i have a small problem...the kenwoods have a rated impedence of 6ohm...but the sonodynes are 8ohm...the recv does not have impedence settings for individual spkrs...so do ya think its gonna harm the kenwds in any way...???
thanx for the help / nindo

and savyasaachi / benkenobi...

towers for surrounds (8.4 are towers as far as i know)...!!!....thats gonna be a real cinema hall up at ben's place...for fronts i suppose he's workin on his own design...way to go buddy...

nindo

nindo schrieb:

hey abhi.. thanx dude...in due course of time i will go in for sonodyne surrounds too...but for now i have a small problem...the kenwoods have a rated impedence of 6ohm...but the sonodynes are 8ohm...the recv does not have impedence settings for individual spkrs...so do ya think its gonna harm the kenwds in any way...??? thanx for the help / nindo and savyasaachi / benkenobi... towers for surrounds (8.4 are towers as far as i know)...!!!....thats gonna be a real cinema hall up at ben's place...for fronts i suppose he's workin on his own design...way to go buddy... nindo

don't worry so much about the speaker impedances.
it will do fine with the kenwood.
The impedance is not constant ..it keeps changing.some speakers dip down to even 2 ohms..


The diamond 8.4s are indeed floor standers and though this may take a while(a month or so) it will defintely happen.
I plan to use it with the Sonodyne AV Processor.
Originally though i had planned to use it with this..

http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/970.html


Savyasaachi

hey ben...that looks like some real cool gear...whats da diff betwn a receiver and a pre/pro...and is outlaw avlbl in india...???.....

also whats ur take on the sonodyne recv....??? compared to other brands in the same price range...???

thanx / nindo

hi guys...

was just checkin out my system...the yammy has some modes like direct stereo, straight and 2ch stereo...there seems to be a little bit of difference in the sound when i switch between them....

do any of you guys know what is the diff between these technically...???

to me 2ch stereo sounds the best...but when listening to a original audio recording (an audio cd in .cda format and not .mp3 etc.) 2ch stereo and direct stereo sound almost the same..

thanx / nindo

Hi,
Great to hear that your system is set up. How's the audio performance? In the beginning of this thread, there were some comments that the RXV457 is not good for audio. I'm looking out for an entry level system and hence am interested.
How much did you pay for 457 ( converted to Rs.)?
Thanks

Bibs schrieb:

Hi, Great to hear that your system is set up. How's the audio performance? In the beginning of this thread, there were some comments that the RXV457 is not good for audio. I'm looking out for an entry level system and hence am interested. How much did you pay for 457 ( converted to Rs.)? Thanks

its an okay receiver.
better to go for others.

nindo schrieb:

hi guys... was just checkin out my system...the yammy has some modes like direct stereo, straight and 2ch stereo...there seems to be a little bit of difference in the sound when i switch between them.... do any of you guys know what is the diff between these technically...??? to me 2ch stereo sounds the best...but when listening to a original audio recording (an audio cd in .cda format and not .mp3 etc.) 2ch stereo and direct stereo sound almost the same.. thanx / nindo

On the contrary i find a lot of difference in the sound between 2 chanel stereo and direct stereo.
Direct stereo is suposeldy without any DSp involved and u can't activate the Sb in this mode.
however, in 2 ch mode, if u have the fronts as small and have directed bass to the sub, then the fronts and the sub are activated.
u can also choosse the bass to be outputted from both the speakers and the sb in which case u need to configure the fronts are large.

Straight...hmmi forgot about this one..check th epage int he manual where thye have described all these modes...
i liked the 2 ch stereo mode . rest all $uck big time.

hey bibs...

i kinda like it...the surround modes it has are pretty outstanding...for stereo, ofcourse, i ve heard the sonodynes with a denon stereo recv. (some model) and also an audio-analogue model, and the yammy comes no where close...but i feel its comparable to some of the entry level denon recvs for stereo...none-the-less its sounds good to me, being a novice...i m pretty happy with the setup...

i got it for approx rs.14000/- (converted from uae dirhams)...that, i feel ,was a steal...had i been on the forum earlier, i wudve got the marantz....

ben...

probabely i found dt. stereo and 2ch stereo same while listening to a normal audio cd because i had kept the sbwfr option as NONE...might be...will try out again...

thanx / nindo

nindo schrieb:

hey bibs... i kinda like it...the surround modes it has are pretty outstanding...for stereo, ofcourse, i ve heard the sonodynes with a denon stereo recv. (some model) and also an audio-analogue model, and the yammy comes no where close...but i feel its comparable to some of the entry level denon recvs for stereo...none-the-less its sounds good to me, being a novice...i m pretty happy with the setup... i got it for approx rs.14000/- (converted from uae dirhams)...that, i feel ,was a steal...had i been on the forum earlier, i wudve got the marantz.... ben... probabely i found dt. stereo and 2ch stereo same while listening to a normal audio cd because i had kept the sbwfr option as NONE...might be...will try out again... thanx / nindo

Nindo, i meant all the other stereo modes $ucked.
I kinda like the suround modes myself.. They seem to come alive int he yamaha...better than most other receivers(including Marantz).
thought the fronts and the center are a huge let down for me.

Hi Nindo,
I've checked up some stereo amps around 20K.
The Onkyo entry level stereo receiver Tx-8211 sounded impressive. I listened to it with the Sony MF550s.
I've already checked up the Sony STR-DE-497 with MF550s, but did not like it in 2-ch stereo mode.
However, I wanted to check up the Yammy AX497 and the RXV457 before deciding.
Any input on the AX497?
Bibs

hey bibs...

havent checked out the yammy ax497...if you liked onkyo stereo recv i suggest you better check out denon and marantz stereo recvs...they r available in the 20k range..dunno the model num...stay away from sony for audio equipment IMO ("walkman" did well but...)...

nindo

Thanks Nindo,
If I understand U right, U listened the Yammy in 2 ch. Stereo mode,ie, only the 2605s and they sound okay to U. Good I'll check up the 457.
Which is the Denon rx under 20K? In Profx,Bangalore they start from 30K.
Bibs