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Zone 2 is another room. You can control it separately provided you run speaker cable to it.
Cardiobuck said:OP,
The x.2...
You make a very good point. I was not trying to direct the OP to buy something out of his price range, but instead just steer him toward the Yamaha brand. If you had $XXX to spend for a budget, the best thing to do is spend the majority of it on quality speakers...with emphasis on the mains/center and SUB! Then carefully placing them in your listening space and calibrating them can go a LOOOOONG way to a great experience.
For instance, my speakers were over ten times the cost of my receiver. When I "upgraded" from my older Yamaha to the newer model with the same speakers, there was almost ZERO audible difference...I would be stretching it if I said I could do a blind test back to back, and that is over 12 years of tech. difference between them. Once you find a receiver brand you like, its all in the speakers and setup.
Well said and I agree. though of course if you truly go the exotic speaker route just make sure the amp is of good quality if your in the 2 to 4 Ohm range..
We agree on Yamaha too, though honestly, there are a number of other brands out there as well right now offering good discounts, such as Pioneer Elite and some Sony Models.
As well as Onyko and the others, only thing that bothers me a little now, some of the "others' have been bought, sold and traded so your not sure what the brand is delivering anymore.
Its why I still like the Yamaha name, but not stuck on it, if a good Sony or Pioneer or any others with super good reviews and specs came along, I would consider. We are happy with our Yami though, surpassed all expectations.