Sound quality: YHT-299 vs Building an AVR

[sound_maestro]

Hi
Yamaha YHT-299 is a very good system without doubt for <38K INR.In the coming months I would need a home theater system for music,games and movies.where I am debating on getting a yamaha yht series or building one of my own.

Question: Is there a massive sound quality difference going the second route?

 

[sash]

In that budget, i highly doubt if you will be able to build a better 5.1 system by yourself unless you go the pre-owned route. i suggest you also consider Onkyo 5400 - i have auditioned it and it simply blew me away, it is also a 7.1 system. Available for 47k at Reliance digital

 

[sound_maestro]

In that budget, i highly doubt if you will be able to build a better 5.1 system by yourself unless you go the pre-owned route. i suggest you also consider Onkyo 5400 - i have auditioned it and it simply blew me away, it is also a 7.1 system. Available for 47k at Reliance digital

Is Onkyo 5400 the best you can buy/build in that price range?

 

[sash]

From my auditioning experience that is true. I couldn't find any other combination that can give you 7 speakers, 1 active subwoofer, a receiver for 47k.
Also those front 3 speakers are much much bigger than yht-299's. You should see/hear them to believe. I recommend you to audition.

 

[RMCWS]

If you decide to go for entry level assembled home theatre, the cost will be much more...
Indicative prices of entry level components are given below:

AVR - 20-25K
Front BS - 12-15K
Centre - 8K
SW - 15-20K
Rear - 10-15K

Then you will also need a bdplayer/ media player... so calculate the price yourself.

If you are strict on your budget, go for HTiB.

 

[sash]

And when you build yourself, inside a strict budget, you are never sure of the outcome. It might be good, it may not be good. For example, you may not get a great punch with a 15-20k subwoofer. A 20k receiver may not be able to drive your speakers to high volumes without distortion. But with a HTIB, all this is taken care of by the manufacturers. They'd know what it takes to drive their speakers and they'd ensure the speakers are all tone/timbre matched to sound similar (ex: front LCR). Inside a 50k budget, if i were you, i'd just go for the Onkyo 5400 since i have auditioned it and it blew me away (please note, i have auditioned Tannoys, Def techs, Jamo, Magnat, Yamahas, Pioneer etc - this system was very very comparable). But that is my taste, you should definitely audition.

 

[sound_maestro]

Do the indian version/current versions have problems with HDMI handshake issues?

 

[sash]

Do the indian version/current versions have problems with HDMI handshake issues?

This, i'm not sure as i haven't owned them. Audition has only revealed the system's sonic abilities. You'd need to ask others who have owned Onkyo receivers for extended periods of time.

 

[cleverclogs]

Do the indian version/current versions have problems with HDMI handshake issues?

If you are Asking for HDMI Handshake in yht-299 following is my experience .

Thought I have been using the equipment for only a little over 1 week.
following items I have connected over HDMI and had no problems.

1) Videocon STB - HDMI - Yamaha AVR - TV - Worked Fine - Audio and Video .
2) ASUS HD Media Player - HDMI - Yamaha AVR - TV - Worked Fine Audio and Video. Almost every file I threw at it transferred to AVR just fine.
3) Miracast HDMI Stick - Similar to Chromecast - IPhone mirroring - VIA HDMI - Yamaha AVR - TV - Worked Fine for Audio and Video.

4) Audio Airplay Device - Connected Via Audio In - Worked for Audio ( Ofcourse this does not use HDMI )

The HDMI Cables I am using are also the inexpensive ones which cost about 100 bucks each on ebay.

 

[tasefulloka]

yep,The HDMI Cables I am using are also the inexpensive ones which cost about 100 bucks each on ebay.

 

[sound_maestro]

Would this be better than as I read in forum:
Yamaha RX-V371 - Rs. 19K - 20K
Jamo S426 HCS3 - Rs. 20-21K