perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (09/27/86)
After having obtained a reasonable video setup (Sony KV-25XBR monitor,
Sony SL-HF900 SuperBeta VCR, and Pioneer CLD-900 combination laser
video disk & CD player), I'm in the market to replace my antiquated
audio system.
Ideally the receiver and speakers I get should
- do justice to CDs,
- support the sound requirements of laser video disks,
- work well with my video components,
- and cost under $1000.
The APM (Accurate Piston Motion) speakers that come with my XBR are
surprisingly good for their size. Does anyone have experience with
Sony's full-size APM speakers?
A receiver with built-in surround-sound circuitry would make it easier
to get the ambience of a theater when I play appropriately encoded
laser video disks. However, it's hard to tell from the manufacturer
blurbs whether the receivers do the decoding, or just fake it with
ordinary stereo signals.
If I got either Sony or Pioneer receivers, I could cut down on the
number of remote controls I'd need to carry around. The Sony STR-AV880
(110 watts/channel) and Pioneer VSX-5000 (100 watts/channel) look like
the best bets from these manufacturers. Anybody have comments on these
beasts?
I don't mind buying by mail order, if that makes any difference in
your suggestions.
--
{hplabs,amdahl,okstate}!bnrmtv!perkins --Henry Perkins
It is better never to have been born. But who among us has such luck?
One in a million, perhaps.albert@kim.Berkeley.EDU (Anthony Albert) (09/28/86)
In article <736@bnrmtv.UUCP> perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Henry Perkins) writes: >After having obtained a reasonable video setup (Sony KV-25XBR monitor, >Sony SL-HF900 SuperBeta VCR, and Pioneer CLD-900 combination laser >video disk & CD player), I'm in the market to replace my antiquated >audio system. > >A receiver with built-in surround-sound circuitry would make it easier >to get the ambience of a theater when I play appropriately encoded >laser video disks. However, it's hard to tell from the manufacturer >blurbs whether the receivers do the decoding, or just fake it with >ordinary stereo signals. > >If I got either Sony or Pioneer receivers, I could cut down on the >number of remote controls I'd need to carry around. The Sony STR-AV880 >(110 watts/channel) and Pioneer VSX-5000 (100 watts/channel) look like >the best bets from these manufacturers. Anybody have comments on these >beasts? The Sony STR-AV880 does not have Dolby licensed Surround Sound; however, they are coming out with a new receiver, the AVU-360, as part of the Access 401 system which does have Dolby Surround Sound (there is a review of the system in the September Video Magazine. It has no mention of Dolby Surround, but a Sony ad in October Video Review definitely says it has Dolby Surround.) I don't know how good the unlicensed surround sound decoders are, but I'm sure soon there will be a good choice of receivers with built-in Dolby Surround decoders. Anthony Albert ..!ucbvax!kim!albert albert@kim.Berkeley.EDU