Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500 - The Klipsch Community
in
Advanced Search
KLIPSCH - The Ultimate Sound Experience

Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500

Last post 07-12-2007 11:06 AM by forty8n123w. 3 replies.
Page 1 of 1 (4 items)
Sort Posts: Previous Next

  • 07-11-2007 3:57 AM

    Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500

    Reply Contact

    I currently have a Sony STR-DE597 and am looking at a used Yamaha RX-V1500.  Would this be a good step up?  If so, what's a fair price range?

    specs for both receivers below, many thanks!

     

    STR-DE597

    6 Channel Power Rating: 100 Watts Per Channel x 6 (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)

    Dolby® Digital, Dolby® DigitalEX, dts®, 96k/24 bit-dts ES®, Dolby® Pro Logic® II Decoding

    32-bit Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Pro Logic® and dts® decoder

     

    Yamaha RX-V1500

    (120W x 7 RMS) [8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.04% THD]

    Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification

    Pure Direct Switch for High Quality 2-Channel and Multi-Channel Sound Reproduction

    192 kHz/24-Bit DACs for All Channels

    YPAO Automatically Sets Best Sound for Any Room, Any Speaker Placement

  • 07-11-2007 5:58 PM In reply to

    • Islander
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on 09-19-2006
    • Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
    • Posts 5,558

    Re: Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500

    Reply Contact

    The extra 20 watts of power may not be all that noticeable, but going from .7% THD to .04% THD should be very obvious, plus you'd be going from 6.1 to 7.1.  I'd call it a worthwhile upgrade.

    For prices, you could check Canuck Audio Mart at http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/search.php?submit=1&keywords=Yamaha

    Pat on the Island
    510 JubScalas + Paradigm PW-2100, powered by Yamaha MX-D1 x 2,
    EQ'd by Electro-Voice Dx38, controlled by Yamaha RX-V750,
    fed by Technics SL-1210M5G & Yamaha DVD-S550

    6.1 Surround: above plus 1 Belle, 2 Heresy IIs & 1 Heresy III

  • 07-12-2007 6:14 AM In reply to

    Re: Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500

    Reply Contact
    Bottom line here.....The Yamaha will sound better in 2 channel than the Sony.....they both should sound good in Home Theatre Mode
    "The color of a man's skin should be no more significant than the color of his eyes"

  • 07-12-2007 11:06 AM In reply to

    Re: Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500

    Reply Contact
    thanks for the link and the feedback !
Page 1 of 1 (4 items)
The Klipsch Community » Klipsch Home Audio » Home Theater » Sony STR-DE597 vs. Yamaha RX-V1500
©2009 Klipsch Audio Technologies. All rights reserved.