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