Reddit mentions of Yamaha RX-V377 5.1-Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver

Yes. Do this.

Right now I've got that exact lepai driving these $125 speakers (set). They were designed by Andrew Jones, who is one of the more successful speaker "engineers" whos last speakers retailed for over $40,000. They sound fantastic. They rival speakers that I've heard at almost 5x the price.

I added Bluetooth fuctionality with one of [these receivers] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GX71GNO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1427739222&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=bluetooth+audio+receiver&dpPl=1&dpID=41ATezzg6pL&ref=plSrch )

The cool thing about getting a real set of bookshelves and starting receiver like the lepai is its cheap enough to upgrade later when your budget allows. You can go ahead at some point and get a real 5.1 or 7.1 receiver and the other speakers (matching or not). Many, if not most modern receivers come with Bluetooth and or apple airplay built in. Even something like the [Yamaha 375] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HZE2WW8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1427741141&sr=8-2&keywords=yamaha+receiver&dpPl=1&dpID=31Cl2ylwH0L&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40 ) has more than enough horsepower.

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You are not looking for a Blu-Ray player. You are looking for a replacement to your Home Theater in a box head unit. Short answer: Good Luck. Have fun on eBay.

It is out of your budget, but you should be getting a 5.1 Home Theater Receiver and a separate Blu-Ray Player. You might have to strip your speaker wires to plug them in, and the audio quality from the receiver won't be the best that it could be, but it will be MUCH better than whatever you had.

Receiver: This one is OKAY. It'll get the job done.

$170 - Refurbished - Yamaha RX-V377-R

Blu-Ray Player: This one is the only one worth buying, IMO.

$75 - New- Sony BDPS5500

Yes you'll need a receiver. You can connect the receiver to the tv via an hdmi cable or RCA cables (white and red cables) if it's an older tv. There are other options like optical cables but I don't want to overwhelm you with options. HDMI is the most foolproof as long as the tv and receiver have that connection.
You would connect the speakers to the receiver with regular old speaker wire.

Example of a receiver: http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V377-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B00HZE2WW8/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1451421686&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_feature_two_browse-bin%3A1267494011

Here are the basics things that are part of a home theater. Speakers, Subwoofer, Reciever, TV, and all your other consoles and such.

Typical setup would involve connecting your PS4, DVD players, etc into the inputs in your Receiver. Then you connect your Receiver output into your TV. TV always stays on the same input and you use the Receiver to switch between activities.

Next you connect your audio out on the Receiver to your speakers and subwoofer. If you are doing 5.1, then that means 5 speakers + the sub woofer. The 5 usual speakers are placed at the LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER of your TV, somewhere near the front of the room. Then the SURROUND Left and Right speakers are placed behind wherever you sit in your living room.

When you say your house was wired, I am guessing this means that you have the speaker wire running to at least those 5 locations. Hopefully this also means you already have built in speakers. If not you will need to buy the appropriate speakers and install them wherever the speaker wire was run to. Once you have your speakers in place, if the set up was done properly there will be some central location in your living room where you will place your Receiver as well as your PS4, and other equipment.

If you are looking to get a good sound system, as you say for $200-300, it is possible if all you need is the receiver. If "sound system" includes the set of speakers you will be pushing it to meet that budget, and in my opinion it wouldn't be worth it. Better to wait until you can afford a decent set up. If all you need is a receiver for 200-300, I would recommend a basic one like this to start: http://amzn.com/B00HZE2WW8. (You will notice that on that page you can get a bundle that includes a speaker set, but that bumps the price to $425). Other people may have their own opinions, but I have always had good success with Yamaha receivers. The one I linked has 4 HDMI inputs and 5.1 sound.

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• Yamaha 375
  
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Yep. Which is why they are mostly used in a desk setup. The smsl Q5 (only 50 watts) has a remote, but for $140 I would just look for a receiver. Many more options like digital connections and room correction software. Upgrading to a receiver was the best audio upgrade I've done. Hardcore audiophiles might scoff at receivers for no good reason, but for someone starting out, they are awesome.

I scored a refurbished yamaha 375 for like $130 on amazon. Crazy good deal. The 377 is $170 from amazon warehouse.

The yamaha stereo receiver is also another option with a remote at just $150. Two pairs of 2 channel. Also much easier to connect a sub to a receiver than a 2 channel amp.

Hit up accessories4less for other refurb deals too. Yamaha, denon, onkyo are what I would look out for. Usually good amazon deals on those too.

I would probably stick with 5.1.

Avoid "home theater in a box" or built-in bluray player / home theater.
Usually the speakers in those package are pretty bad.

I personnally have a Yamaha RXV-377 AMP(http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V377-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B00HZE2WW8) coupled with POLK speakers that i picked up on sale.

My room was already all wired up by the previous owner so i only had to plug everything and i was ready to go.

Here's a couple of things to look for on the AMP :
Number of HDMI port (i would not consider anything with less that 4-5 port).

Do you need features like AIRPLAY or spotify integration?
I personnaly have a Chromecast that covers all of that, therefore i did not need to go to a higher range amp.

As far as wired or not, you will lose some sound quality without wires, therefore it is up to you to hear how much you are willing to sacrifice for the conveniance.

Here's my opinion on a couple of brand :

Onkyo : Used to have problems with faulty HDMI boards. Not too sure if it is still the case but overall, good products.

Pioneer : Quality took a MASSIVE drop. I would not consider them for a while.

Yamaha, Denon : Good product, not much complains on those as far as i know.

Bose : Overpriced....probably the beat by dre equivalent of the Home Theater world.

The other brands, i do not have much experience with them, therefore you should research a bit before doing a move.

Speaker wise : Without ANY doubt, the best bang for your buck would be the Monoprice Premium 5.1 CH Speakers. It is a 700 watt kit... it should be enough and the sound quality is great for the money.http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10906&cs_id=1090601&p_id=10565&seq=1&format=2

Let me know if you have any questions, i'll try to help you out...i know this home theater world can be pretty confusing...

Are you open to refurb options? They could save you some money in the long run. I'll assume no for right now.

AVR - Yamaha RX-V377 or Denon AVR-S500BT for $250. The Denon adds in Bluetooth if that is something important to you. However, you can't go wrong with either one.

Speakers - I would look at a 5.1 set since you're starting from scratch. That would give you a 5.1 right away meaning you would get all five surround speakers and a sub included. Since you're in an apt I think a sat set would be fine. I would look at these sets.

• Yamaha NS-SP1800BL $120 a entry level set but a great place to start. Keeps you well under budget.
  
  
• Dayton Audio HTP-3 $200 This set comes with a Dayton 12" sub so make sure you have room for it. If not they sell the same set with either the 10" or 8" sub too.
  
  
• JBL Cinema 510 $150 nice set with small sats and a small 6.5" sub. Great for small spaces but if you move to a bigger place you might have to upgrade at least the sub.
  
  You could also get a prepack which is an AVR and speakers in one package. The Yamaha YHT399UBL $350 is a good example of this.
  
  Don't forget the following when you order.
  
  
• Optical cable $6 to hook up the TV/cable box to the AVR.
  
  
• HDMI cables $8 to hook up the AVR to the TV and dvd/brp ect to AVR
  
  
• speaker wire $10 needed to hook up the speakers in the Dayon set. Not a bad idea to get in case the wires that come with the sets are not long enough for where you want to put your speakers.
  
  
• Subwoofer cable $12 needed if getting the Dayton set as I don't think this comes with the sub cable.

The simplest thing is probably to just get a regular old receiver without Bluetooth, then get a Bluetooth adapter that plugs into one of the receiver's inputs.

There are some receivers that have built-in Bluetooth. For example, the Denon AVR-S500BT has it, but this review says it does not have aptX support, so personally I would avoid that if Bluetooth is important to you. Apparently there are some Sony models with built-in aptX, but they get so-so reviews.

A quick aside about aptX, Bluetooth audio was originally meant for phones and voice, so it is really not that high quality. There is an extension called aptX which allows much higher quality. It's not quite CD quality (though they advertise it as that...) but pretty close. If you're going to use Bluetooth for music, I'd say aptX is pretty essential. (Of course, your phone or whatever needs to support it as well.)

So, since there don't appear to be many receivers with built-in Bluetooth that get high ratings and have aptX, I'd go with a separate Bluetooth adapter.

Luckily, several manufacturers offer this. From a quick glance at amazon.com, it appears the Yamaha RX-V377 receiver ($250) and the Yamaha YBA-11 ($50) are compatible with each other, both get good reviews, are in your price range, and support aptX. (The RX-V377 is an AV receiver, so it does video and stuff, but it looks like their regular audio-only receivers aren't really much cheaper.) Disclaimer: I've never used this receiver or anything, I just did some reading and found that it seems to meet your criteria.

not sure what your price range is, but this looks solid.

Hello! I'm in the process of furnishing my recently finished basement. I just got a new 75" TV (Samsung Q80) set up and a place for my gaming consoles to go. Now I'm looking to add a decent speaker system, but I'm quite uneducated in this area and was hoping someone could advise! Here is how things look currently: https://imgur.com/f3ETe65

The space will be used mostly for gaming and watching sports or movies. Budget is undecided, maybe around $1k? Could go higher if needed. I was thinking the middle speaker could go on the shelf right below the tv (so it would need to be somewhat thin), and the receiver to go on the shelf next to the middle speaker. Then not sure about the left and right speakers - either ones that would sit on the ground on either side of the shelf, and the subwoofer right next to one of the speakers, or mount smaller ones to the left and right of the TV and just have the subwoofer on the ground to the right of the shelf. The surround speakers I would mount smaller ones to the wall in between the windows seen in the TV's reflection.

I have a receiver I bought like 5 years ago (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZE2WW8/), but not sure if I can or should use it here. Would greatly appreciate any advice on setup or specific products that would work well for me. Hoping to buy sometime this week for Black Friday sales. Thanks!!

sorry i forgot to add, im canadian so getting deals from canada is pretty hard /:

i don't really have a budget, but i would prefer to not spend too much money. im looking for value, and i don't want to spend any more than 400 bucks(canadian), but preferable i would like to spend less than that. if you think value lies somewhere above 400, then i don't mind getting it if the sound quality is improved by a huge amount

i'm gonna be using this for a playstation 4 pro, so i kinda want the hdmi input rather than optical or whatever

i also don't want to wait until black friday, as i have alot of free time now and i wanna set it up now.

when i look at all of these on canadian amazon, its just below 1000 bucks

https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-SP-BS22-LR-Designed-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B008NCD2LG
https://www.amazon.ca/Pioneer-SP-C22-Designed-Channel-Speaker/dp/B008NCD2EI
https://www.amazon.ca/Dayton-Audio-B652-Bookshelf-Speaker/dp/B002RMPHMU
https://www.amazon.ca/Dayton-Audio-SUB-1000-10-Inch-Subwoofer/dp/B0063NU3AA
https://www.amazon.ca/Yamaha-RX-V377-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B00HZE2WW8

again, thanks for your help, its the first time in this sub, and my first time posting things on reddit haha (:

I'm actually looking for suggestions on a receiver that could accommodate this type of setup.

From what I've read, I think I need one that has the option for "PRE OUT". I'd prefer to get a cheaper receiver like this popular Yamaha receiver. But if I need the preout option, then I was looking at this more expensive Yamaha receiver that includes the "pre out" option.

Any ideas?

This should work for a simple, low priced system. It has both Optical and SPDIF inputs.

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V377-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B00HZE2WW8/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1448975172&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_feature_two_browse-bin%3A1267494011

Inexpensive AV receivers like this usually don't have a Phono input, but you can use one of the other component inputs (audio in) and a Phono preamp for your turntable.

http://www.amazon.com/Receivers-Connect-Receiver-Turntables-Microphones/dp/B00WNLILJ6/ref=sr_1_30?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1448975438&sr=1-30&keywords=phono+preamps

Exactly. which should be fairly easy, most receivers are this way now.

quick amazon search.

this Yamaha has 4 hdmi in and a single out. so the single out goes to the tv and the cable, dvd, video games etc connect to the ins.

so everything into the receiver and use it to control all the functions. just turn off the volume on the tv, (it shouldnt make any noise but i always turn it off).

Yeah I want to get an AVR that's just good enough to get by on for now. If I didn't want to buy used equipment, as there anything to worry about with the Yamaha RX-V377? I see a lot of these go on sale on Slickdeals and around Christmas season I'm going to keep an eye out.

Thanks for the advice!

I don't have a receiver picked out yet, but I was looking through the recommended ones in the guide on the right. Particular one you recommend for the setup?

EDIT: I am thinking I am going to get the Yamaha RX-V377 in the receivers guide. Would that work for the F12 and Sonys I have?

Unfortunately, wireless speakers tend to be be pretty bad quality (or at least, have low quality/price ratios). Can you really not just run some speaker wire to wherever you need the speakers to be? Don't you have to plug in the Klipsch for power anyway? If you just want to be able to control the music from a wireless device, an Airport Express (or similar) will be able to do that very easily, with better range and quality than the Klipsch wireless.

I really think your best option would be having a centralized receiver, powering 4 bookshelf speakers. So the setup would go: Phone/laptop ->wirelessly-> Airport Express -> Receiver (plugged into wall for power) -> 4 speakers (no power required other than speaker wire)

I don't know your budget, but here are some suggestions:

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V377-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B00HZE2WW8/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7H8GG2/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IEDL8EM/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040L3DAO/

A 2.1 system made of individual components (not a theater-in-a-box) will still knock your socks off if you're used to a soundbar. I think high quality audio is more immersive over mediocre surround sound anyways.

I went for maximum bang for the buck with my setup, sound quality improves drastically with every dollar spent up to a point. The return gets marginal once you soend more than $300 on a receiver, $150 on bookshelf speakers, and $200 on a subwoofer.

I'd recommend the following parts for a good setup and I listed some budget options you could substitute without losing too much quality:

Receiver: Yamaha RX-V377 or RX-V375 (what I have). They're $250 and $220 respectively (the 375 is usually $200) and they both have enough HDMI inputs for any normal person. The 377 supports 4K passthrough so it may be more future proof but I don't think 4K will catch on (just like 3D) since the benefits are marginal at typical viewing distances.

Speakers: Pioneer SP-BS22-LR's (what I have) or Micca MB42X's. Both are frequently on sale for $80-100 and they both sound awesome. If you're on a budget, the Dayton B652's are legendary for the the price ($40). They changed (cheapened) the design and ruined it last year but quickly brought the original design back. They fixed their mistake but they could ruin it again at any time.

Subwoofer: Bic F12 America (what I have). It's $190 but it will ruin your perception of every subwoofer you've ever owned. Once you experience crisp, clear bass you can never go back to over amplified 6" "woofers" like you get with a soundbars or the plastic junk that comes in boxed 5.1 kits. If you're on a budget, the Monoprice 12" sub is $108 and is supposed to be the absolute minimum you can spend to get something acceptable.

Ancilliaries: Buy your cables from Amazon (Amazon Basics brand) or Monoprice but I highly recommend this $9, paintable cable management kit and an afternoon of patience. Your wires will be invisible and your sound system will make your friends jealous.