Hey all -
I have been using a Project Debut Carbon turntable with some older Klipsch speakers and a vintage Marantz 2220B stereo receiver with built in phono input. I have always enjoyed the sound from this, but it wasn't ideal for my TV setup in the same room, so I wanted to upgrade the receiver to support 5.1+TV.
I recently purchased new Klipsch Reference speakers, sub, and center at huge discount, with a new Yamaha rx-v481 AV receiver to support my tv with 5.1 surround sound as well as my turntable. The surround sound with this receiver for TV/Movies sounds good enough to make me happy, but then when I switched the input to the turntable, it sounds flat and boring. I couldn't believe how disappointing it was, and I guess I am surprised that I am audiophile enough to notice right away. I played a few different records, and they all sound dull. I played around with the settings on the receiver, and had my wife listen to see if I was making it it up (she quickly confirmed I wasn't). I am also using a Cambridge Audio 640p preamp with this Yamaha receiver, so it isn't due to the lack of a phono pre-amp (which is what all the other forum topics are addressing on my google searches).
I am starting to read/learn that modern AV receivers can't compete with stereo receivers at the same price for a variety of engineering reasons that I am still comprehending. However, I am not interested in paying $2000 for an 5.1 AV receiver that was also support my turntable, but is that really my only option if I want to get close to the sound that I had before with my old stereo receiver? Are there brands/models that people can recommend, or a different setup where I can use the same speakers for both tv and turntable and would bring the price down a bit? I am looking at the Marantz NR1506 but I fear that it won't be much of an improvement to the Yamaha. I am willing to give up the fancy features as long as I can get good sound and futureproof myself to a 4k setup.
Thanks in advance!
I have been using a Project Debut Carbon turntable with some older Klipsch speakers and a vintage Marantz 2220B stereo receiver with built in phono input. I have always enjoyed the sound from this, but it wasn't ideal for my TV setup in the same room, so I wanted to upgrade the receiver to support 5.1+TV.
I recently purchased new Klipsch Reference speakers, sub, and center at huge discount, with a new Yamaha rx-v481 AV receiver to support my tv with 5.1 surround sound as well as my turntable. The surround sound with this receiver for TV/Movies sounds good enough to make me happy, but then when I switched the input to the turntable, it sounds flat and boring. I couldn't believe how disappointing it was, and I guess I am surprised that I am audiophile enough to notice right away. I played a few different records, and they all sound dull. I played around with the settings on the receiver, and had my wife listen to see if I was making it it up (she quickly confirmed I wasn't). I am also using a Cambridge Audio 640p preamp with this Yamaha receiver, so it isn't due to the lack of a phono pre-amp (which is what all the other forum topics are addressing on my google searches).
I am starting to read/learn that modern AV receivers can't compete with stereo receivers at the same price for a variety of engineering reasons that I am still comprehending. However, I am not interested in paying $2000 for an 5.1 AV receiver that was also support my turntable, but is that really my only option if I want to get close to the sound that I had before with my old stereo receiver? Are there brands/models that people can recommend, or a different setup where I can use the same speakers for both tv and turntable and would bring the price down a bit? I am looking at the Marantz NR1506 but I fear that it won't be much of an improvement to the Yamaha. I am willing to give up the fancy features as long as I can get good sound and futureproof myself to a 4k setup.
Thanks in advance!