IraGress
Active Member
Just for posterity-
I've been running a Sony STR V4 for a while. I absolutely love it. It makes old classic songs sound new, as it clearly separates each instrument and puts you in the front row, where you can hear every little living detail.
The STR v4 is positively glorious.
And don't be put off by the fact that it's one of the babies of a line, the v5, and v6 and the ridiculous, purely peacocking V7 being more powerful. The v4 is built a bit better than it's brutish more powerful siblings, giving majestic clarity and punchy base you can feel in the floor even at conversational volume. It is also powerful enough to rattle every window in my house. The V4 is exquisite in sound and ample in power for the average home owner, believe me. Anything above the V4 is going to lack nuance and bring the cops to your door while doing it.
On to the 7065.
My God this thing is sexy. It has been touted as the pinnacle of the sorely underestimated Sony brilliance, in sound as well as aesthetics.
So I bought one.
Well frankly, you can forget the punchy bass, clarity, and separation at low volume that I have come to expect from my V4.
BUT,... much like an old Eldorado, this bad boy just doesn't hit it's stride until it's cruising at about 85mph.
It's not until you crank this primitive beast up that it truly shines.
It handles high volume levels with effortless resplendence.
My V4 is sweeter than wine at low volume and still exquisite at volumes that rattle my windows, but if you want to tempt the cops while rocking your frickin' face off, the 7065 is the way to go.
I also suspect it will be very nice for classical music, like Holst's The Planets.
But then so would the V4.
Bottom line- both receivers are absolutely glorious, but the V4 rocks better at lower volume, and rocks HARD turned up too, but the 7065 seems built to fall asleep to some nice classical or jazz, then blow yer frickin wig off at a kegger, with little in between.
I'm glad I have both. As a team they cover all my bases.
I've been running a Sony STR V4 for a while. I absolutely love it. It makes old classic songs sound new, as it clearly separates each instrument and puts you in the front row, where you can hear every little living detail.
The STR v4 is positively glorious.
And don't be put off by the fact that it's one of the babies of a line, the v5, and v6 and the ridiculous, purely peacocking V7 being more powerful. The v4 is built a bit better than it's brutish more powerful siblings, giving majestic clarity and punchy base you can feel in the floor even at conversational volume. It is also powerful enough to rattle every window in my house. The V4 is exquisite in sound and ample in power for the average home owner, believe me. Anything above the V4 is going to lack nuance and bring the cops to your door while doing it.
On to the 7065.
My God this thing is sexy. It has been touted as the pinnacle of the sorely underestimated Sony brilliance, in sound as well as aesthetics.
So I bought one.
Well frankly, you can forget the punchy bass, clarity, and separation at low volume that I have come to expect from my V4.
BUT,... much like an old Eldorado, this bad boy just doesn't hit it's stride until it's cruising at about 85mph.
It's not until you crank this primitive beast up that it truly shines.
It handles high volume levels with effortless resplendence.
My V4 is sweeter than wine at low volume and still exquisite at volumes that rattle my windows, but if you want to tempt the cops while rocking your frickin' face off, the 7065 is the way to go.
I also suspect it will be very nice for classical music, like Holst's The Planets.
But then so would the V4.
Bottom line- both receivers are absolutely glorious, but the V4 rocks better at lower volume, and rocks HARD turned up too, but the 7065 seems built to fall asleep to some nice classical or jazz, then blow yer frickin wig off at a kegger, with little in between.
I'm glad I have both. As a team they cover all my bases.
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