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Re: Curved TVs?
« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2016, 12:48:23 PM »
I'm due for a receiver upgrade. My Yamaha (HTR-5790) is old enough that it doesn't have HDMI connections so I have to switch video sources independent of sound. It also stumbles with the new Dolby DD+ encoding used by streaming services. Neither is enough to justify a couple hundred bucks for a new unit, but that doesn't stop me from wishing...

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Re: Curved TVs?
« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2016, 05:00:53 PM »
A/V receivers?

I bought THIS ONE late last year for under $397 new. It works very well. I think it's been replaced with the "RX-A760" now.
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Re: Curved TVs?
« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2016, 09:41:32 PM »
Quote from: Ben on November 06, 2016, 09:05:35 PM
How much do decent ones run? Maybe that's an option for me. Right now I'm using a soundbar and wireless woofer on the optical port. Or are there also good plain splitters / switches?

I bought a couple of these last year at under $200 each.  Very satisfied with them.  One is on a bedroom system, the other is serving in the family room until I get the go-ahead to upgrade a bit.  I have some Klipsch towers I want to run in there.  Once I do that, the one in the family room will replace an older Pioneer in the "Sitting Room".

Edited to add:

It appears that Amazon's unit does NOT have
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Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)
The VSX-524-K features Pioneer's exclusive Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration system (MCACC), providing an optimized multi-channel listening experience by measuring every speaker's connection, noting its size and distance from the listening point, sound levels and timbre in order to calibrate, customize and maximize performance specifically for your room.

I find this feature highly useful.  It appears that the Monoprice unit (same model number!) DOES have it.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10919&cs_id=1091901&p_id=14203&seq=1&format=2



https://smile.amazon.com/Pioneer-VSX-530-K-Receiver-Bluetooth-Technology/dp/B0141JVEHS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1478572511&sr=1-2&keywords=pioneer+vsx-524-k
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