dynamic73
Audiophile in Progress
I got this Yamaha RX 777 receiver a few years ago. I picked it up used from a older gentleman. I also have a Yamaha RX V1900 receiver. Which I think is excellent. One day I decided to combine the two. So I used the Yamaha RX V1900 as the preamp and the Yamaha RX 777 as the main amp. I'm using a Yamaha YP B2 turntable as the source and Definitive Technology DR 7 speakers. This combination has proved to be way better than I expected.
I heard some really nice amps and audio gear in my day. This Yamaha RX 777 receiver holds it's own. Against some of the better audio equipment I listen to. 1st off the Yamaha RX 777 seems to have more power than what it's rated. They rate the Yamaha RX 777 as 100 wpc @ 8 ohm. It really pushes my Def Techs without any trouble. Most of the other receivers I've had never really seem to deliver what they are rated at. The Yamaha RX 777 seems to put out what it's rated at and more. My Def Tech speakers are rated at 90 db efficiency. So I understand they are easy to drive. The Yamaha RX 777 brings out notes that I never thought the Def Tech speaker had in them. The Yamaha RX 777 is also very detailed. Which I've never had in a stereo receiver before. The bass is were the Yamaha RX 777 really shows it can produce music. It really reaches down there and punches out the notes. All with this natural sound that is very addicting.
I see a lot of talk in the Yamaha section about the old Yamaha CR 1020 and the CR 2020 receivers and how great they are. It makes me wonder. Are they really that much better than this modern (built around 2001) Yamaha RX 777 receiver? Am I missing the boat here. Would I gain that much more going to an older Yamaha receiver?
There's very little info on the old interwebs about the Yamaha RX 777. Which makes me believe that it has flown under the radar. And not many people have expreinced the sound and the music it makes. I'm wondering if anyone here has listen to the Yamaha RX 777 and what they think about it for music enjoyment?
I heard some really nice amps and audio gear in my day. This Yamaha RX 777 receiver holds it's own. Against some of the better audio equipment I listen to. 1st off the Yamaha RX 777 seems to have more power than what it's rated. They rate the Yamaha RX 777 as 100 wpc @ 8 ohm. It really pushes my Def Techs without any trouble. Most of the other receivers I've had never really seem to deliver what they are rated at. The Yamaha RX 777 seems to put out what it's rated at and more. My Def Tech speakers are rated at 90 db efficiency. So I understand they are easy to drive. The Yamaha RX 777 brings out notes that I never thought the Def Tech speaker had in them. The Yamaha RX 777 is also very detailed. Which I've never had in a stereo receiver before. The bass is were the Yamaha RX 777 really shows it can produce music. It really reaches down there and punches out the notes. All with this natural sound that is very addicting.
I see a lot of talk in the Yamaha section about the old Yamaha CR 1020 and the CR 2020 receivers and how great they are. It makes me wonder. Are they really that much better than this modern (built around 2001) Yamaha RX 777 receiver? Am I missing the boat here. Would I gain that much more going to an older Yamaha receiver?
There's very little info on the old interwebs about the Yamaha RX 777. Which makes me believe that it has flown under the radar. And not many people have expreinced the sound and the music it makes. I'm wondering if anyone here has listen to the Yamaha RX 777 and what they think about it for music enjoyment?