bigboss said:
Yamaha NS-777 looks amazing. ELAC speakers are quite expensive & way beyond budget. Never heard of Energy before.
How as your demo experience? I would suggest demo it with 1030 as well as 830. If you can't discern any difference, save yourself 15K. Let us know how you get on. Good luck!
Receiver -
Today I had a demo of Yamaha 1030, 820 (not 830) and Onkyo 727 with NS-777 and ELAC speakers. I observed both 1030 and 820 were good in sound quality. The difference between two was minimal at most of the points. 1030 was more clear on low-mids with "Pure Direct" turned on.
So thinking about 1030, it new model and the cost difference is less if I compare it with total investment.
Speakers -
As you rightly said; ELAC is expensive and going beyond my budget so NS-777 seems to be a good option.
Concern -
The sales representative told me that 1030 has some pass-through issues and mostly get resolved with latest firmware upgrade. I tried to search it on Google but did not find any related links. Any thoughts to share?
Also does pass-through work effectively if STB is connected through receiver?
Thanks again for your time
Bhupinder