Yamaha Z11 or Z7?

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I am in a dilema as a have a Z11 on home trial, as it is a dem model I have been ofered it for £3300.00 but I wonder if a Z7 would fulfill my needs.
The Z11 took ages to set up as I mentioned in a previous post ,the auto setup screwed the EQ which I have now resolved, now it sounds very good indeed but, how much better than a Z7?
Any savings could go towards a new projector, but for now the amp is my key purchase.
Any comments would be appreciated
Regards
Andy

 

[Frank Harvey]

It's much better, as long as the speakers are up to it.

 

[Andy Madden]

I agree - to really get the most out of a Z11 you really need at least a £7/8/9 grand speaker package.

 

[Frank Harvey]

There'll be many £4k/5k packages that will sound pretty awesome with this amp, particularly the M&K's - don't scare people off Andy!!

 

[Andy Madden]

I'm not trying to scare people off, just giving an opinion. If you have a £4k package, then I'm just not sure the jump from Z7 to Z11 is really necessary. Any remaining money could be put towards a top-notch Blu-ray player. It's only a suggestion...

 

[Clare Newsome]

I agree with Andy. Obviously the Z11 can and does sound awesome powering a more affordable package, but to enjoy what it's truly capable of (for music as well as movies) you'll need a top-notch speaker set-up.

Yes, the Z11 is a big step up from the Z7, but that propels it into a different league of partnering products, too. (Mind you, £3300 is an EXCELLENT deal!)

 

[TheHomeCinemaCentre]

£3300 is an alright deal.....

It may be the retailers against the reviewers here on opinion, to me the Z11 is a good step up from the Z7 and the benefits can be heard on most speaker set ups.

That said in this instance adding a projector to the OPs setup will produce huge gains to the overall enjoyment and it may be a better bet to sacrifice the Z11 in favour of that or another upgrade. With £3300 to spend that leaves around £1400 for any potential purchase, stretching that a bit further and the projector options start to get much wider.

Nick

 

[Frank Harvey]

Agreed - if a Z7 is owned, a move to a quality projector would be a more enjoyable upgrade than moving to a Z11 - although that would be recommended at a later date

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks to everyone for your comments

Regards

Andy