Mga sirs,
May I ask if it is really a big step up to buy newer generations of Yamaha receivers. I am using a old RX-V995 (100w/5ch.) and I was thinking of upgrading to a RX-V659. Besides the obvious new features like 7.1ch, PLIIx, 96/24 DAC, YPAO, etc. Can you say that in terms of basic sound quality for movies/music, power per ch., and basic surround sound, is there an obvious improvement?
I really don't need 7.1ch since my room is small and my sofa is against the back wall and I noticed that most new films are still based on the 5.1 soundtrack only but I'm willing to upgrade for improve sound ( for music and movies) and power.
Thanks.