Yamaha HTR-5550

[oz]

I'm buying a new inexpensive A/V receiver, but I want it to be halfway decent. I'm thinking about the Yamaha HTR-5550 (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-bdmNDZHXJqs/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?i=022HTR5550). Does anyone have any experience with this receiver?

And what do think of this line: "You get component video switching for two sources, complete with enough bandwidth to pass on HDTV signals."

[Greg Oman]

Well, to the comment about enough bandwidth, I think you'll be just fine.  My dad recently bought a Denon near that price point and he does use the switching-- it works great for him.  It also really helps if your set only has one set of component inputs, giving you the ability to add another one effectively.

Maybe someone here has some experience specific to the model.

Greg O.

[drgingras]

While I don't have this receiver, I looked at it when we added a 2nd HT setup earlier this year. Good bang-for-the-buck unit, lots of features, low THD, component switching, etc.

Other opinions:
Here
And Here
Note Price Here

I decided on a Denon 1803 (needed more multi-room options). However, it's switching bandwith seemed to slightly wash out the HD picture on my display. DVD was fine. I think the 30mhz is at the low end of acceptable bandwidth for HD switching. Everything has to work right or the signal may suffer a little. Ended up trading up to a 2803, which has 100mhz bandwidth. So much for an inexpensive second receiver:rolleyes:

If you end up going with Crutchfield, I have a $20 (1st time order)off $200 referral code to share.

Dave