Upgraded my older Yamaha receiver for a newer model that would accommodate 4K video, has a 2nd "zone" and Bluetooth. Unfortunately, it seems I've lost the Dolby PLII Music program the old one had.
I usually used it only when listening to soft jazz/pop as background music in the evenings (usually while playing Pandora), but it worked great for that music. Now I have options for DTS Neural: X, NEO6: Cinema, Neo6: Music, and a "Dolby Surround" decoder that is supposed to take the place of the various Dolby options on the older receiver? In any case, none of them sound nearly as good or discreet as the DPLII, IMO. NEO6 sounds the best, but I have to crank the rears WAAAAY up to get much action out of them at all, and it doesn't do nearly as much as the old DPLII music program used to do. And the only adjustment NEO6 seems to have is an ability to widen/narrow the center channel and the fronts.
Otherwise, the new receiver is great. (Aventage RX-A760).
I usually used it only when listening to soft jazz/pop as background music in the evenings (usually while playing Pandora), but it worked great for that music. Now I have options for DTS Neural: X, NEO6: Cinema, Neo6: Music, and a "Dolby Surround" decoder that is supposed to take the place of the various Dolby options on the older receiver? In any case, none of them sound nearly as good or discreet as the DPLII, IMO. NEO6 sounds the best, but I have to crank the rears WAAAAY up to get much action out of them at all, and it doesn't do nearly as much as the old DPLII music program used to do. And the only adjustment NEO6 seems to have is an ability to widen/narrow the center channel and the fronts.
Otherwise, the new receiver is great. (Aventage RX-A760).
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