WarbyWomby Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Hi all, I'm new to all this but trying to build a home theatre on the cheap. I don't mind having older used equipment, particularly if it was good in its day. Currently I have a JCV DLA X-3 projector, which is great. I had some Richter Paladin speakers sitting in storage, so I've picked up an older Richter unicorn centre speaker and a Richter Son of Thor sub woofer (yet to arrive) via Marketplace / Gumtree. I also have some KEF RDM Two Type SP3254 monitors that I had from a previous setup that I could maybe use as rears, space permitting. The plan is to run an Apple TV 4K into the AVR, with HDMI passthrough to the projector. I picked up a used Yamaha HTR-3063 primarily because it looked like it would do the HDMI passthrough. However, it doesn't want to play ball and shuts off when I try. It's fine if I send the audio to the AVR via the analogue connections, although for some reason it no longer recognises the centre speaker. I'm not sure why it does this, whether it's a fault somewhere in the AVR (HDMI issue?) or some other reason. Anyway, I'm thinking it might be best to look for a different AVR. I don't want new or expensive but I can stretch the budget if there's a compelling reason to. Currently, the budget is somewhere between $100-$400. I understand I might need a newer model (post 2015?) to make sure the HDMI component is good enough. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, WarbyWomby said: The plan is to run an Apple TV 4K into the AVR, with HDMI passthrough to the projector. I picked up a used Yamaha HTR-3063 primarily because it looked like it would do the HDMI passthrough. However, it doesn't want to play ball and shuts off when I try. Try setting the Apple TV to a lower resolution so that the Yamaha can handle the HDMI handshake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarbyWomby Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 Thanks Snoopy. But that's not it. Last time I was actually using my laptop as a source signal and that shut the receiver down. This time I used the Apple TV and the Yamaha at least didn't shut down this time and would very intermittently show a picture but essentially doesn't work on any of the HDMI inputs. So I think I'm still looking at finding a reasonable receiver... any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Please have a look at the Classifieds https://www.stereonet.com/forums/classifieds/category/29-av-receivers-processors/ Maybe the Yamaha HTR-6303? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarbyWomby Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 OK. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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