Yamaha Z7 vs 3900

tofu1978

any ching can share your experience?

I went to Tom Lee this evening and tried both 3900 and Z7.  I found Z7 has the below advantages over 3900 (take into consideration of their price variation):

Z7 has a high sound destiny (sound thicker) with a deep sound stage.  It is more in detail.  3D DSP is amazing with proper positioning.  If we take a sphere as illustration, user is like sitting in the middle while all sound are pointing towards the "king seat".  Z7 has a far more advance setting which u can adjust hz and khz of each channel (5-level adjustments to each curve) once you measure the room.

Z7 features a higher quality of video chipset, and its image wins 3900 by at least 20%.  I saw a Epson projector in the showroom, not sure if it is a LCD.  Image is very standing out and 3D.

claero

depends you will add a power amp or not

superdog8092

tofu1978  #1

師兄，就你個人意見，是否值得比多4千幾去買距呢？{:5_87:}

tofu1978

I think the difference worth $4k, in fact it saves more than $4K since one does not always have to think about upgrade.

If without a power amp, which one is good?  I only have a Onkyo 807.  Tom Lee salesperson (I guess his name is Patrick) said Klipsch is the best match with Yamaha (even better than Mirage), but I am not sure if it is true

jjboy

4# tofu1978


他是否一個帶眼鏡？講說話帶點幽默？

tofu1978

yes .. he wears glasses who is a little bit chubby and is a gentleman who is willing to explain and provide testing ... he gave me a A/B test between 3900 and Z7 with Kung Fu Panda.

jjboy

轉筷子嗰段？
另外，師兄家中是否用緊Klipsch喇叭？

tofu1978

yes + the scene where the leopard tries to jail break

i am using klipsch .. r u the one who has m&k?

jjboy

什麼都唔係，什麼都唔係
只是轉筷子嗰段盡能顯出Y記的聲分析力，所以上次小弟也是安排試這段，老實說，小弟好喜歡Y記五個喇叭放在前的玩法。

macmini

a high sound destiny (sound thicker) is not depend on power amp. Power amp is power-up the signal from pre-amp.  Pre-amp is very important. Of course, source is the most important.