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Originally Posted by crossg  Looks like a great receiver. Any clue on the release date. Pretty much made my decision to go with the Onkyo TX-SR605 but if the RX-V663 is going to be released very soon I will hold off on buying it. Google got 5 hits 2 were here and one at AVS. |
Looks like April. The Yamaha has a very important advantage over the Onkyo, in that it can matrix 7:1 audio from 5:1 with DD PLIIx, ES and EX decoders. The Onkyo cannot do this. If you have a 7:1 setup and HD audio, you'll want this feature. The 661 will be found soon at discounted prices, and really only lacks HDMI 1.3 and the HD decoders, which you don't have to have.