JBL MA7100HP AV Receiver Review

[andrewskaterrr]

tbf its in the name.... Junk But Loud

JBL MA7100HP – Dirac

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also do you need to spend 1/4 of the retail price on dirac?

i think amir is a bit nitpicky here, which he should be... we strive for better and that sinad does not scream greatness or even adequacy but i think as a living room bing bang boom box it should be ok... ie. same as everyone else in the class and a fair bit above the likes of Onkyo Pioneer for example.

He was actually nicer to it than to the Onkyo NR7100, which measured better and comes with Dirac for $550 on sale.

 

[andrewskaterrr]

It’s actually weird that it’s getting voted better than the NR7100 while being $100 more at MSRP, performing worse overall, and doesn’t come with Dirac. It does have 2 subs though and 50w more @4ohm. The Power Limiting in the NR7100 is fixed now too. No doubt the MA7100HP look ways better though, I love it.

 

[peng]

It does have 2 subs though

But are they 2 independent sub outs? I read the manual, it isn't too clear but the way they worded it, I would assume they are just two parallel outputs fed by one. If that is the case then it has not no real advantage over just one subout used with a Y connector.

 

[kyuu]

It’s actually weird that it’s getting voted better than the NR7100 while being $100 more at MSRP, performing worse overall, and doesn’t come with Dirac. It does have 2 subs though and 50w more @4ohm. The Power Limiting in the NR7100 is fixed now too. No doubt the MA7100HP look ways better though, I love it.

It's not weird. Unlike the NR7100 with its power limiting issue, the JBL isn't broken. If they fixed the power limiting issue with a firmware update, then great. People aren't going to back and change their votes en masse, however.

 

[kyuu]

But are they 2 independent sub outs? I read the manual, it isn't too clear but the way they worded it, I would assume they are just two parallel outputs fed by one. If that is the case then it has not no real advantage over just one subout used with a Y connector.

That's correct, they are not independent.

 

[Power Pop 23]

Woot! is currently selling the JBL MA7100HP AV receiver for $749.95 and the JBL MA710 AV receiver for $499.95

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/new-jbl-ma7100hp-7-2ch-8k-high-performance-av-receiver?

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/new-jbl-ma710-7-2ch-8k-av-receiver?

 

[andrewskaterrr]

It's not weird. Unlike the NR7100 with its power limiting issue, the JBL isn't broken. If they fixed the power limiting issue with a firmware update, then great. People aren't going to back and change their votes en masse, however.

The JBL had power limiting as well, so it was the same for both.

 

[kyuu]

The JBL had power limiting as well, so it was the same for both.

Um, no?

 

[EWL5]

The JBL had power limiting as well, so it was the same for both.

Not true.

 

[andrewskaterrr]

Ya I guess you’re right. I read the hard limit when trying to clip as it, and going into protect at 63hz.

 

[Power Pop 23]

Hopefully, I am missing something but it appears a 'jack' for a wired headphone is excluded from some recent introductions of AV receivers, including the new 'MA' series from JBL. I have read that 'MA' is meant to stand for 'Modern Audio'. I don't see a headphone jack on the McIntosh MHT300 and select Sony AVRs.

 

[andrewskaterrr]

Hopefully, I am missing something but it appears a 'jack' for a wired headphone is excluded from some recent introductions of AV receivers, including the new 'MA' series from JBL. I have read that 'MA' is meant to stand for 'Modern Audio'. I don't see a headphone jack on the McIntosh MHT300 and select Sony AVRs.

Honestly I never knew why a headphone jack was included. I’ve never used one, and looking at measurements they usually suck. I’d just run Line Out/Zone2 RCAs to a HP amp. I’m sure there’s a couple people out there that use them though.

 

[ban25]

Hopefully, I am missing something but it appears a 'jack' for a wired headphone is excluded from some recent introductions of AV receivers, including the new 'MA' series from JBL. I have read that 'MA' is meant to stand for 'Modern Audio'. I don't see a headphone jack on the McIntosh MHT300 and select Sony AVRs.

Pretty sure Marantz and Integra have them if that's your thing.