Denon 1910 AVR upgrade - what to consider?

[Gimp67]

 

[Gimp67]

Grrrr,

just lost me intro...

Try again...

Just bought Denon 1713UD following advice from these forums.

Now feel my older 1910 AVR is left a little lacking. So sticking with Denon, how do the model numbers break down?

Happy to buy new or secondhand, not bothered about bells and whistles.

Looking to move up a level or 2 in 'quality' - you know what I mean.

Don't want to buy the current version of my 1910.

cheers folks.

 

[Tarxman]

Current version of yours would be like the AVRX1000, perhaps the AVRX2000/X3000 would deliver the performance boost you're after? Provided of course you're happy sticking with Denon.

 

[Gimp67]

What if I was to stray from Denon then?

 

[Tarxman]

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[Son_of_SJ]

Just bought Denon 1713UD following advice from these forums.

Now feel my older 1910 AVR is left a little lacking. So sticking with Denon, how do the model numbers break down?

I'm not clear in what exactly respects your Denon AVR-1910, which was a five-star product in its day, indeed it was the What Hi-Fi 2009 Awards "Product of the Year" for home cinema amplifiers, you now consider to be lacking. I bought one, and the only reason that I don't still have it is that I gave it away to a dear friend of mine when I got my Denon AVR-4810 four years ago. Do you feel that the 1910 is not as good as newer machines, or do you feel that its sound has got worse over the years?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm also thinking about an upgrade from my Denon 1910- I find the dialogue can be a bit lost in the mix and needs a lift to make it more audible.

I have a Q Acoustics 1000c centre with 1010is for front and surround so I'm not sure if a change in centre speaker would be the way to go.

Also the 1910 doesn't play well with 3D so that'd be another reason to upgrade the amp.

I was wondering about the Yamaha RX-V675 but then got sidetracked by the good value of the RX-V1073.....

 

[Gimp67]

Son_of_SJ , the 1910 is a good amp, the only reason I'm looking around is to consider an upgrade. I bought the 1910 following WHF's review, as best in it's class. I'm looking to move up a class if I can. As newer amps are about to appear on the horizon, I'm looking to, say. the Denon AVRX3000, as it WAS an £800 amp, now nearer £400. The 1910 started out as a £400 amp. Does this seem logical, or have just got a case of 'upgradeitis' that I need to shake off? PS, I too notice that centre channel speech can be overwhelmed by everything else. I just turn it up a bit...