Denon 2310 vs 1910

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I'm in the midst of helping a friend purchase his first HC set up and are set on the Sony Bdp-s370 and his current panasonic flat screen with the B&W 685 theatre package. The question is if we should go for the Denon avr-1910 as is recommended in WHF best buys or as his budget would allow go for the avr-2310?? I'm tended to go for the best your budget can allow but he isn't sure if he'll notice any difference for the money? Any thoughts?

 

[Anonymous]

I have the denon 2310 witht he B&W 685 pack and have to say wow. I did sample these speakers with the 1910, and the 2310 easily comes on top and its a great price now. But do you intend to go for 3D anytime soon as it maybe worth waiting for the new a/v to arrive

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks ramzijw that confirms what I thought. No its no point waiting as My mate is a bit shy of tech and just needs to do it once but right.

 

[Anonymous]

the 2310s main rival at launch was the yamaha rxv1065 , it retailed at £800 and received 5 stars from whfi , at that price , now going for £450 from richer sounds , id defo tell your friend about that ..

duly edited strapped

 

[strapped for cash]

Do you mean the Yamaha 1065 Max? I can comment from experience that the Yamaha 1065 compliments B&W speakers extremely well. That said, the 765 is still a very good receiver. Having had a Denon 1910 in my home for a week connected to my B&Ws, I would say that the 1065 is a far better option. Get a good audition of all though, rather than taking forum members' words for it. Any reasonable dealer will let you hear the B&W 685s with all the above named receivers. Not to mention the new generation of 3D (i.e. HDMI v. 1.4) compatible receivers, though I've only heard the Onkyo 608 at £450, which was good, but a little too boomy for my tastes...

 

[The Lawnmower Man]

The Yamaha 1065 is as good as the Denon 2310 and it's £150 cheaper.

It all boils down to which you prefer tonally with your speakers and if you think the Denon is worth £150 more if you prefer it.

 

[Pindi]

I think he should check this out too...

http://www.hifix.co.uk/sku.lasso?DENON%20HI%20FI-AVR-1911&item=4aa3aa7bf2fb6285eedc25a61165dfc2

 

[strapped for cash]

No worries Max! We all like to promote our own kit. I'm as guilty as anyone in that respect!

 

[Anonymous]

strapped for cash:No worries Max! We all like to promote our own kit. I'm as guilty as anyone in that respect!

why unbiased is my middle name

 

[csq2]

Get the 2310. The sound is incredible. Detail, dynamics, and musicality - you name it. Got a great deal on it too - $600 cdn brand new. The store was clearing out some of their inventory. Not sure if they do worldwide shipping but check out Soundsaround.

 

[ear]

for me the 2010 range from denon is the sound that is more aproximated to real cinema sound.

 

[Anonymous]

The denon 1911 seems to have been greatly cut on the rear connections.............

 

[Pindi]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

 

[ear]

almost all new receivers from all brands have less options of connections.most seem to have lost he analogue ins