Final piece of the jigsaw - advice welcome on Pioneer LX72, Denon 3310 (or other)

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Afternoon all,

I have finally saved enough money to complete my home AV set up by which I mean replace my old Denon 1906 with a new HDMI amp. With the set up below would people recommend:

• Pioneer LX53 (just seen good review)
• Pioneer LX72
• Denon 3310

I'm still hunting for good prices on Denon 4310 or Pioneer LX82.

Current set-up:

• Acoustic Energy Evo 3bs (7.1 set up)
• Denon 1906 (receiver)
• Pioneer Lx52 (blue-ray player)
• Marantz cd player

Your advice is much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Ross

 

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I am also interested in upgrading my sony da2400es and am looking at the new lx53, the whfi team have given it a glowing review in the latest mag. I would also be interested in what some of the many experts on the forum think of it. Although i don't know wether to wait and see what sony will release in the next month or so.

 

[Anonymous]

Go the LX72. IMHO Denon can't remotely compare to these Pioneer receivers especially where music is concerned. The ICE power amps driving the Pioneer LX kit are in a league of their own. I switched from Denon to Pioneer mainly because I found recent Denon kit disappointing with music.

I guess it depends what your priority is. Denon no doubt lead on features and for movies are great but if you value your music too, I doubt you'll be disappointed, us the LX72 should integrate nicely with your BluRay player.

But, as with all purchases, make sure to audition all your considerations before buying anything - preferably at home if possible.

 

[michael hoy]

Hi,

I have recently gone down this route myself, replaced my Denon 1909 with the Pioneer SC-LX72.

It is hard to give a direct comparison because I changed my speakers at the same time, however, the combination of my speakers and this amp is a joy to listen to, and I can now listen to music in stereo with excitement.

I do not think you would be disapointed with the LX72.

 

[Frank Harvey]

+1 on the SCLX72. Great amplification. I think a few other manufacturers should go down this route too....