New surround sound receiver

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Good evening folks,

I'm at a loss to decide what receiver to get.

Sadly, Yamaha DSP-AX863 isn't available in Sweden.

I have narrowed the list to:

Denon 1909, Onkyo 606 or Yamaha RX-V863 (slightly more expensive, but has upscaling) which other's don't.

Pondered also over Denon's 2909, but as it costs same as Yamaha and without scaling I ruled it out so far.

Not sure if I need upscaling though, got a HD Ready TV, and the only thing that'd benefit from 1080p when I get such a device, is blu-ray which my player can do right now, and all mentioned receivers can throughut that resolution anyways.

Speakers are Jamo A102HC5, and I'd like a receiver that don't make them overly bright or dark in their sound. Speakers are newest component so I'm not changing them for a while.

Any input are welcome!

Cheers

 

[professorhat]

Just one thing, you mention the only thing which would benefit from upscaling is Blu-Ray, but Blu-Ray doesn't need to be upscaled, since it's already presented in 1080p. Do you mean DVD? In which case, I would get the best sounding amp to your ears and instead make sure you get a Blu-Ray with decent DVD upscaling abilities.
A home cinema amp / receiver's foremost duty is 5.1 sound, always go with the best one for that in your price range. Any features over and above that are bonuses IMO.

 

[Anonymous]

Errr, my bad.

I knew that much about blu-ray. DVD isthe one benefiting of course, regular transmission looks pretty good anyways when recorded at highest quality (Sony HDD/DVR 890). Blu-ray is a Sony BD-P500, so yes, that handles DVD/blu-ray at a premium.

So I guess what I'm looking for is:

Receiver X doesn't sound good with those speakers, becomes shrill. That sort of advice.

Problem is there's a problem getting demos where I live. Most dealers don't have speakers and the one that does, doesn't carry the receivers...

Think I'll have to make an all day in Stockholm out of it me thinks.

Cheers

 

[Torres09]

Hi martin, i was in the same quandry as you recently, I got the Jamo's but no dealers near me (Ireland) to test any Amps with them so, on the advice of the forum members here i went for the Onkyo 606................

Now as i hav'nt heard the Denon or Yamaha in action i cant comment.......but what i can say is the Onkyo and Jamo run very well together........im very pleased with this set-up.............

 

[Gerrardasnails]

Torres09:
Hi martin, i was in the same quandry as you recently, I got the Jamo's but no dealers near me (Ireland) to test any Amps with them so, on the advice of the forum members here i went for the Onkyo 606................

Now as i hav'nt heard the Denon or Yamaha in action i cant comment.......but what i can say is the Onkyo and Jamo run very well together........im very pleased with this set-up.............

I used to have the Jamos with the Sony STR-DA1200es so I suppose the latest equivalent is the 2400es. However, I don't know whether it's because of the Sony but I never found the Jamos sharp at the top end. The only flaw I could lay at the Jamos (and it's like expecting too much of a £200 style system) is that they are not the best for cd playback.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the advice, good to know that they sound good with the Onkyo at least.

I think I'll have to find a dealer that stocks the receivers and make them play a favourite section of my favourite movie and just listen to which receiver I like the best. As long as it's the same speakers with all receivers I'll get a soundstage that's similar.

I now also looked at the Denon 2909 and Onkyo 706 and 806.... Before you know it, I'll be at top receivers... Not good for the wallet...