Which mid range Amp?

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I am looking to replace my old Pioneer VSXAV2avi for a better connected (more hdmi's), 3D ready and HD sound enabled receiver. I currently have Mission MX1's and MXC1 at the front and Mission M30i's at the back (surrounds and rears) and I have £1000 to spend? for the most part I am looking at the Pioneer LX 53, Onkyo NR808, Denon 2311 and a Yamaha 2037 (I think that's right)?

What do you guys think? I am looking to upgrade the TV and Blu ray once the 2011 models are fully established : )

 

[DandyCobalt]

I've been v happy with the LX53, having had a Pioneer D-2011 before that. Part of decision was to keep same brand and similar controls, so family-friendly. But the others have had good reviews too. (as an aside - noticed you've got Virgin TiVo already - do you work for Virgin, as our Virgin man said no-one except Virgin employees have them yet?)

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah the LX53 is my favourite so far but two stores are advising me differently, 1 says Onkyo the other says Denon and a lot of various forum members say Yamaha works nice with mission speakers, it is very confusing.

The TiVo I had installed two tuesdays ago and I love it. I am not an employee but was called out of the blue and ask if I wanted on one and told it was free, with no added subs for at least a year. 3rd Tuner was activated today and I look forwad to testing it out ; )

 

[Anonymous]

Prior to the current speakers I had Mission M30i speakers. They are a good match for the LX83, so they should be fine on the LX53 as well. I'm considering adding them back as front heights.

 

[Anonymous]

I really cannot decide on an Amp, I demoed the Onkyo NR808 today and I loved it. It's £150 cheper than the Pio but then again the PIo is currently shipping with a free BDP LX54 3D blu ray player. Both have their benifits and negatives and I just cannot decide. Any more thoughts, especially about why one over another?

 

[Anonymous]

Of course if you are going down the Pioneer route you could save some cash by going for the VSX2020. It's essentially the 53 but with a different facsia and no bluetooth adaptor.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah I thought about that but I quite like the sound of the Bluetooth adaptor as I would want to stream my music that way. Also fore the £150 you save you get a better player that would cost an extra £100 itself, so really you are only saving £50 and the Bluetooth adaptor and better fascia seem worthy of the extra outlay.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah I thought about that but I quite like the sound of the Bluetooth adaptor as I would want to stream my music that way. Also fore the £150 you save you get a better player that would cost an extra £100 itself, so really you are only saving £50 and the Bluetooth adaptor and better fascia seem worthy of the extra outlay.

 

[Anonymous]

Went with the LX53 and BDP-LX54 combo for a cost of £899