New AVR Denon AVR-X4300 or Marantz SR6011

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Irrenhaus
Irrenhaus Posts: 1,082
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Getting a new AVR. Thinking about these two. I am getting them thru My millage account so options are limited.

Also can choose the Denon AVR-X6300 but will have to wait maybe until the end of December

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,060
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    I'd wait until the end of December and get the Denon AVR-X6300 that one's a beast for a newer Denon.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    I have an older Denon 3802 that gets used occasionally. It is a nice sounding unit and easy to operate and navigate. A buddy of mine just purchased a Denon 4xxx about 18 months ago, cost about $1500 on sale, and it is the most unbelievably complicated and convoluted piece of equipment. The manual, when printed out and put in a binder, was over 200 pages. Ridiculous. Have spent several hours over several evenings trying to figure out various issues. Turned me off from them for AVR.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
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    Marantz.
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  • papatom
    papatom Posts: 137
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    Marantz.
    Marantz SR5011 / Polk Audio Signature S55 towers / Polk Audio Signature S35 Center/ Polk Audio Signature S15 surrounds / Velodyne DPS-10 / Samsung 60" KS8000 / Samsung UBD-K8500
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,082
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    Well going to wait a bit longer. Probably until January just found out that they may offer the SR7011 after the new year. But not 100% for sure. I am in no rush at the moment.

    Thanks for the replies.

    Cheers and Happy Christmas to all.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    Patience, grasshopper, is a virtue.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    The Denon my buddy has is the 4520. Total PITA.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,185
    edited December 2016
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    I have the avr-x4200w. Not complicated at all, so don't quite understand that statement. Great piece of equipment (and I downgraded for much more expensive separates). They are pretty much the same receiver so pick which one looks best to you and you can get cheaper.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    With over 200 8x11 pages in the manual it's over complicated.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,082
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    kharp1 wrote: »
    With over 200 8x11 pages in the manual it's over complicated.

    The manual for the SR6011 is 318, still looking around some new options have open up.

    Now I am not much of a manual reading guy. I guess that also applies for asking directions....lol

    I had an B&K AVP 3090 talk about a complicated unit to setup even with a manual.

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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
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    The onscreen of my Marantz was so easy to set-up that I don't believe I've read more than 5 pages of the manual. I know it's not the 6011 but mine is 3 years old.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,185
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    The Denon literally walks you through everything as you set it up to include connections. Remember marantz=Denon so they will be extremely similar in everything. Don't get wrapped around the axle on the name, the sr6xxx series is the same as the Denon x4xx series
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
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    I always liked the Denon AVR's over the Marantz but I use electrostats. On another note I love the Marantz prepro's more than the integra and onkyo.
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  • Irrenhaus
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    Today almost got an Elite SC-99 for $1100.00 open box, but they were not able to find the remote. Will check again tomorrow.

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  • Irrenhaus
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    Okay so this one is in the house. Will try to set up tonight. Elite SC-99

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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,185
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    Very nice. Pioneer makes some beefy stuff
    2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave

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  • Irrenhaus
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    Nice indeed. Still in the setup process. Sub-woofer output seems to be bit low. This one will retire my old Onkyo 709. It has develop a crackling noise on the right surround back channel I will see if I can fix it and will let it go very cheap. It does have a new HDMI board replaced by Onkyo on 2014.

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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,185
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    It seems very common for auto correction systems to set the sub level very low. Every pre/receiver that I have owned I have had to manually adjust the sub up quite a bit. Audessey, ypao, accueq all do it for some reason
    2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave

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