Yamaha RX-A1080 or Denon AVR-X3600H?
Derico
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I've had the Polk Audio S60E since the weekend and when i listen to them i can't shake the feeling that my Denon AVR-X1600H is too weak to fully power them? Could that be true?
Anyway, looking online for more powerful receiver has me struggling.. Should i go with a Denon 3600H or a Yamaha 1080? In general, most communities claim that yamaha avr's are superior. However, many reviewing sites actually say the denon 3600 is far superior...
Anyway, looking online for more powerful receiver has me struggling.. Should i go with a Denon 3600H or a Yamaha 1080? In general, most communities claim that yamaha avr's are superior. However, many reviewing sites actually say the denon 3600 is far superior...
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If you are running 2 channel only you don't want an AVR. Look for a good integrated amp or separates.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Yes it matters whether this is a HT setup or two channel. Two channel get a nice integrated. HT, both of the earlier versions of those models I owned were great for HT, but I did think the next step up Denon was a nice up from the Yamaha, but comparing an rx-a1010 with an avr-x4200w isn’t quite fair. I think you’ll be happy with either, but you may find you still want more power and end up adding a 2 channel amplifier, which is what I did.Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
I picked avr over Stereo amplifier because i wanted to keep the option open to add 1-2 subwoofers + 1 Center somewhere in the future
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Let's say I'm not going to add a center speaker. In that case, how about a Denon DRA-800H ? Would that be significantly better for my setup? At 8 Ohms that would still only be 20 Watts more than my current AVR-X1600H, right? That's probably not much of an upgrade, right?
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20 wpc is not worth the effort UNLESS you need something else it offers. If it's just the watts you'll never be able to tell.
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Let's say I'm not going to add a center speaker. In that case, how about a Denon DRA-800H ? Would that be significantly better for my setup? At 8 Ohms that would still only be 20 Watts more than my current AVR-X1600H, right? That's probably not much of an upgrade, right?
That looks like a cool piece of kit for a smaller setup, but I would go with the 3600H personally. It looks very similar to my 4200w, which is an excellent avr and not too shabby for music listening imho...
Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Alright, thanks a lot for your help man. I'll probably wait untill the denon 3700 is released in germany which will be around mid August
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Can you hook up an older Pioneer SG 9800 Eq to a Yamaha RX - A1080 receiver -
Why would you, the AVR has all kinds of calibrations/adjustments.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Papermaker wrote: »Questionn
Can you hook up an older Pioneer SG 9800 Eq to a Yamaha RX - A1080 receiver
I agree with Jesse, the avr has much better calibaration measurements and almost infinite user tweakability if that's what you want.Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
