Hk 635 vs Denon 3805

jayman_1975

Hey..can anyone tell me how much difference there is between these recievers?...the Hk shows much lower power and higher THD just wondering if a guy can take these figures to the bank? Are they both high current?

Early B.

Watts don't mean squat. They're probably about equal in power.

FWIW, I'd take the HK over the Denon any day.

cmy330go

Early is right. Ignore the numbers. Either is a nice choice.

As always...if you can...listen to both and pick what sounds best to you.

Welcome to the forums!
Dave

halo

I second the H/K.

Dennis Gardner

Just so there won't be any confusion with the responses you get, Denon is known for their many processing/switching features while HK is known for their amplifier power and honest ratings.

It really is a matter of your personal preference and needs. The HK models are a nice single box solution for HT and music use. The Denon shines as a preamp unit driving separate amplifiers.

Listen to both how you would use them, and decide for yourself, since few here will knock it either way as both camps are represented pretty well by our members.

You might want to tell us what speakers you plan on using as that can help with our responses.

*Seby*-Polk-

I choose Denon 3805 or last model 3806. To my ears, like Denon and Yamaha sound. Only beated by Marantz.

Willow

I vote HK as well, I have no complaints what so ever. Mind you that answer may be biased as I have not tried a Denon product.

reeltrouble1

Willow wrote:

I vote HK as well, I have no complaints what so ever. Mind you that answer may be biased as I have not tried a Denon product.

Ya think!!!!!!!!!!!:)

About the same league of receiver, as suggested pick the one that suits you best or flip a coin.

RT1

Willow

reeltrouble1 wrote:

Ya think!!!!!!!!!!!:)

About the same league of receiver, as suggested pick the one that suits you best or flip a coin.

RT1

jayman_1975

I bought the Denon a couple days ago. I was also looking at the Hk 635 as well. The Denon had higher power rating and was around the same price. One thing it doesn't say anywhere however is "high current". But my salesman told me it was..Anywhoo...does anyone here know if it's worth it for me to buy the optional mic and do the automatic room setup? Geez i got piles of questions..i'd sure like to hook up with someone who owns one and pick his brain...hehe

jayman_1975

Oh..forgot to mention....Monitor 70's, CS2, Monitor 40's

limashaynut

Take a look at my sig, and you will see how I would vote. The best way I can put it is, that I would make the purchase again having used my Denon 3806 for a few months now. Take note though, I am using seperate amps for my fronts.

As for the mic. for autoeq, yes by all mean get one. My autoeq works very well.

FicmanS

Denon 3806 though... Great Amp love mine...

Dennis Gardner

jayman_1975 wrote:

I bought the Denon a couple days ago.

What speakers did you mate your Denon with?

jayman_1975

Dennis Gardner wrote:

What speakers did you mate your Denon with?

Monitor 70's, CS2 and Monitor 40's

Ricardo

You should be more than ok with that Denon; I have a 3803 powering RTi8's and CSi5 plus some shi**y surrounds and cannot be happier.
On the microphone, I would rather spend the money on a SPL meter from Radio Shack...but that's just me

Early B.

Huh? You gotta buy the mic separately with the Denon? What a rip-off.

Toxis

the 3805 was the first denon to come out with the auto setup feature and they did not include the mic. Every other model from the 1906 on up includes the mic.

Good choice on the Denon. Whoops the ever living crap out of an HK in sound quality. I've done it a hundred times at work and all my customers agree.

jayman_1975

HTrookie wrote:

You should be more than ok with that Denon; I have a 3803 powering RTi8's and CSi5 plus some shi**y surrounds and cannot be happier.
On the microphone, I would rather spend the money on a SPL meter from Radio Shack...but that's just me

I was thinking about going the spl meter route instead except....i would have absolutely no clue how to use one..unless it came with a how-to book for the audiohaulically challenged.

Dennis Gardner

Toxis wrote:

Good choice on the Denon. Whoops the ever living crap out of an HK in sound quality. I've done it a hundred times at work and all my customers agree.

Hey Toxis,

I know you demo these things alot, so, what specific sound quality issues do you find it better than the HK?

Hundreds of times must make it a blind A/B night and day difference. I see an even split here on CP between the two and the SQ nod is almost always to HK (due to ability to handle 4 ohm load of LSi) and feature nod to Denon. Have I missed out on all the SQ superiority somewhere?

Just asking, for my own understanding,

DG

Early B.

Denon over HK in SQ hands down? Hmmm. Never heard that one before.

2+2

I could see Denon over HK in SQ, esp. when mated with LSi series. You have to really like warm, laid back sound of HK and LSi IMO. The combo also makes the demo source critical since the combo can be absolutely beatiful or absolute crap. Denon has a more conventional sound with a bit of a midrange hump IMO which many may prefer...

Willow

I find the HK blends nicely with my Rti's.

Dennis Gardner

I liked HK with my RTis too. The full bodied sound seemed warm and flowing and the power was effortless. I have since found my tube preamp and separate amp to be much more detailed and if that is what some see on the Denon as better SQ I understand.

One person's warm is another person's muddy.

aaharvel

Willow wrote:

I find the HK blends nicely with my Rti's.

same.

SKsolutions

Whether LSi or RTi, I prefer HK. It will soothe the RTi's a tad, and with greater current throughput, is able to open up the LSi's (as much is possible with an AVR). There are other speakers with which I would prefer the characteristics of the Denon.