denon AVR-1706

98thumpin

what do you guys think of this reciever? looks nice to me. also can anyone recomend a reciever in the 100 watt range thats around 4-5 hundred dollars

cstpeter

I think you can do better if you look for refurbished or used. For example, here's a 2307ci for $479.99 with full waranty:

http://www.secondact.biz/c=If97KHvYeGWux4uEj9xDhlXsp/product/AVR2307CIRB

The HK refurbs are a great buy too.

dane_peterson

And here's the AVR3806 for $599, Deal of the Day.

http://www.secondact.biz/c=c6hJcAzWgtsO3LV3ZGNFR9wAL/category/promo

Deadof_knight

Get a receiver with all the in/ouputs you think you will need and then some. It will make it more versatile later on.....The 1706 is ehhhhhh Good sarter maybe but like dane says 3806 is looking real good as well as the H/K's

98thumpin

well i went with the denon avr-1907

Deadof_knight

OK then there ya go .... we go from here no problems...

98thumpin

no i havent had ne problems with it yet.

98thumpin

can anybody reccomend a good equalizer brand name and what to look for

heiney9

98thumpin wrote:

can anybody reccomend a good equalizer brand name and what to look for

No such thing as a good equalizer

98thumpin

heiney9 wrote:

No such thing as a good equalizer

and whats that supposed to mean?

heiney9

98thumpin wrote:

and whats that supposed to mean?

I'm hardcore, no tone controls and no eq. Eq's add unwanted noise and they rarely have enough control over frequencies to make any sort of noticeable difference. The freq they cover is much to broad as well as the attenuation.

Room treatments and proper set-up will get you farther as will a better source, etc. With HT you might be able to use the eq functions for movies and calibration of channels, but for 2-ch music an EQ is nothing more than a noisy do nothing box.

IMHO, of course

Sherardp

I thought most EQ were built into AVRs, didnt know they were still being sold as seperate components, excuse the ignorance on my behalf there.

98thumpin

yes they are built in but you can buy them seperate also

98thumpin

i like the look of having all the components seperate that just me though

98thumpin

well guys the monitor 70's are singing loud and proud and the velodyne is pounding the bass out. it sounds great in mu own opinion. i just bought a nakamichi BX-100 tape deck in addition to my nak 600. i also bought a Yamaha natural sound graphic eq just to have one. they sound great only being driven by 85 watts of power, i cant wait till im pushing them with 200wpc

98thumpin

can anyone reccomend a good 2 channel power amp fpr the monitor 70s i want 200wpc into 8 ohms.

98thumpin

well fellows i just added a nakmichi bx 100 tape deck a nak 600 tape deck for display, but i did have a unique question. i dont like the eq on my reciever is there any way to hook up an external eq to my reciever?

McLoki

98thumpin wrote:

well fellows i just added a nakmichi bx 100 tape deck a nak 600 tape deck for display, but i did have a unique question. i dont like the eq on my reciever is there any way to hook up an external eq to my reciever?

Once you add the external amp, it will be easy. Before that, I don't think so.

Good luck,

Michael

98thumpin

McLoki wrote:

Once you add the external amp, it will be easy. Before that, I don't think so.

Good luck,

Michael

I mostly use it as a two channel system right now for music, and i was just going to add an external amp for the front left and right, what kind of external amp do i need to run a external eq?

McLoki

98thumpin wrote:

I mostly use it as a two channel system right now for music, and i was just going to add an external amp for the front left and right, what kind of external amp do i need to run a external eq?

Once you add an external amp, just run from the outputs of your preamp to the inputs on your eq. From the outputs on your eq to the inputs of your amp. (for only eqing the left and right channels.)

Any external amp should work.

Michael

TroyD

98thumpin wrote:

well guys the monitor 70's are singing loud and proud and the velodyne is pounding the bass out. it sounds great in mu own opinion. i just bought a nakamichi BX-100 tape deck in addition to my nak 600. i also bought a Yamaha natural sound graphic eq just to have one. they sound great only being driven by 85 watts of power, i cant wait till im pushing them with 200wpc

Boy, that's a whole stack of something.

BDT

98thumpin

well that stack looks and sounds great

TroyD

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, a wise man once said.

Another wise man once said that the more buttons, knobs, bells and whistles...the worse it sounds.

BDT

reeltrouble1

snaps trump buttons, man I have a story to tell you about bush snaps.

EQ's are not my thing, but heck, knock yourself out, it may help develop your ear a bit as you play around with different settings.

I am all for flat response, no buttons or other whizbangs.

RT1

Serendipity

+1 for flat response.

McLoki

I have the tone controls defeated on my pre-amp but do run a BFD (12 band parametric eq) on my sub. It made a world of difference in my room. This is more for HT than 2-channel, but well worth the effort if you have a bass challenged room.

Michael

98thumpin

well i dont have troubles with bass i can tell its there without it being over powering. i just want to be able to eq for 2 channel stereo mode, and then use the presets on the reciever for the surround when watching movies.

98thumpin

i will say this though i have a nakamichi BX-100 tape deck its by far th tape deck its by far the best deck ive ever owned, nak knew what the hell they were doing.

elmeri

After reading this thread and finding out about secondact.com, I am considering the 1907 for $299 and the 2106 for $329.

How much of a difference will the extra 15 watts on the 2106 make?

I am also considering the RTi A1 when is comes out in May and will be bi-amping it. I know the 1907 can bi-amp, but can the 2106 bi-amp?

Which one should I get?

McLoki

elmeri wrote:

After reading this thread and finding out about secondact.com, I am considering the 1907 for $299 and the 2106 for $329.

How much of a difference will the extra 15 watts on the 2106 make?

If there are not other features you want - save your money. The extra 15 watts won't mean a thing (when going from one AVR to another).

98thumpin

being a owner of a 1907 i will say this. I had it on Plus 3 today on the db read out and it pounded the living hell out of my monitor 70's, sounded great loud, clear, no break up. What i love is the analog mode the bypasses the digital signaling, i love this for true 2 channel stereo sound. The 1907 will allow u to externally amp every channel it has preouts for all 7 channels. so amping is no problem, hell u could bi amp every dam speaker if you wanted. id say go with the 1907 and u wont be going wrong, I love my setup, I have 2 monitor 70s a velodyne dps 12 two nak tape decks, and a sony dvd/cd changer 5 disc. upconverting, progressive scan. oh yeah i have a yamaha natural sound 10 band eq for 2 channel listening. all run through a monster power line conditioning surge protecter.