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In Reply to: HT receivers that sound good in stereo ie 3300? posted by BH on April 13, 2000 at 23:55:13:
I auditioned the AVR3300 side by side with the Marantz SR7000 where it counts..at home.
Haven't heard the Yamaha's their 'bright' reputation was enough to scare me away.
Many characterize the Denon as 'warm'. I guess the definition of 'warm' can be a subjective thing but I found the Denon on the bright side. Very nice piece of equipment but too bright...for me.
The Marantz not quite so bright, the most musical I heard in that price range, IMO.
I went for an SR19, but the SR7000 & AVR3300 are both nice. Listen to make sure that there are no characteristics, sonic or otherwise, that may drive you crazy later. The wisest advice I ever got...base your decisions on the downside, don't let the charming upside fool you into getting the wrong thing.
What are you using for speakers at home? I'm an eagerly awaiting a SR-7000 so I can start my vacation from hifi."base your decisions on the downside" thats really good advice, I might have to apply that logic to my audio purchases in the future.
Best regards,
Bernard
I'm running KEF 104.2's as my mains. I'm basically turning my existing 2 channel system into HT .
The KEFs are efficient at 92db but are a 4 ohm speaker. I'm no technical wiz but my understanding is that they will be harder to drive than 8 ohm speakers.
The SR7000 had no trouble running these, in fact I may still get the SR7000 and pair it with my existing two channel power amp, thereby saving a lot of money.
That SR19 sounds so damn nice on its own, though.....
Coming from the "receivers are crap" side of the tracks,(but budget is forcing me in this direction) I have been pleasantly surprised at how good some current receivers can be. Either things have improved or my old system wasn't as good as I thought it was.
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