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Denon AVR-5700 better all-round than Sony 9000ES?

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I read many opinions in the net and although most say that the Sony has a better sound with its preamp stage, the Denon gives us users a better deal with its future proof designs and features, such as 7+1 channel inputs and pre-out, thx5.1, etc etc. It may not be a pre/power separate system like the Sony (the Denon is all rolled into one), but it definitely give us great value for the money.
I wonder how well it'll perform with stereo music and/or surround music?
Anyone care to comment?

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Re: Denon AVR-5700 better all-round than Sony 9000ES? Steve Bruzonsky 01:14:29 8/26/99 (2)
As a stand alone pre-pro, the Sony E9000ES has no equal, period. You also have the option of using external amps of your choice. Your system will be a lot more flexible. The Denon is also very good, better than the Sony on the ergonomics side. But for sound, the Sony is better.
I would like to buy the E9000ES, but I cannot afford it yet.
- Re: Denon AVR-5700 better all-round than Sony 9000ES? Kev 23:40:19 8/29/99 (1)
  I agree with you that the Sony sounds better. But, sadly, the Sony doesn't provide at least a 6 channel input for future upgrading, especially with all these DVD-A and SACD stuff coming, we as consumers may want to be able to add an outboard DAC or decoder for the future formats.
  On the other hand, Denon has 8 channel inputs! (7+1) and same number of outputs! I think this is really unbeatable for a all in one unit.
  You can add or upgrade both the input side and the amplification side, and although the sound quality may not match the Sony, I think its not much a gap and more or less down to taste.
  But I have heard some buzz that the Sony is coming out with a new P9000ES unit which goes before the preamp unit, it will accept both DVD-A and SACD signals. No idea yet whether it is a decoder or DAC or whatever, I saw a picture (the front view) of this unit but can't find anything about this unit in the Sony site (which I think is to commercial).
  I would like to hear more from you guys out there your opinion on this.
  - Re: Denon AVR-5700 better all-round than Sony 9000ES? Anton 20:30:26 9/02/99 (0)
    The P9000ES is an analog unit. Both SACD and DVD-A players will not have any digital output, at least one with "full" resolution. So it's only analog. I'm still not sure whether any of these 2 new formats will actually have more than 2 channels of analog outputs.
    It's a tough call between the Denon and Sony. The Denon is more practical with better ergonomics and 7.1 input. The question is whether you'll be able to actually use the 7.1 input. It's most likely that by the time there's a new multi channel format, you're most likely to replace the Denon anyway.

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