Eastley83 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Howdy All. Just after a new receiver. Must support Dolby Atmos etc, have 2 HDMI outs, Pre-Outs. Reasonaly powered and of cause all the other connections in todays modern AVR's. What are your suggestions? Got a Max budget of $1220 Looked around and I could score the following. Sony DN1080 Onkyo TX-NR686 Denon AVRX2400H Yamaha RX-A1070 (Refurbished). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 HI @Eastley83 Have you thought about an Integra ( Think Luxus to Toyota, thus Integra to Onkyo) There are several here easily within your price range. I purchased on ~ 9 months ago and was able to do a "make offer' of $100+ and purchased it. https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Receivers/14981/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=ambertechonline Cheers JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Don't think I will go with Integra, no service centre down here. Rather local service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 only the yammy has 7.2 preouts. seems it would be the better of those listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Don't need the 7.2 Pre-Outs, just the 2 Channel ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 3 entry level vs 1 mid avr.. not a hard choice really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 12 hours ago, Eastley83 said: Howdy All. Just after a new receiver. Must support Dolby Atmos etc, have 2 HDMI outs, Pre-Outs. Reasonaly powered and of cause all the other connections in todays modern AVR's. What are your suggestions? Got a Max budget of $1220 Looked around and I could score the following. Sony DN1080 Onkyo TX-NR686 Denon AVRX2400H Yamaha RX-A1070 (Refurbished). Have you listened to any of these AVRs? Each of us hear things slightly differently. Rather than rely on comparing specs, let you ears to be the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, Snoopy8 said: Have you listened to any of these AVRs? Each of us hear things slightly differently. Rather than rely on comparing specs, let you ears to be the judge. That is the issue. Living where I am there is near to no way to test them. I have heard the Sony DN1080. That is all. But the Sony is now a No. I purchased one and I am taking it back. The second HDMI out has hand shake issues with my Samsung Monitor. I tested the HDMI out 1, also had issues, so it hates my screen. Tried several cables etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Understand your situation. I prefer the Denon sound over the Yamaha, but others like the latter. One way to compare is to look at the ability to drive speakers. Ignore the marketing BS about power per channel, look at the overall power consumption to give you a good indication of which is a better unit. On that basis, the Yamaha is ahead of the Onkyo and Denon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Give Clef HiFi a call. I got a great deal on my Marantz processor from them and they will do much better prices than advertised. I've owned near flagship level AVR's or Processors from Integra, Denon and Marantz. House sounds I'd describe as Integra= Superb detail Marantz= Meaty + detail Denon= Most natural overal Go with where your sound preference is. I've had to tone down the bass from my current Marantz, but do like the meaty sound. With my Integra I was always doubting my sub's ability and running them hot. Integra has best menu system but only if you have the knowledge to tweak it. Think Integra = Windows and Marantz/Denon = Mac OSX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Can get a Pioneer Lx302 iny budget too. Can't find anything much about. No recommendations or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSmith Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 ... any of them "accurate"? JSmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Can also get a Yamaha RX-V1083.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastley83 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 All good guys, read some manuals and reviews etc.. Ordered a Denon AVR-X3400H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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