Steam Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, petetherock said: Does anyone want a review? Heh... Sure do. ‘they made a big deal about the change of colour but that photo doesn’t seem to make it look that special. Edited November 8, 2020 by Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniiz86 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Steam said: Sure do. ‘they made a big deal about the change of colour but that photo doesn’t seem to make it look that special. Whilst the Silver Graphite does look very nice, my Australian exclusive "Premium Silver" unit looks every bit as elegant as the AVC-A110, I'm sorry I just can't get past the almost $12,000 price tag, I undertsand that is it's RRP but still even if you could pick one up for $10,000 it would still be a bit too rich, I get it though you can't underestimate the ability it has for "bragging rights" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) On 08/11/2020 at 11:57 AM, petetherock said: Does anyone want a review? Heh... So... what do you think? Should I sell the cat n trade my 8500 for the 110? Or wait until Denon get serious. Edited November 11, 2020 by Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Running in.... keep calm and hold onto that wallet... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamjam Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steam said: So... what do you think? Should I sell the cat n trade my 8500 for the 110? Or wait until Denon get serious. Yes you should and then sell me your 8500 Edited November 11, 2020 by flamjam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonybird Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I have an AVC X8500 for 18months Luv it depsite Unreliability with HDMI board and extremely poor denon service. But in UK AVC X8500 typically £3,500 compared to £5,000 for A110. For what? HDMI upgrade most of us may never use? All smells a bit to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 13 hours ago, goonybird said: I have an AVC X8500 for 18months Luv it depsite Unreliability with HDMI board and extremely poor denon service. But in UK AVC X8500 typically £3,500 compared to £5,000 for A110. For what? HDMI upgrade most of us may never use? All smells a bit to me... ITS always interesting the mark ups applied elsewhere goony ; the 2.1 upgrade is moot anyway -the 8500 gets it as well. The question is when considering the 120hz playback foul up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I think it's been run in enough... I'll begin serious listening trials this weekend.. Stay tuned... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzibee Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) On 08/11/2020 at 11:57 AM, petetherock said: Does anyone want a review? Heh... You have a Denon AVC-A110 & Denon AVR-X8500? Edited November 12, 2020 by bizzibee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Amongst other stuff.. I’ve asked Denon to lend me their A110 stereo amp and I’ll do a comparison with my Marantz pm 11 if they agree .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Actually I might my old Marantz SR12 into the mix too.. it was a Reference AVR in its heyday too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 If you want to know how the two compare... Here goes https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2020/11/denon-avc-a110-review-and-how-it.html 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 5 hours ago, petetherock said: If you want to know how the two compare... Here goes https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2020/11/denon-avc-a110-review-and-how-it.html Well done on keeping me reading to the end. And yes the result lines up with what I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzibee Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Thanks for taking the time to do the review Peter. Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) If it wasn't clear, buy that clear winner (intended)- the HK soundsticks III Edited November 18, 2020 by petetherock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniiz86 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 01/10/2020 at 3:25 PM, Oniiz86 said: Just when you thought the RRP of $11,400 wasn't crazy enough it has seemingly increased an extra $590, so it's RRP will be $11,990 & be available just in time for Christmas, according to Carlton Audio Visual https://www.carltonaudiovisual.com.au/home-theatre/surround-receivers/denon-avc-a110-anniversary-flagship-13-2-channel-8k-receiver-due-24th-december.html It seems a couple of retailers are listing the AVC-A110 at a price of $11,390 the initial projected RRP announced back in September, KlappAV in Prahan, Melbourne https://klappav.com.au/products/avc-a110gs-110th-anniversary-edition-av-amplifier-with-heos-built-in?_pos=4&_sid=a5dce2fd0&_ss=r & Hollywood Cinema Store in Narre Warren, Melbourne https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=427151332027296&id=100693974673035&__tn__=-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hard to believe things nowadays when a Mcintosh with denon internals is cheaper [and less cluttered ] McIntosh MX100 A/V Processor | Klapp Audio Visual (klappav.com.au) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 hours ago, cwt said: Hard to believe things nowadays when a Mcintosh with denon internals is cheaper [and less cluttered ] McIntosh MX100 A/V Processor | Klapp Audio Visual (klappav.com.au) How do you know it’s Denon internals? I’m not surprised if it does - but wondering what parts they used. Do the menu’s all look Denon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Steam said: How do you know it’s Denon internals? I’m not surprised if it does - but wondering what parts they used. Do the menu’s all look Denon? Just general info Steam that Mcintosh use denon/marantz [ d/h holdings] as there oem basis circuitry for years with a few tweaks here and there . Like Marantz tweak things with hdams etc Thats what smaller entities tend to do these days looking at all the brands like JBL Synthesis audio control etc basing theirs on the new Arcams 16ch . Helps explain the car crash of firmware downloads a few required relying on Arcam to supply them .. Marantz vs McIntosh AV preamp guts | AVForums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamjam Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) On 14/12/2020 at 10:37 PM, Oniiz86 said: It seems a couple of retailers are listing the AVC-A110 at a price of $11,390 the initial projected RRP announced back in September Seeing that pricing makes me feel better (although I’ve never felt bad) about my recent purchase of an 8500h! Loving it so far, it’s like the Swiss Army knife of AVR’s. So much flexibility! Edited December 18, 2020 by flamjam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Anyone had a chance to check this bad boy out at CAV Melbourne? https://www.facebook.com/carltonaudiovisual "Exclusively made at Denon factory - Shirakawa, Japan" as the box reads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) If you were quoted $6600AU for an 8500H (pre 2.1 HDMI upgrade) what would you pay for a A110 that already includes the 2.1 update and the anniversary tweaks? (assuming HDMI 2.1 8500H upgrade will be $1500) PS> Im aware of the 2.1 4K120 Hardware bug but that wont affect me and the HDMI board upgrades for the 8500H are probably never going to get here before middle of next year if not end of next year. (and I've been using a Sony STRDA 5200ES for 15 years waiting for this standards mess on HDMI, HDR and Audio to sort it's Sxxx out!) Edited January 27, 2021 by Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamjam Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 4:38 PM, Hilton said: If you were quoted $6600AU for an 8500H (pre 2.1 HDMI upgrade) what would you pay for a A110 that already includes the 2.1 update and the anniversary tweaks? (assuming HDMI 2.1 8500H upgrade will be $1500) I wouldn’t think you’d have to pay anywhere near $6600 for an 8500h. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 29/01/2021 at 7:04 PM, flamjam said: I wouldn’t think you’d have to pay anywhere near $6600 for an 8500h. What price do you think the dealers are selling them for then? RRP is $7199.... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamjam Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, Hilton said: What price do you think the dealers are selling them for then? RRP is $7199.... ???? I paid under well under $6k a couple of months ago for mine. There are retailers out there who bought stock before the price went up. Under $6k is common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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