emerson Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks for all the help guys, i went and had a listen yesterday and decided on the Denon. Sounded much better IMO, so much deeper and fuller (if that makes sense), the Pioneer also sounded good but just a little thin and tinny compared to the Denon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthpete Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 good choice :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 yes something be very happy wiht am pretty sure. definitely some charecter differences between the brands too. so good got the opportunity to demo between them to decide for yourself what sounds best to your ears. Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoggieHowser Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I too found my Denon more musical than my Onkyo. It wasn't a bad preamp either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren2503 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I found my denon 4308 a great improvement on my yamaha When I was using the amps in it . Now it's just a great pre for my sir front and centre, the amps are still used for the rears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerson Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 yes something be very happy wiht am pretty sure. definitely some charecter differences between the brands too. so good got the opportunity to demo between them to decide for yourself what sounds best to your ears. Congrats ! It was a bit of a battle to get the hifi store to let me listen to them both, the sales rep made it seem like it was the hardest thing in the world to unpack an amp and plug it in. Of course that soon faded when i told them i'd buy it and handed over the cash. The only thing that kept me from walking out was the owner of the store and how nice he was to me on my previous visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
com5984 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think you'll find airplay should be free with new purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacewise Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks for all the help guys, i went and had a listen yesterday and decided on the Denon. Sounded much better IMO, so much deeper and fuller (if that makes sense), the Pioneer also sounded good but just a little thin and tinny compared to the Denon. Sounds like that agree's with my assessment of the cheaper end of those two brands also. The Denon 1311 sounds better, deeper and fuller, than the Pioneer vsx919. My new Cambridge Audio 650 AVR sounds better than either of those entry models, would be interested how it sounds compared to the 4311 and the near top pioneer gear. I also found that the pioneer sounded better, straight out of the box, for home theatre - but that after some time setting up, the Denon 1311 eventually overtook the pioneer in HT also. Musically the Denon has it all over the Pioneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicester Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 pfft -who uses an avr for anything other than the surround/sub anyway? :o that's what pre-outs are for. and NO denon is going to touch a good dedicated 3ch/2ch/ amp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zantac_2 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 i use mine for 2 ch. that is until i buy a dedicated 2ch amp . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicester Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 just saying, potentially false economy. a 1.5k amp and a 1k 2 channel amp will out-perform a 2.5k amp for 2ch listen inmho.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Meza Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Better build and better sound , Denon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest indiancurry Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I have a boxed Denon 4308 , waiting for my new house to set up the AV. At the moment using the Yamaha RXV557. As Lil Caesar said, go for the Denon, ie if you have not already bought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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