alagermound
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I've had the 805 for about 6 years now, been very happy with it, truth be told it is probably a bit more amp than I actually need in the space I use it, however it is nice to have the head room for those times when I like to push it.
just recently the front display packed up, which I am planning to fix with the ressistor replacement guide posted elsewhere, but while investigating this I became painfully aware this amp is now obsolete and should something else fail (which seems likely on this model) I will not be able to repair.
There are also a few limitations on the 805 which do bug me, the incessant clicking from the relays when you change source, the lack of 3D support requiring a Blu Ray player with dual HDMI out, and having only 3 hdmi inputs and obviously it wont decode some of the newer codecs (atmos / auro3d etc), though it is unlikely I will be going further than 7.1 any time soon, but would be good to have them if upgrading.
My main criteria is to match the 805's amp section with a focus on movies rather than music as I use a seperate system for that, I am tempted to wait for the next generation of AVR's looking at what is currently available, but if I am unable to fix mine I will want to replace sooner rather than later, but just unsure where to start, would prefer comparable spec's for sub £1k.
considered the Denon 5200 (pricey) and Marantz 7009 (ugly) but dont know much about either.
just recently the front display packed up, which I am planning to fix with the ressistor replacement guide posted elsewhere, but while investigating this I became painfully aware this amp is now obsolete and should something else fail (which seems likely on this model) I will not be able to repair.
There are also a few limitations on the 805 which do bug me, the incessant clicking from the relays when you change source, the lack of 3D support requiring a Blu Ray player with dual HDMI out, and having only 3 hdmi inputs and obviously it wont decode some of the newer codecs (atmos / auro3d etc), though it is unlikely I will be going further than 7.1 any time soon, but would be good to have them if upgrading.
My main criteria is to match the 805's amp section with a focus on movies rather than music as I use a seperate system for that, I am tempted to wait for the next generation of AVR's looking at what is currently available, but if I am unable to fix mine I will want to replace sooner rather than later, but just unsure where to start, would prefer comparable spec's for sub £1k.
considered the Denon 5200 (pricey) and Marantz 7009 (ugly) but dont know much about either.
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