Colin151
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I'm planning on getting a new Receiver to replace my ageing Denon 3802, largely because I want the auto Eq available on modern amps and also a more exciting sound. I use Proac speakers, which are a bit on the warm and relaxed side.
I was wondering about the general sound of Denon receivers vs Yamaha vs Pioneer vs Onkyo?
Reading around suggest that Denons generally have a warm/relaxed sound, Yamaha more neutral, Pioneer brighter and tighter sounding, and Onkyo bright and maybe a bit harsh.
I haven't compared any receivers side by side but wanted some opinions as to whether this is roughly correct (maybe from someone who has heard a few different brands recently). I am now thinking that another Denon receiver might not be best suited for my warm sounding speakers.
As for auto EQ I gather that in general people think Audyssey on the Denons is the best, followed by the YPAO system on the Yamahas. Despite the warmer house sound, I am still v attracted to the Denon amps due to the Audyssey system, and have heard various conflicting info on whether the EQ is tweakable on the latest Denons or not, without losing the time and phase alignment Audsysey does. I understand the Yamaha YPAO system is more manually tweakable but not as good in general as Audyssey.
If anyone has any info/advice on these issue I'd love to hear form you. Would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Colin
I was wondering about the general sound of Denon receivers vs Yamaha vs Pioneer vs Onkyo?
Reading around suggest that Denons generally have a warm/relaxed sound, Yamaha more neutral, Pioneer brighter and tighter sounding, and Onkyo bright and maybe a bit harsh.
I haven't compared any receivers side by side but wanted some opinions as to whether this is roughly correct (maybe from someone who has heard a few different brands recently). I am now thinking that another Denon receiver might not be best suited for my warm sounding speakers.
As for auto EQ I gather that in general people think Audyssey on the Denons is the best, followed by the YPAO system on the Yamahas. Despite the warmer house sound, I am still v attracted to the Denon amps due to the Audyssey system, and have heard various conflicting info on whether the EQ is tweakable on the latest Denons or not, without losing the time and phase alignment Audsysey does. I understand the Yamaha YPAO system is more manually tweakable but not as good in general as Audyssey.
If anyone has any info/advice on these issue I'd love to hear form you. Would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Colin