Tazman46
Novice Member
I’ve just replaced my trusty Onkyo TX NR905 with the Denon and disappointed doesn’t begin to describe it, crap gets a little nearer but not much. It’s ok with films but the Onkyo still beats it on power, control and smoothness. It’s with normal broadcasts that it goes horribly wrong, Dolby surround is ridiculously false and echoey, the sound is not steered well at all and the soundtrack is generally full of artefacts. I’ve played with all the different modes and to give some idea, the best it can sound is stereo with the subs forced to on. I cannot get my go-to reference Yello Touch DVD to come anywhere close to the 905 no matter what mode I try. I‘m using the 905 in 7.1 and the Denon in 7.2 and I set them both up using Audyssey.
I was sceptical from the moment I picked it up, the Denon is a fraction of the weight. Am I out of touch, do I need to spend significantly more to get a modern equivalent of the 905? I only changed it because I‘ve just bought a 4K tv, as you may have gathered I‘m not necessarily interested in latest and greatest but I do like a good honest realistic sound. At the moment it’s going back and I will stick with the Onkyo until such time that I can find a high end later model with ARC and 4K (suggestions welcomed!)
I was sceptical from the moment I picked it up, the Denon is a fraction of the weight. Am I out of touch, do I need to spend significantly more to get a modern equivalent of the 905? I only changed it because I‘ve just bought a 4K tv, as you may have gathered I‘m not necessarily interested in latest and greatest but I do like a good honest realistic sound. At the moment it’s going back and I will stick with the Onkyo until such time that I can find a high end later model with ARC and 4K (suggestions welcomed!)