First time poster to the AVS Forums. I am looking for a recommendation based on three different AV Receivers that have caught my eye. I will be using this receiver on my secondary home theater system (projector based in my basement with an acoustic drop ceiling). The receiver will initially be powering a Polk TL250 speaker system with a Pinnacle Sub225 Powered sub-woofer. Connected to the receiver will be Blu-Ray, five (5) disc dvd, PS4, Xbox 360 and HTPC. As a comparison, my main home theater system utilizes the sames speakers but is powered by a Pioneer Elite VSX-31 receiver.
In any event, the receivers I have been looking at are as followed:
- Pioneer VSX-822K (Older unit, but can be had cheap, just not sure if it is worth it as it seems to be bordering on a Home Theater in a box receiver.)
- Sony STR-DN840
- Denon AVR-X1000
Any input would be great. I suspect the train of thought would be to stay with the Sony or Denon which I am fine with.
I use a Pioneer 522 in my bedroom system. It works just fine. I have no experience with the others but I'm sure they work fine as well. Buy whatever is in your budget that has the features you want and will use.
Sony does not seem very popular with the enthusiast crowd, though I have never heard one of their AVRs so i can't really comment. Denon is good. I wasn't very happy with my last Pioneer receiver.
I would also recommend you have a look at this Yamaha. It drives my speakers very well.
Denon has the best room correction software (audyssey) followed by pioneer (mcacc). The Sony only sets gain and distance. All things being equal, I would get the Denon, but they'll probably all suit your needs fine.
I find myself being drawn back to the Denon over and over. Seems like it really is the best bang for the buck. My existing Pioneer has lot of options, but I feel I cannot get it to sound the way I want it to. The X1000 might be the way to go.
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Originally Posted by Stealtharsenal /t/1531556/choosing-av-receiver#post_24714680
I find myself being drawn back to the Denon over and over. Seems like it really is the best bang for the buck. My existing Pioneer has lot of options, but I feel I cannot get it to sound the way I want it to. The X1000 might be the way to go.
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Originally Posted by Stealtharsenal /t/1531556/choosing-av-receiver/0_100#post_24714680
I find myself being drawn back to the Denon over and over. Seems like it really is the best bang for the buck. My existing Pioneer has lot of options, but I feel I cannot get it to sound the way I want it to. The X1000 might be the way to go.
The HDMI cable that is running from my subpar projector receiver is 35 feet or so and it works just fine. I would think the Denon can handle that considering it is much more advanced.
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Originally Posted by Stealtharsenal /t/1531556/choosing-av-receiver#post_24716912
The HDMI cable that is running from my subpar projector receiver is 35 feet or so and it works just fine. I would think the Denon can handle that considering it is much more advanced.
I have never seen a hdmi handshake issue with advanced models like 4520 or x4000. Several people came here with video problems on lower level models and switching brands cured the problem. Denon has few defects. This is the only problem that keeps popping up. Only way to know is try it. Early reports of 2014 product says their hdmi 2.0 is not hdcp 2.2 compliant either. Those other brands have their own bugs.
Interesting thought. I am still considering the Sony, but at the $299.99 price point that the X1000 is at right now, I think it would be a hard sell to give the Sony the edge? The Denon does seem to be the better model from the reviews and things I have read.
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Originally Posted by Stealtharsenal /t/1531556/choosing-av-receiver/0_100#post_24716912
The HDMI cable that is running from my subpar projector receiver is 35 feet or so and it works just fine. I would think the Denon can handle that considering it is much more advanced.
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Originally Posted by Stealtharsenal /t/1531556/choosing-av-receiver#post_24716912
The HDMI cable that is running from my subpar projector receiver is 35 feet or so and it works just fine. I would think the Denon can handle that considering it is much more advanced.
Well depending on how I end up running my cabling in the ceiling I will be going up a wall about 10-feet and laterally 12-14 feet to the projector. The receiver will plug into the wall outlet then run to the projector. At the projector, there will be an adapter to DVI for the time being until I purchase my new projector. I can get a shorter cable, I just have (3) 50-foot cables.
Would you say out of all the options (including the ones I suggested and Yamaha's suggested) the Denon is still the best choice. Granted it's my choice overall, but I would certainly love an expert opinion. As I indicated, I can probably scale back the cable length a bit if that is something of a concern. I am just looking for something that performs well but doesn't break the bank. As I indicated, my main system uses a Pioneer VSX-31. While I like the unit, I think somethings could've been done differently to make it more user friendly and sound better. Unless some earth shattering tech comes out in the AV world, this receiver will be around for a long while.
Either would be a good choice, just depends on which offers the features/inputs/outputs for the budget you want to pay.
Using an HDMI extender would likely resolve any longer distance issues.
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