Suggestions: Rotel RSP-1570 or Denon AVR-4310CI

I know a fair bit of people, as myself, use a Denon receiver, then add a amp either for the fronts, or multichannel. No problem there. And actually comparing with audyssey on and off is a big difference. Even though i have added some measures, theres still a few humps that are rather ugly in my livingroom. The Audyssey takes care of that easily.


I have a Rotel RB-1080 that's driving my front speakers(B&W 703) then i recently stepped up from a Yamaha RX-V2600 to Denon 4308a on the reciever side. The denon pre-amp stages was MUCH better. The Yamaha got tired when i got really high in volume(very seldom did i use that, only material with absolutely NO distorion could be used). On top of that, being able to set the crossover independently for each speaker is a total must-have. Although most of those things can probably be had in say the 3900 on the yamaha side too.

So, take a listen to it, preferably in your home, then you can perhaps try rotel vs. denon.

I would go for the denon, rotel is so far behind I would not bother with them. Since you are using a seperate amp why not look at other options?

Not Audyssey vs. Audyssey, not a hard choice for the Denon (or a comparable Onkyo or NAD) IMO.

If you want newer tech.such as DSX,DP 2Z(but you must sacrify surround back to be Height or Widening front channels for 2 speakers),also great sound and video processing,DENON AVR 4310 is your answer,just my opinion.