The blue one.
I have to say, when demoing two comparable Pioneer and Yamaha models in the 1000+ range they both sounded great. In the past Denons have always sounded great.
Some say Yamahas run a little brighter than Denon. I thought if anything the Pioneer sounded less bright than the Yamaha, but there were some uncontrollable variables in the demo.
I would look at the feature set over the sound quality, as the difference in the sound quality is less important.
Look at the remote controls. You have to live with its damn remote a long time I would guess. Look at HDMI capabilities. Make sure the On Screen Display works for you the way you expect, some don't.
I personally like Yamaha having owned 5 or 6 RX's, so I am biased.
I have to say, when demoing two comparable Pioneer and Yamaha models in the 1000+ range they both sounded great. In the past Denons have always sounded great.
Some say Yamahas run a little brighter than Denon. I thought if anything the Pioneer sounded less bright than the Yamaha, but there were some uncontrollable variables in the demo.
I would look at the feature set over the sound quality, as the difference in the sound quality is less important.
Look at the remote controls. You have to live with its damn remote a long time I would guess. Look at HDMI capabilities. Make sure the On Screen Display works for you the way you expect, some don't.
I personally like Yamaha having owned 5 or 6 RX's, so I am biased.
