I'm just starting in HT, and with a limited budget, I'm very interested in a "home theater in a box" solution. Everybody seems to love the Kenwood HTB-504 (including Consumer's Report) but I recently stumbled across the Denon DHT-682xp. The Denon seems to have pretty similar features but is about $100 more. (see http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S...HTB504&o=M&a=0 and http://www.del.denon.com/catalog/pdfs/dht682.pdf for system details).
Couple of questions for you experts:
1. Is there something that differentiates these two that I'm missing?
2. Is the Denon name (which seems very respected around here) worth the extra $100?
3. Can anyone explain what the following descriptions actually mean?: The Kenwood features "100 watts x 5 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.7% THD" while the Denon speakers' rated output is "100 W (6 ohms, 1 kHZ, 0.7%)/ 70 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08% THD)" Is that a significant difference? Which one is better?
I realize that these kinds of systems may not be up to snuff for a serious audiophile but they seem to be the best solution for someone strapped for cash. In any case, thanks for any help or advice!
Lohmar
Couple of questions for you experts:
1. Is there something that differentiates these two that I'm missing?
2. Is the Denon name (which seems very respected around here) worth the extra $100?
3. Can anyone explain what the following descriptions actually mean?: The Kenwood features "100 watts x 5 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.7% THD" while the Denon speakers' rated output is "100 W (6 ohms, 1 kHZ, 0.7%)/ 70 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08% THD)" Is that a significant difference? Which one is better?
I realize that these kinds of systems may not be up to snuff for a serious audiophile but they seem to be the best solution for someone strapped for cash. In any case, thanks for any help or advice!
Lohmar