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Future Proofed and Packs a Punch

Advantages: Future proofed and powerfull, with a touch of class
Disadvantages: Expensive, a bit tempremental when it comes to HDMI switching

I spent a long time researching before I purchased this. Firstly, I would admit that I am a little biased. I am loyal to Marantz, after owning, as well as my family owning a few components. I have owned 'high end' Sony and Kenwood in the past though and they just don't compare, but then... neither does the price! It looks fantastic and sounds even better. I have spared no expense in my AV setup that this receiver is the centre of. It is hard however, ...
...due to the speakers or the receiver. I'm sure it's both. I listen to it through Focal JMLab 800V series speakers and Chord Odyssey cabling with Van Den Hul Interconnects. The clarity and control is evident regardless of the volume. It is very easy to work with, the on-screen display is excellent, this receiver can even run systems in several rooms including a DC trigger to turn on other amps! It comes with a microphone to set up calibration and ...

Benjaymen 20.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Marantz SR 8001

Great Intro to Home cinema! SR5400

Advantages: Highly spec'ed, great value for both cinema and stereo
Disadvantages: Doesn't play stereo like a dedeicated stereo amp.

...I matched this to a Marantz CD/DVD/SACD player, and a mordaunt short speaker package - WOW! You will not know what hits you - first play was Gladiator, I was blown away by the tremendous but composed bass, sounds coming from behind and around me! The Amp itelf is dead easy to set up using the menus displyed on screen and the set up tones for the speaker, A sound presssure meter is an idea but not needed (so the speakers are not over powering each ...

lrowlers 16.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Marantz SR5400

Denon is music and movies to your ears!

Advantages: quality, amazing sound, good looks, value for money
Disadvantages: no HDMI input (but thats changed on newer models)

...this price point, this particular Denon AVR has gone from 1900 to 1910 (as the current model) thus the model before the 1907 was the 1906 and the one after was the 1908, well, you get the idea. Which each release the general product is improved. There are models both up and down, with Denon’s flagship Audio-Visual Receiver the AVR-4810 leading the way with 9.1 channels and more inputs than you can shake a stick at. Of course, the price reflects the ...
...speakers and a shiny new Denon upscaling dvd player, I opted for this AVR. At the time it cost me £350, though it seems prices have risen a little since. No surprise really as you now get HDMI input and output in the newer models including DTS HD and True Dolby Digital HD. My 1907 is lacking in this area, which I’m quite sad about now, as I’ve recently upgraded to a PS3 and full HD TV. If I had the money, I would buy the 1910. That’s not to say I’m ...

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Review of Denon AVR-1907

Onkyo TX-SR606 - great value

Advantages: great connectivity, great 720p (1080i) upscaler, great looks, excellent clarity of sound.
Disadvantages: Doesn't upscale to 1080p, a 4th HDMI would be useful.

Bought one of these for a great price on eBay at the same time as the 607 was launched. I paid £300 It offers terrific value at the price I paid. In these times of a mixrure of signals from SD to HD, this machine is particuarly useful as it offers a built in scaler that can upscale all of your inputs to 1080i or 720p. (The newer 607 upsclaes to 1080p I believe but apart from blue-ray, just about all transmitted HD signals offered by Sku and VirginMedia ...
...importanmt feature for me as I have a large number of inputs and it was becoming a nighmare to feed into my plasma. This machine also offers terrific sound. It has a nice clear subtle green display so that you know what it's up to! As for features, it would be pointmess to reproduce those in a review as you'll have already read those if you're contemplating the puchase of this AV-amp. If I had a true native resolution of 1080p on my plasma, I'd ...

dca860 19.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Onkyo TX-SR606

Bush RPA1 - A useful product with some drawbacks

Advantages: Compact, cheap, radio performance satisfactory, has a record turntable
Disadvantages: Performance through own speakers fair only, turntable performance (see text)

I bought one of these (two actually-one was a present) in a sale about two years ago. I paid under GBP 10 per set, which was remarkable. Normal retail price appears to be in the GBP 35-45 range. The unit comprises a range of features that wouldn't have been hard to find a generation or so ago, but which are rare now. What we have here is what used to be called a radiogram - a combination of radio and record player with built - in speakers. It's ...
...illustration, but the turntable is 17cm, with the entire unit being 30cm wide. The radio part includes an analogue tuner with medium wave and stereo FM (there's no LW), There is a facility for switching off the stereo decoder in case of poor reception, and a red LED indicator to aid tuning. The tuning scale has an illuminted yellow LED cursor. The FM aerial is of the wire type and gives satisfactory reception and performance - maybe on the level ...

zephyr4 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bush RPA 1