AV receiver upgrade advice

[Dolby]

391 is a bit below the 1611. The 591 is equivalent. See Batpigs guide to Denon

Also when comparing be careful to compare similar rated values and check the online reviews on power. I've learnt its extremely difficult to compare power on amplifies. Its not all about the Watts and manufacturers tend to fudge the figures.

The oft given advice is to go to a store and listen to the amp before purchasing on specs alone. My ears aint that trained tho so I go on reviews. I was looking at the Denon 1911, Onkyo 608 and Marantz 5004. These are in the R7000 - R9000 bracket and around 90w - 100w p/ch.

You could look at sourcing yourself internationally as wantItAll is going to do just that for you. That being said, you would want a UK/european model. You going to pay quite a bit for a decent 110->240 transformer as you probably wouldn't want to go with something cheap for such a power hungry (and power sensitive) device.

I see the SR5004 is R8,999.00 - R1,000.00 less than my old SR5002 Though, I do the SR5005 is R10,999.00 ... pretty steep!

+1 for manufacturers fudging the figures. You need to check the ohmage and frequency when tested. So a certain amplifier may be 150w @ 4 ohm, 125w @ 6 ohm and 100w @ 8 ohm. Makers like Onkyo quote at 6 ohm and others quote at 8 ohm - so the Onkyo will already look more powerful. That said, Onkyo usually have more power which supply more current to drive lower ohmage speakers ... so best is to listen.

 

[Juggy]

391 is a bit below the 1611. The 591 is equivalent. See Batpigs guide to Denon

Also when comparing be careful to compare similar rated values and check the online reviews on power. I've learnt its extremely difficult to compare power on amplifies. Its not all about the Watts and manufacturers tend to fudge the figures.

The oft given advice is to go to a store and listen to the amp before purchasing on specs alone. My ears aint that trained tho so I go on reviews. I was looking at the Denon 1911, Onkyo 608 and Marantz 5004. These are in the R7000 - R9000 bracket and around 90w - 100w p/ch.

You could look at sourcing yourself internationally as wantItAll is going to do just that for you. That being said, you would want a UK/european model. You going to pay quite a bit for a decent 110->240 transformer as you probably wouldn't want to go with something cheap for such a power hungry (and power sensitive) device.

I see the 1611 is the 7.2 version and the 591 is the 5.1.

Take2 look about the best place to order from if they are European models or are they guaranteed to be from the US?

 

[hilton]

Makers like Onkyo quote at 6 ohm and others quote at 8 ohm - so the Onkyo will already look more powerful.

Partially correct. In the European market they quote @ 6ohm however in the USA market it's at the normal 8ohm. So it pays to check both sites to see what's what.

 

[Dolby]

Partially correct. In the European market they quote @ 6ohm however in the USA market it's at the normal 8ohm. So it pays to check both sites to see what's what.

It's according to each manufacturer what they wish to publish - not country or region.

 

[hilton]

It's according to each manufacturer what they wish to publish - not country or region.

Perhaps, however I'm just pointing out the way Onkyo does it.