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Author Topic: Need a new receiver. Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-25-2003 07:34 AM                     Well it happened. My 100 watt Sony receiver that has been trouble for almost 8 years has finally done it. I got smoke. The right channel is out, and multitudes of burned parts tell me that I dont want to fix it again. In another post, I thought my Cerwin-Vega speakers were causing the problems. Naah. The amp died while it was connected to a pair of 100 watt dummy loads, and a scope, and signal generator. Before it died, there was distortion on all channels. I need something that can handle a pair of 200 watt C-V speakers. It needs to have surround sound, video switching, etc. The current Sony set-up was a STR-D715 if this helps. I looked at a Marantz receiver until I heard the price. Wow. $600 is really the top of my spending limit. I'm going stir crazy without music here. Any comments welcome.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-25-2003 10:50 AM                        As I look to upgrade a bit above your price range, I've been hearing good things about the Denon AVR-3803: http://www.800stereo.com/prods/denonAVR3803.html You might also be able to find one of the discontinued AVR-3802 models at a discount. Denon AVR-3802  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-25-2003 11:58 AM                     Denon has always made excelent surround products. Even their old Pro-Logic systems sound better than many of today's digital processors. evrything sounds warm and crisp.  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-25-2003 04:40 PM                     Denon is great. You also might want to look into Yamaha, another excellent product, IMO.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-25-2003 08:15 PM                     The local stereo dealers handle Sony, Pioneer, Harman-Kardon, JVC, Panasonic, Magnavox, Onkyo, etc. I've had enough of Sony and their high-priced replacement parts. The high-end dealer here sells Marantz, and Carver. Both of these are incredible systems, but waay out of my range. No Denon systems around here. Any good dealers on the net? My old receiver was fine at half-volume until the generator came up to around 12k. This is when the distortion came on. The right channel outputs blew and shorted. I dont think that it was pushing more than 20 watts when it died. In the past, the right channel would not come on when I turned on the receiver. I was never able to catch the offending part before it popped on. Is Denon a division of Sharp?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-25-2003 09:04 PM                        Pioneer is pretty good. You could get one with Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES (discrete 6.1), and Pro-Logic II for around $450-ish or less.  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-25-2003 10:10 PM                     Denon is it's own company I believe. The only authorized e-tailer for Denon is www.6ave.com  |  IP: Logged Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 07-25-2003 10:59 PM                        I have a Denon AVR-3802 and love it. It is by far the best receiver I've owned. Cruchfied is an online E-Tailer. Defiantly on the high end of products but it is worth it. Be careful though there are a lot of online e-tailers that are not Authorized Denon Dealers and Denon will not honor the warranty unless it was purchased from an official Authorized Dealer.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-26-2003 12:54 AM                        I also have a Denon AVR 3802 and I also love it. I used to have seperate amps with a receiver (Adcom) and outboard Marantz Dolby Digital and Millennium DTS 5.1 decoders but when the Marantz 'died', I decided to scrap my existing sound system and get the Denon. It was a very good decision because I did not have EX and ES playback capabilities with the Adcom system. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-26-2003 04:39 AM                  Denon is nothing special and is WAY over-rated! Pioneer is the BEST bang for the bucks! >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-26-2003 07:05 AM                     Is Pioneer overrated? A few years ago, I did Pioneer warranty service for a large local company. Their larger receivers were always coming in with blown power amp stages. This is all I know of newer Pioneer stuff. The old stuff was always on my want lists. Have they gotten better? Friday night, I went through my storage area and found my Sony pre-amp, and Dynaco ST-70 tube amp. It's all hooked up and working. For now, I am leaning toward the Denon that John P mentioned. The AVR-3802.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-26-2003 12:29 PM                    for low end I have found Kenwoods to be a very good choice for receivers. If you want anything good in the high end area you have to spend more than what you want for it. That does not mean that the high end stuff is any better than the low end stuff.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-26-2003 01:21 PM                        I recommend Crutchfield. They are honest and reliable. Though I can only find the 3803 there and not the 3802.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 07-26-2003 02:07 PM                     Older Carver recievers are excellent!  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-26-2003 04:30 PM                     Please consider also the NAD electronics line. They make a long line of highly respected A/V gear, and they have a great line of receivers. I have had a great deal of NAD electronics over the years, the stuff sounds great and is totally bullet-proof: www.nadelectronics.com/av_receivers/index.htm The T742 is closest to your $$ cutoff, at $650.  |  IP: Logged

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