The 4 receivers were the Harman Kardon 630, the Yamaha RX-V1500, the Denon 3803 and the Denon 3805.
The Harman Kardon 630 was my first receiver.
- Great for 5.1, suck up job on matrixing to 7.1
The Yamaha RX-V1500 I've had for a day.
- I can already tell a big difference in the matrixing. Way improved for 7.1. Though I'm still adapting to the sound from the H/K. More on that after I get it fully tweaked.
My friend had/has both the Denon 3803 and 3805 (current).
- The Denon 3803 performed similar to the Yamaha in that it did a great job matrixing to 7.1. I haven't heard his 3805 yet, but he says it's even better than his 3805.
I will probably try out the Denon 3805 myself sometime. Right now I'm spending time with the Yamaha RX-V1500 and I'll post perhaps in a couple weeks how I think they compare.
Right now, Day 1, the Yamaha has much better matrixing, but the Harman Kardon has a better, richer sound.
I guess I'm on a quest for the Holy Grail
