Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners need advice for new reciever

I wouldn't concern yourself too much about "sound quality" differences between the AVR's, or separate amps. Instead, I would pay close attention to the features each of the AVR has and which one has the bells and whistles you would like.

Personally, I'd go with the Denon, but that's because I've had good luck with Denon and I love their GUI and feature set. I've had issues with Marantz and will eat glass before buying another. Pioneer, I have not owned since the early 80's.

side dude i think.. 6th ave

I agree with the masses. Unless you want to get into discussions around tube vs. digital or do I need extra wattage because I play ear splittingly loud, then I would be much more concerned about getting the features, inputs and outputs that you will need, than the 'sound' of the receiver.

Although I lean towards the more documented evidence that would tend to agree with JohnK, I'm not dissing the guys who guys who are happier with combo A vs. combo B. I'm just thinking that in a hobby where you quickly reach a point where the laws of diminishing returns kick in, you might be at the stage where you could get bigger sound results from other changes.

That being said, I wish I was at the point in my shopping list and my finances where I could experiment with amps, receivers etc.

All that plus all that being said, if you are ready to buy, I do enjoy my Denon. Several years now and with but one brief oddity after purchase that was cleared by doing a full reset, it just keeps working flawlessly. Hopefully, the manuals have improved though. They were obviously written by engineers whose time would have been better spent working on new products and components.

If that 4310 is from 6Ave, they are a factory authorized online dealer, I would buy the 4310 in a heartbeat for that price from them.

What Jay said.

I bought my denon from 6ave with no issues. I'd cOl them directly and ask for their best price though before buying.

Like David, I purchased my 3808ci from 6ave and got a great price when mentioning that I was an avsforum member, got me another 10% off the already great price.

Like many others, I got my Denon 3808ci from 6ave for a great price, authorized dealer, and no problems. But... you need to call them and mention that you're an avsforum member to get the best price.

-Dave

I bought a 50" Panasonic plasma through Amazon from 6th Ave... Transaction went well.

FWIW, I have the 2310 and I have been very happy with it other than sometimes it will pass through video rather than upconverting it all to 1080p like I have it set to... But if you turn it off/on it will go back to normal, not really a big deal. I do sometimes turn it right off (with the seperate power switch and not just the standy switch) but I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or not.

tx for all the advise guys! I ended up researching alot and have come to a conclusion about the sound thing. to make the story short i looked for something with pre outs.. so i got the onkyo 707. i was then going to go with an emotiva amp. but decided somehow that i would get some bass first. so i got the EP500! its a beatifull beast. i'll be getting the amp in a week or two then an oppo player. then thats it wheeeeew (god willing) :0),

been hanging out at the blue ray forums abit. helping with the axiom thread.. there are pics there of my stuff and others as well check it out.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/speakers/95875-official-axiom-speakers-thread-20.html#post3398855