Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Another one takes a chance...

I have been an outside observer for some time now, but I finally decided to post a message now that I ordered some speakers. Many hours have been spent reading different forums, but none seem to give the slightest bit of anecdotal evidence to back up a user's comments like this one does. So, Kudos for that; which is also what lead me to take the 'plunge' into buying axiom speakers. For me, I now have a pair of M60s, the VP150 and some QS8s coming

Now that I have speakers on the way, most of my HT upgrade is done, but now I come to the A/V receiver. I am considering either the Yammie RX-V1500, or the Denon 3805. Both have all the features I will need, but the Denon is about $400 more than the Yammie. Unfortunately, I do not have time to do the A/B test. Since I felt comfortable buying speakers without doing any testing, I figure I could be successful in this venture as well--using this forum. To all that wish to, please post your comments about either receiver regarding listening experience, quality of the receiver, ease of use, etc.. I am very technical, so don't be afraid to approach it in that mannor, I am pretty good at reading between the lines too. Also, if you know of any comparison tests from audiophile gurus, then please post the link for me to read.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I don't need any help on the TV upgrade, I am waiting for June when Samsung will release their new 1080p DLPs...<drool>...I figure that will last me until 1080p becomes the norm, or they solve the Blu-Ray / HD-DVD format battle (looks like Sony will probably win) to enable the HD remastering companies (like, Lowry Digital Images, or Ascent Media Group) to commit to one of the formats and start making the new DVDs; then finally I can experience true HD (1080p) . But boy are the remastered DVDs going to be expensive <sigh>. ...Sorry got excited, this is a topic for another discussion. In case you are interested here is a URL to get you started on doing searches about the new DVDs coming out:BluRay FAQ.

I would save $400 in a heart beat, until some one shows me a concrete $400 advantage of the denon.

Likewise... that was a major feature in my purchase of the 525 a few years ago. Of course, that was also partially because Yamaha's website (at the time, don't know about now) was almost impossible to navigate to find a receiver equivalent.

I just received the same set-up you ordered. You will not be dissapointed. Get the Pink Floyd discs ready. --Andy

Did you have a chance to look a H/K receivers? I just received my 635 today and its sweet. I will probably have it set up tonight.

Sean, either unit (or an HK) will work well. I think youare comparing apples to oranges thoguh. You might want to compare the Yammy 1500 to the Denon 2805. The 2805 still has a bit more horsepower, but it is a closer match to the 1500 than the 3805. Also the 2805 is less expensive.

Welcome aboard....


Denon 2805
M60's, EP350, VP150, 4 Qs8's

Welcome, Sean.

CompUSA is blowing out HK models right now for VERY good prices - you might take a look.

Other than that, I routinely agree with Ray. It eases the impossible task Mrs. Ray faces.

Any of the models mentioned will power your new system gracefully.

I actually just went over each of the manuals for the Yamaha, Denon and even H/K again.

The reason I left H/K AVR-635 out of it was that for the money both the Yamaha and Denon seemed to offer more. I could use the extra optical in, plus since the VP150, and QS8s are 6 Ohm speakers, it caused me concern that the H/K only wanted 8 Ohm inputs. As well, I had concern for the 75W power rating. Personally, I felt better about the Denon and Yammies higher headroom, plus the THD seems a little high on the H/K. But that is just me... So, I was leaning toward the Yammie or Denon.

Ray, I think you might have the 3805 and 2805 backwards, or I misread your reply to me. According to the Denon website the 3805 is the beefer one with 120W x7 RMS 20-20K @8 Ohms. This matches the Yamaha RX-v1500's output as well. In doing a side be side comparison of features and specs the two are almost identical, except the Denon adds an extra Component input, which I don't need. But, the Yammie has a little bit less THD being .04% instead of .05% for the full frequency RMS rating (not like I could tell the differnce), but costs $400 less if I were to buy online (I can for sure tell the difference there).

Both have a proprietary auto speaker/soundfield set up...

I simply have to go with price on this one. Yammie wins!

Thanks to all for you input!