AV Amp Upgrade advice

9zap · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:33

Hi there,

I have a Denon 3805 and the Mordaunt short genie 5.1 speaker system which for the last 5 years or so it has served me well' but now I want to upgrade to an Av amp with HDMI for my ps3' popcorn laptop etc etc Don't really want to spend mega money what's my best bang for buck £500 is my limit probably get around £200 I hope for my Mint Denon 3805 been looking at the ONKYO TX-SR875 is within budget anything else I should consider?
Also looked at the Onkyo TX-SR70 and TX-SR876 which is over budget probably overkill as well.... is it better to buy a slightly older high end model or a newer low end model?

probedb · 8 Jan 2010 at 14:03

There is the Denon 1910 and various Sony receivers as well. Denon 2310 is better but would push your budget up

FrankJH · 8 Jan 2010 at 14:20

The Onkyo 875 was really well thought of when first released, but dont believe the 876 is an upgraded version, it really isnt and personally wouldnt touch the latter with a barge pole

Ive been very happy with my Onkyo 805 that I have had since it was a new release, and now looking to upgrade myself

Personally I dont buy 2nd hand audio gear, but if you are happy doing that look out for a 875 which are now going for pretty reasonable sums (for what you are getting)

9zap · 8 Jan 2010 at 14:21

Hi,

I could stretch to £650 when I add my money from my Denon would the Onkyo TXNR807 at the same money be a better bet than the Denon 2310 or just try and grab a Onkyo 875 at 300 ish