Denon amp decision help :(

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hey guys, ive been lookin at amps lately and narrowed my choice down to 2 denons.

the first choice is the AVR 1906 and the second is the AVR 2105. the 2105 is cheaper at the moment.

I was lookin for somethin with at least 2 optical inputs on it and also somethin that suported 7.1 for future upgradability. I was originally gonna get hte Yamaha DSPAX757SE but they're gone everywhere now :(. had a listen to the denon AVR1906 and i liked the sound of it with the missions i've bought. but i figure the AVR 2105 should be similar to it even though i think its older???

what ya guys think
 
Well I like the 1906, a bit awkward to set up but worth it once its done.

Have no experience of the older model though - I think I got mine for just over £200
 
FrankJH said:
Well I like the 1906, a bit awkward to set up but worth it once its done.

Have no experience of the older model though - I think I got mine for just over £200
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Love my 1906, sounds excellent for the money paired with my kef speakers. As frank says its little tricky to setup in the first place but once its up and working you'll love it.
 
Have acoustic energy speakers myself - which are ok but no match for KEF, My REL Storm sub may be a few years old now but still kicks ***
 
I just saw a second hand 3803 go on avforums for £285. A very capable amp indeed with video upscaling to component. These go quite frequently for just under £300 these days, and I know where I'd put my money if I didn't already have a 3802.
 
I may be selling my 1906 AVR on the members market shortly with a set of KEF 1005 speakers all in perfect nick, boxed and under warranty.

I can attest to them being fantastic kit but as i'm moving house shortly i'm gonna take the opportunity to splurge big ie new projector and even more IHE
 
unfortunitly i dont have MM access anymore, was banned for thread bumping (had no replys to a for sale thread, post was on page 6, didnt want to do a price drop, bumped to the first page, got banned, though sold my item thanks to the bump) i did ask a couple of the mods what i was supposed to do to sell my item after i got banned, but as ya can imagine i got no reply...

anyway, i think i'll probs end up goin for the 2105, as its literally identical to the 1906, except its cheaper (superfi have it on offer at the min) and it has an extra 10w per channel i think

if i could find one of them 3803's in black for that price i'd snap it up straight away!
 
I've just found the catch in the AVR 2105. it seems it doesnt have any video conversion at all. the AVR 1906 converts s-video to composite and vice versa

now having said that, somethin like the 3803 that converts to component etc too is lookin more tempting
 
cokecan72 said:
I've just found the catch in the AVR 2105. it seems it doesnt have any video conversion at all. the AVR 1906 converts s-video to composite and vice versa

now having said that, somethin like the 3803 that converts to component etc too is lookin more tempting
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The 1906 has component switching, feed in composite, s-video, or another component feed and output via component.

Ive got my xbox 360 connected into my amp, which is then output via the amp to the lcd tv.
If you've got some other composite or s-video inputs these will convert to component for output.
 
I am looking at the same two receivers also.

I think the 1906 has less power by 10W, but is newer, also have the ability to rename the source names which is nice, but is £50 more than the 2105.

The 2105 has slightly more power, and a few better options and is a model up, but a release older.

Have you heard the 2105 for comparison?
 
at forumhifi here in notts on mansfield road the 1906 is £229 i think it was (that or £219, cant remember off hand). that's the one im goin for now.

i havnt heard the 2105 but from what has been said the 1906 could be hte better one of the 2, less watts per channel but to be fair, watts on speakers doesnt mean a great deal lol and it also has video switching and conversion that the 2105 hasnt

i have heard the 1906 and i liked the sound of it, so i assume the 2 must sound pretty similar as they are a very similar spec
 
The 2105 will be a better sounding amp as it is higher in the food chain. A newer lower range model is not going to sound better. Gimmicks like video conversion (thats done badly in amps as a rule) take away money that could be spent on better amp components etc etc.

If it where me it would be the 2105
 
i didnt think it was "higher int he food chain" so to speak as its quite a bit older than the 1906??

the 1906 is newer than it, as theres also a 2106 out now??
 
cokecan72 said:
i didnt think it was "higher int he food chain" so to speak as its quite a bit older than the 1906??

the 1906 is newer than it, as theres also a 2106 out now??
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The 2106 replaces the 2105, as the 1906 replaced the 1905. So its a higher range product. It will have better components, better psu, better dsp etc etc. The 1906 is smaller and weighs less - tells you plenty about the quality of components used in each.
 
Shimmyhill said:
The 2106 replaces the 2105, as the 1906 replaced the 1905. So its a higher range product. It will have better components, better psu, better dsp etc etc. The 1906 is smaller and weighs less - tells you plenty about the quality of components used in each.
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I would agree..........in part

Depending on what speakers you used in conjunction would really tell you whether any differences would be obvious between the two
 
Hmm, still a dilema on this one.
The 1906 is newer, has HDMI inputs, and can rename the source inputs.
The 2105 is older, a little more power, its bigger, its got (3rd generation SHARC ADSP-21266 1200 MFLOPs) what ever that is.

I dont run anything via my amp to my TV so I guess I should get the 2105.

Here is the Comparison Chart
 
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