Denon AVR-2300X Replacement

markwilliams82 · 14 Aug 2021 at 19:29

I'm looking to upgrade my Denon amp that I've had for a few years with something newer to pair with my Canon Movie 75 5.1 speakers

I was looking at the slim line one from Marantz (NR1711) for my cabinet but wondered if it was any good or are there better alternatives?

Mainly I have Sky Q and my PS5 hooked up to it. Only addition planned would potentially be an Xbox X

Any thoughts?

markwilliams82 · 14 Aug 2021 at 19:41

Sorry, I like my sound but I'm not tech savvy on it - how would that benefit me?

markwilliams82 · 23 Aug 2021 at 19:57

Thats all really interesting thanks.
I did notice about the power levels for the speakers and wondered what the difference would be; guessed they wouldn't be as strong.

I'll keep to my Denon I have for now as its set up nicely and the speakers sound a treat for all films and game thrown at it.

But I may save a bit more for a larger refresh as I'm thinking of one of the newer OLED TV's as an upgrade; most likely the LG OLED55C14LB which is from what I've read HDMI 2.1 with 120hz 4K and G-Sync with VRR and then the Denon AVR-X2700H amp which although has only the the 1 x 2.1 input, I can use that on the PS5

markwilliams82 · 23 Aug 2021 at 22:29

kitfit1 said:
I'm glad you have decided to keep the Denon, because changing it would have made no difference at all to what you actually hear. If your really want a better "surround" experience, you would be better off changing your speakers. In all honesty, pairing a £600 AVR with a £40 set of 5.1 speakers was never going to bring out even 10% of the potential of your current Denon. After you have got your new Oled.........................look at changing your speakers, not the AVR.

Cheers although not sure about £40 speakers as they were near £300 when I bought them from Richer Sounds a few years back