Looking for my first AV Receiver - Sub £500

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I'm looking to venture into the world of AV. So far I've managed to buy a second hand KEF KTH 3000 Series 5.1 speaker system and a new TV stand with room for an AV receiver. Now I'm just need the receiver.

I've had my eye on DENON AVRX2200W - http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/denon/avrx2200w/deno-avrx2200-blk

It was down to £379 a few weeks ago which would've been great but now it's gone up in price, is there anything else I should consider?
 
I've just upgraded to the X2200W very good unit can't really fault it.

EDIT/ The only thing I'd say negatively about it is when you hold down the volume button it jumps massively doesn't just go up/down as you'd expect. You kind of have to tap/press the buttons instead.
 
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Richer Sounds have the Pioneer VSX 930 for sale for £299 in the February edition of What Hifi,it appears to have everything bar DTS X
 
Different manufacturers tend to have different signatures.

Sony is very neutral for instance whereas yamaha is warmer.

Pick a sound signature you prefer then look at the manufacturers that cater to that market.

Peraonally i really like yamaha products.
 
I was in same boat, was looking at the same one, Luckily I picked up a x4200w for 700 in the mid jan deals. Cracking bit of kit. The on screen setup is idiot proof for first timers. :D

Just get the 2200 if it has what you need/like, Maranz is just a denon inside from what i've read but without the denon audio clever bit. May be wrong on that so check up if you are looking/shopping round.
 
Second hand. You'll get something very very nice indeed for £500 (Yamaha Z7 on AVForums at the moment for that) for example...
 
I've got the Denon 3200, apart from Spotify Connect being a pain at first, its awesome. I upgraded from an old Denon 2803.

The new one is simply awesome.
 
Royal Fleet said:
I have the Denon. Upgraded from a Sony STR-DN1050 after I had issues with the Sony.

Very pleased with it overall
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sorry to thread hog...but I have the Sony 1050, what issues were you having?

mine has hdmi display issues, takes forever to change inputs over and sometimes loses signal when another plug socket is used. :eek:
 
madtoady said:
No I went with the 2200. Very impressed so far!
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Now you have used it for a while have you found the issue with the volume control on the remote? When you hold the volume button it just jumps massively instead of just going up/down as you would expect, well this happens for me anyway!
 
MarkLP, how old is it? Sticky buttons within the remote itself. Between rubber and PCB.
 
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