Onkyo SR875 to a Denon X2300W or Yamaha RX-V681?

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Advice required please.

My Onkyo 875 needs replacing as it's starting to misbehave. I've a budget of up to £450 and within that the Denon X2300W and Yamaha V681 have caught my eye.

4x4m room, 5.1 speaker setup (Q Acoustics 2050 L/R, 2000 C, Kef rear / sub)
4k TV, HTPC, XB360, gaming PC
80% films, 20% music (wide spectrum of tastes)

Based on the above would either be a good choice or are there other options?

Cheers
 
Cracking replies much appreciated, thanks one and all :)

Glad i appear to be on the right track but with all the input it's given me a lot more to think about. At this point i'm leaning towards the Yamaha but more research to be done first (auditioning either of them is unlikely for me).

Thanks again (the forum needs a like a post button!)
 
james.miller said:
Nope, if anything it's gone the other way. Modern AV amps cram a lot more in terms of audio/video processing and the amp section tends to suffer because of it. Ignoring all the digital trickery for a second, to get an onkyo amp with a similar construction to your 875 will cost you significantly more than your 875 did. In fact i dont think onkyo even have an ultra 2 amp with less than 11 channels, now - they are all select 2 unless im mistaking whereas your 875 is ultra 2 and there's quite a big difference in the two ratings. Not that thx certification is the be all and end all but it's a good indication of performance when you have two amps from the same manufacturer and only one of them is ultra 2 certified.

in reality you might find it doesnt make an awful lot of difference with your kit in your living room (ultra 2 is way over the top for most average living rooms, mine included!) Then again, you might find it does - so you really need to demo first. You might even find that despite the downgrade on the amp side, some of the digital stuff on the denon like Audyssey dynamic eq might make up for that in other ways.
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In a word, crumbs! Budget won't allow for something meatier and i do love my 875 as it fills the room and the sound stage is huge but precise. Musically it also ticks all the boxes for me too.

Might have to make the effort to be social and try Richer Sounds out or something to demo some kit.

Thanks for the input :)
 
Shivy011 said:
I am no sound expert but currently am using an X2300W Denon with Q Acoustics Q7000i, and from my perspective it is fantastic. Easy to use, the menus could be a little better but once it is set up nicely it is perfect
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Cheers Shivy :)

I'm looking at stretching my budget once the 875 gives up to £550 which means the Yamaha RXV781 is on the table in terms of options.
 
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