Thought it was time to upgrade my home system, been using an old Yamaha RX-V430 for some years now which was just pumping out 5.1, always sounded good to me, however it lacks any modern features that i was looking for, so updated to a Denon AVR-X2400H, much happier
Sorry for the cruddy picture, needed to keep things in the same corner (alcove) as all the wires are buried in the wall as i have a 51" Samsung PS51E8000 that is wall mounted, so needed to keep things simple.
Also picked up a Kenwood GE89 (Spectrum Analyzer) as wanted one of these so that when Amazon's Alexa speaks she has a visual response as well as audible, its not going to set the wold on fire for looks, but its clean are fairly mark free for its age, so for £35 off the bay i couldn't resist, it does the job for what i wanted it to do.
The Denon AVR-X2400H powers the same speakers that i had before which are Wharfedale Diamond 5.1 speakers, they are speakers that fit well into the room as it stands, pack a decent enough punch for me (the neighbors love them i know) , when funds allow i will either replace or probably just add Atmos speakers to the existing setup.
Only thing that is annoying me is the VirginMedia v6 TiVo System wont play well with the Denon (i see people complaining online about this, didnt know before), think its an issue with my existing Samsung PS51E8000 only accepting 1.4 HDCP where as the v6 sends 2.2 HDCP, so this is a little annoying, my goal to have everything controlled is snookered unless i buy a new Tellie and that isnt going to be an option just yet, i have one of them HDCP converters from China that cost me £45 (thanks HM Customs) but for the life of me cannot get it working, so will attempt it another day
that’s perfect then so can use what I have now
