Which AV amp should i go for?

Vanilla · 31 May 2018 at 17:24

ANDARIAL said:
Just bit the bullet and ordered the Denon 2400
Should be here tues/wed

Me too, mine arriving tomorrow

Doobedoo · 31 May 2018 at 17:31

I just picked a 1080 which hopefully should be arriving next week. Decent price too.

ANDARIAL · 31 May 2018 at 17:31

Vanilla said:
Me too, mine arriving tomorrow

I am a tight B****** and chose free shipping

Vanilla · 31 May 2018 at 18:22

Amazon prime, although I held off buying until the next day delivery was Friday (was the last in stock too!)

ANDARIAL · 1 Jun 2018 at 17:31

@Vanilla Did it arrive yet?

Vanilla · 1 Jun 2018 at 21:30

ANDARIAL · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:07

Nice

Is there any point in using banana plugs?
I am using just the posts and screw the cables down.have done for years

nlyh · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:36

The obvious benefit for banana plugs is that some units don't have the ability to bind open cable.

For units that do have the ability to bind, speaker cable wire strands can become worn down if you change them around a lot. Bits split off and such. Banana plugs would offer a permanent lock down of the speaker cable strands.

ANDARIAL · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:42

Thanks for the info
I generally only remove cables when changing amps,although it would be easier to attach the cables as I have amps in a large cupbord with poor acces to the rear

MrRockliffe · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:44

I haven't found the Denon to be reliable - I've had endless software issues and wouldn't recommend it

Edit: sounds great tho!

darreny · 2 Jun 2018 at 08:15

ANDARIAL said:
Thanks for the info
I generally only remove cables when changing amps,although it would be easier to attach the cables as I have amps in a large cupbord with poor acces to the rear

How much room do you have behind as generally banana plugs stick out a fair bit

ANDARIAL · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:09

darreny said:
How much room do you have behind as generally banana plugs stick out a fair bit

About 6"

ANDARIAL · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:16

Also any makes of banana plugs to avoid or choose.Need about 14-16
Looked on Amazon but there are sooo many

Morve · 2 Jun 2018 at 22:46

ive got a 2400, awesome bit of kit

nlyh · 2 Jun 2018 at 23:16

Fisual plugs would do fine for your planned set up imo

ANDARIAL · 3 Jun 2018 at 07:44

nlyh said:
Fisual plugs would do fine for your planned set up imo

Cheers.I have actually ordered
Nakamichi Banana Plugs x16 HiFi High Quality Gold plated Speaker Plugs
Yesterday afternoon.Hope they are alright,they looked good and well made

Eurofighter · 3 Jun 2018 at 14:05

I am also looking for a new amp for my new front room. I think I will go with Pioneer for the extra watts.

ANDARIAL · 5 Jun 2018 at 21:11

FurryLemon said:
it'll be fine. Just don't shove it in a tight space with little to no air flow as they can run a little hot.

No S*** Sherlock :eek:

Toasty indeed.Just got my banana plugs today and have set it all up
Been `playing` with various settings for an hour or so and it is very hot
Think i will rig some sort of fan over the amp,dread to think how hot it would get in the cupboard with the doors closed :eek:

Hedge · 5 Jun 2018 at 21:22

I wouldn't freak out too much about heat unless it's kept in a closed space .They all tend to run hot. Even when sat on an open shelf.

TJM · 5 Jun 2018 at 21:27

Is the back of the unit open and are there at least a few inches of space around the sides and top of the unit? If so, I wouldn't worry about the temperature.