Good advice mate. HT amps tend to be more dynamic for the extra ummmph while watching movies. Hi-fi amps tend to be more quiet and warm. So when you play music through an HT amp, some might find the sound abit too "noisy" as in too much bass or the highs too loud. Some say "no feel" due to lack of warmth. No such thing as best of both world lor.

Sometimes buying the most exp amps and speakers won't guarantee you the best performance as you'll need to match the equipments correctly so they compliment each other. Tuning the amp and the accoustics of the listening room is very important also as some has mentioned.

Pure gold? You ask goldsmith to customise the rca female plug then you mod to the amp lor.

Denon and Marantz is abang adik.... from same father. Denon more towards HT hence more dynamic while Marantz is better know for their hi-fi, hence as splee puts it... abit "lembik" lor

Me old skool kaki mar. htkaki, really wan to pay your shop a visit next time i pass by seremban.

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Added on April 28, 2008, 2:38 pm sleeping dragon? Solly ah j/k niah. BTW the sky dragon = denon name in chinese lar.

This post has been edited by JonC: Apr 28 2008, 02:39 PM

Aiyah elites with bottom less pockets should think of nothing less then the AVC-A1HD lah! Sure keng!

Small fry and potato like me using 2005 technology.

This post has been edited by JonC: Apr 28 2008, 05:14 PM

we both in same boat lor can see cannot touch, maybe put more poison liau got elite in lyn will buy mar

I've been known to walk into Hi-Fi shop in just me shorts and polo-tee. No body bothered to layan me so i just walk around undisturb by the salesman. At least they dun try to con me with their "this is the best talk." Just for fun, i like asking them technical questions that they dun know how to answer

Got to know a few nice shop who basically lets me test what ever i want in the shop. But since i pokai liau, damn long never go test and absorb poison liau.



This post has been edited by JonC: May 2 2008, 10:18 AM

my pokai eat ping pong biskut lar... lagi powderful

some amp manufacturers will "over" stated their rated power output specs (also some will "under" state) hence htkaki says to compensate for the "low" power output you'll need to use speakers with higher sensitivity (the higher the dB, the easier the speaker is to drive)

now that you've mentioned it, i do agree with you.

Whoa! Which CMY u go to? If the Sunway one..... i go taruh the p.i.c. I know that fella quite well and get a most of my hi-fi stuff from him

Whoa! The next time i go there must say tembak him liau.... how can treat forumn kaki all like dat.

one less customer..... too bad lar , anyway other places can get better deals also

yes you are right! There will definitely be a gap in the frequency range since u filter the already filtered <80Hz to your sub.

Apparently the lowest the amp can go is 80 so there no way to do it from the amp.

rx, hard to say lar...... maybe 3-4 years niah before they come out again with some more souped up sound format.

tru also lar... but if have so many elite ppl like in lyn where got no ppl want adopt wan. correct or not?

I got hold of my unit of 805 about 1 month ago for <3k through a friend with direct link to the Onkyo factory. Was told the factory was clearing stock of 2007 models by offering them cheap to their workers, hence i managed to get him to help me get one unit. Didn't realise the street price was that high.

The amount of heat this heavy bugger can generate is scary. Lucky i am using those open kind of av rack...... but the clearance between the top of the amp and the second tier of the rack is just about 1.5"

This post has been edited by JonC: Oct 21 2008, 02:29 PM

So far so good and i paired it with a full set of entry level 7.1 MS Carnival speakers Still need a fair bit running in though, been using it for not more than 10 hours. It's definitely better than the Denon 2105 i was previously using in terms of power. Sound wise i find the Denon sounds slightly warmer. The 805 sound a bit "thin" and bright but then again could be still new.

Dynamics is the bread and butter of Denon amps. Marantz is warmer and has better musicality ( Marantz and Denon come from the same father - D & M Holdings). I'd say Onkyo is smack in the center, more neutral or some say slightly brighter. I switch from a Denon 2105 to an Onkyo 805, mainly due to the crazy pricing of the new Denon, but have no regrets so far.

I'd have to agree, pairing an Onkyo with a detailed / bright sounding speakers is a no go.