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Original Message
AVRs are getting a lot better but have limitations
Posted by John C. - Aussie on February 5, 2010 at 17:20:33:
I have two Denon AVRs going here and set one up for a friend and they do a very good job. From what I read, Onkyo are maybe even better.
It all depends how obsessive you want to be as to how well an AVR would satisfy you. The ultimate AVR is reputed to be the (rather expensive) Arcam AVR600 but even it would have deficiencies in Blu Ray Audio due to the high jitter generated (nanoseconds rather than picoseconds) in the HDMI link. An S/PDIF link would bypass that but might not get the full benefit of BD audio.
The AVRs process both audio and video and certainly make connectons less hassle free although setting them up optimally can be challenging.
And another downside of AVRs not often discussed is the heat they generate. This drove me nuttier than usual when setting up my friend's Denon as he had inadequate ventillation. The heat caused loss of settings and this problem was not solved until he placed it on top of a cupboard rather than in a shelf. If my setup here I have a bathroom fan with speed control blowing air across the AVR. Works fine although computer fans on top of the AVR would have been less expensive. Not sure they would have been as effective as the present fan expells the hot air right out into the room wheras computer fans would only move it vertically.
Apologies if I've gone OT.
John