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New member Username: MammyPost Number: 1 Registered: Jul-04 | Any thoughts on this line? Right now I plan on pairing them with a combination of Bose speakers and Niles speakers. I want to make a decision in the next few days. Any help is appreciated. |
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Silver Member Username: LandrovalPost Number: 390 Registered: Feb-04 | Are you interested in the digital amps DA2000 and above? or the analog DA1000? |
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Silver Member Username: Elitefan1Post Number: 510 Registered: Dec-03 | Robert, You can do much better than Sonyes and Bose. For my tastes you can't do worse actually. What is your budget and are you planning a 5.1 system or what? |
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MarcUR Unregistered guest | Actually, the Sony STR-DA2000ES and models above (ie 3000-5000, not the 1000) are surprisingly nice receivers. My bet is 95% of the people knocking them just assume because its sony, its crap. The new digi-receivers have a surprisingly huge soundstage that is tall, deep and wider than most receivers out there. Definitely worth looking into, especially at the price point. |
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Silver Member Username: Elitefan1Post Number: 511 Registered: Dec-03 | MarcUR, No, I am not knocking Sony because it's a Sony. I am knocking it because Sony receivers, including the ES models are very bright and have very poor multichannel power output. If you like bright, go ahead. I have had two Sony dealers in the last year tell me they sell Sony for the name only, they know they are not among the top brands but so many people buy on name only they feel forced to carry Sony for the masses. |
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MarcUR Unregistered guest | therealelitefan, have you heard Sony STR-DA2000ES, 3000, 4000, 5000 or 9000 (i've only heard the 2000 and 3000). Unlike the rest of the receivers they produce, I wouldn't characterize these digital amps as "bright", more of a neutral sound. Here's a post on a taper board (people who record live concerts) going into detail some of the pro's and cons of this sony line. Its from doug oade who runs a shop in GA. Personally he's provided me with a ton of info about taping, along with helping me a hell of a lot more than than my local dealer when i ran into issues with my NAD (which i purchased from my local dealer). http://www.oade.com/Tapers_Section/Forum/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=101&topi c_id=109&mesg_id=174&page=2 |
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New member Username: MammyPost Number: 2 Registered: Jul-04 | My price range is roughly $2000. What are some other suggestions on speakers? I am looking to be educated. |
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Silver Member Username: LandrovalPost Number: 391 Registered: Feb-04 | I agree with Marc. The DA1000 is a little brigth, but otherwise near perfect for the price and the digital models are closer to neutral, have lots of power and they're very pleasant to use. Their weakest point is matching with speakers, the big output impedance and uneven frequency responce at different load-impedance is a problem with some speakers. |
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Silver Member Username: LandrovalPost Number: 392 Registered: Feb-04 | Good speakers are B&W, Dali, Dynaudio, Epos, Focal.JMLab, Infinity, KEF, Paradigm, PSB, Revel, Tannoy etc. to name a few. |