Walked into hifi shop looking for a Denon AVR, walked out the owner of a 1098 / 1075 combination. Its being used with a Mission Elegante speaker system & Sony Bravia LCD.
I was really looking at the network music streaming features of the Denons and to a lesser extent the HDMI upscaling features. However having listened to various combinations of Denon, Nad & Rotel - it was the sound that was the deciding factor. If I didn't do it then I would always be wondering and I couldn't wait for a year for next gen processor.
Looking into the crystal ball:
* next generation 1098 to have network connection
* media centre PCs to have better HDMI/DVI connections hence HDMI switching not needed as the video source will be the PC for most things
* firmware upgrade to existing 1098 to play Dolby HD sound formats
* my Sony Bravia won't work with new HDMI standards anyway
* i'll have Star Wars Triloggy in 3 formats
Many thanks to posters in this forum for the tips/advice which have and will be invaluable.
The downside is I had to cancel the house painter and do it myself to help pay for it. Its a zero sum game.
I was really looking at the network music streaming features of the Denons and to a lesser extent the HDMI upscaling features. However having listened to various combinations of Denon, Nad & Rotel - it was the sound that was the deciding factor. If I didn't do it then I would always be wondering and I couldn't wait for a year for next gen processor.
Looking into the crystal ball:
* next generation 1098 to have network connection
* media centre PCs to have better HDMI/DVI connections hence HDMI switching not needed as the video source will be the PC for most things
* firmware upgrade to existing 1098 to play Dolby HD sound formats
* my Sony Bravia won't work with new HDMI standards anyway
* i'll have Star Wars Triloggy in 3 formats
Many thanks to posters in this forum for the tips/advice which have and will be invaluable.
The downside is I had to cancel the house painter and do it myself to help pay for it. Its a zero sum game.
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