|   Difference in price? I there really a quality difference? | Judge Smails
Jul 4, 2001 8:40 PM | | Hello. I'm a bit of a newbie to all of this and have a question. I currently have a JVC RX-8000 VBK receiver. Even though this has all the features I need and bells and whistles for the price, is it worth my while to jump up to a Onkyo or Denon receiver at a comparable price (less than or around $500)? It seems acording to specs these units have less (company reported) power than my JVC and less inputs/outputs. Why would someone buy an Onkyo, Denon, Outlaw, etc. over a JVC, Sony, Technics, etc.?
Thanks! |
| Wow Tough To Say | Adam
Jul 4, 2001 10:13 PM | | I mean let's look at it from a car perspective. Take a budget car, let's say the sub 12,000 range. Well you have Ford Focus, Toyota Exho, Hyundai Accent, and the Kia Sephia. Each one will do the basics, good fuel economy, no real frills per sey, but each one has its benefits right. More importantly you'll want reliability and I'm sure some are more reliable than others.
The same thing holds true for receivers. When I categorize receivers I look at the following price categories:
Sub 500.00
500-800
800-1200
1200-2000
2000+
As you prgress through each price category you'll be blessed with better quality componenets, more features, more DSPs, "cooler" remote, etc.
The most important thing is to identify your budget then start narrwoing them down by the features that are important to you. For some it's number of inputs, or # of DSPs, or power.
In the Sub 500.00 category you have some good performers, the Outlaw 1050, the Onkyo TX-DS595, Denon (forget the model). One can;t really say well x brand is better than y brand. It's all about what you want. For instance in the car scenario you know that your price category is sub 12,000. Well let's start looking at features, perhaps fuel economy, so you narrow it down, then the next thing important is the type of transmission, so you narrow more, and etc....
I think I've made my point, sorry for taking so long to do it, but after the # of beers i've had today on the 4th you can imagine how slow my brain is going. Why don;t you tell us the features that are imprtant to you and I'm sure we can help you out. |
| re: Difference in price? I there really a quality difference? | Keith from Canada
Jul 5, 2001 7:29 AM | | To answer the question 'should you buy a comparable priced reciever from Onkyo or Denon', I would say that since you had to ask the question and state clearly that the JVC has everything that you need, then the answer is likely no.
To answer the question "Why would someone buy an Onkyo, Denon, Outlaw, etc. over a JVC, Sony, Technics, etc.?" the answer would be a little more direct. Generally speaking, Onkyo, Denon, Yamaha, Marantz etc., will offer better quality components than an equivilant JVC model (for example). Opening the lid on say an Onkyo is quite different than it is on the JVC. The first thing you'll notice is a larger amp section on the Onkyo. You'll also notice a much better layout of components and cords throughout. The one thing that I noticed right away was the amount of plastic inside the JVC. That's not necessarily bad, it was just a little disconcerting to me.
Also, Despite JVC's claims (and Sony, Technic etc), the actual power output will be less than on an equivilant Onkyo, Denon or Yamaha ... they simply measure their power outputs differently. Again, generally speaking, the Onk, Yam or Denon will play louder and cleaner than an equivilant JVC, Technics etc. But, if the JVC is handling the needs that you have of it, power should not be concern for you.
My advice, enjoy what you have and don't try comparing it to others. Even when you spend thousands of dollars on a receiver, there's always something better out their. |
| Big difference | Bryan
Jul 5, 2001 7:46 AM | | Put midly. I have the same JVC unit. The Yamaha RX-V496 I have is better than that. It will play louder cleaner and has DTS/DD. Not as many inputs but for 2/3rds the cost was/is a much better deal. The reason why someone would buy a Denon, Outlaw, Yamaha, Onkyo over any of those other brands is because they are better, more reliable. They play loud and clean, unlike most of the budget receivers. BTW, the JVC cost me $300 and the Yamaha $200. The Yammie is much better. |
| Thanks for the info/comments! (nt) | Judge Smails
Jul 5, 2001 9:25 AM | | |
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