Which of the new 4K Recievers do you prefer?

Hello Ozzy

May we be of assistance. Our shop sells

NAD,
Arcam,
Audio Control
Cambridge Audio

We can give you great advice about these and other models

The high end European brands sound way better than the Japanese stuff

We did a comparison of a Denon  and the Cambridge Audio and the Cambridge dramatically outperformed it.

It will come down to preferences the NAD offer the most flexible design with MDC design which allows for board based upgrades.

The Arcam and Audio Control are sister products made in the same factory but both are more expensive than the $2500 price point

That leaves Cambridge, the CX 200 was $3,200 and we have it on special for $2,000.00 and it is  incredible sounding, very open and clean. 

I hope that helps.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor
877 428  2873

If you want a higher end Unit, the Acurus AV ACT 4 Are of the league in terms of SQ and Userbility. The unit can do 7.3.6 and soon with a firmware upgrade it will do 9.3.4

The DAC in the 205 is excellent.  If you use HDMI output from the 205 you will be using whatever DAC is in the unit connected to the 205 via HDMI, and that may not be as good, especially in a lower priced AVR.  At least for the front LR, you might consider using the analog output of the 205.  There are a number of choices in the Oppo menu that accommodate this, and you might visit the 205 owners' thread at AVS.  Bob is especially helpful.

db

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