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wcap07 · 07-25-2007, 12:54 PM

Well, I had always wondered whether Bose was more hype than substance (based on its ever present ads in magazines). If there there are other brands that are much better, that is really impressive (based on what I heard yesterday). As you can see, I'm pretty naive about high end audio.

Regarding the Denon I bought...

I guess the main feature it has that the Onkyo lacked is the ability to pass both the audio AND the video from a DVD player (and several other video sources) through it to a monitor. This seems like it might be useful at some point (as TV's change, and we eventually end up with a different TV than the old one we have today), but on the other hand, why would a person want or need to do this (rather than just passing the video directly to the monitor from the source of the video)?

I guess I'm thinking that this might just be a matter of convenience...the Denon receiver could act as sort of a central distribution hub not just for audio signals, but also for video signals from multiple sources (with the convenience of its remote to control this all).

Am I on the right track here? Does this seem to be a valid reason to go with the Denon rather than the Onkyo, despite the need for a preamp to get the Denon to work with my turntable?

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wcap07 *Will* Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 03:39 AM Local Date: 12-02-2008 Posts: 5	Re: Can I use Denon DRA-37 with a turntable? Well, I had always wondered whether Bose was more hype than substance (based on its ever present ads in magazines). If there there are other brands that are much better, that is really impressive (based on what I heard yesterday). As you can see, I'm pretty naive about high end audio. Regarding the Denon I bought... I guess the main feature it has that the Onkyo lacked is the ability to pass both the audio AND the video from a DVD player (and several other video sources) through it to a monitor. This seems like it might be useful at some point (as TV's change, and we eventually end up with a different TV than the old one we have today), but on the other hand, why would a person want or need to do this (rather than just passing the video directly to the monitor from the source of the video)? I guess I'm thinking that this might just be a matter of convenience...the Denon receiver could act as sort of a central distribution hub not just for audio signals, but also for video signals from multiple sources (with the convenience of its remote to control this all). Am I on the right track here? Does this seem to be a valid reason to go with the Denon rather than the Onkyo, despite the need for a preamp to get the Denon to work with my turntable? Last edited by wcap07 : 07-25-2007 at 12:56 PM.