ivanSFO

Denon 2105 vs Denon 1804

I'm been looking at receivers for my first HT system for about 3 weeks. I don't want to spend too so keeping it under $400. Narrowed it down a few Denons such as 1905, 1804, and 2105.

I like the features of the 2105 but they are new and are about $600. From reading the specs, the Denon 2105 is just an 1804 but with auto-setup and component video up conversion. Even the brochure on Denon's website for the 2105 has a picture of the 1804.

I can get the 1804 for about $350 at my local stores. Good buy? Or are there other features I'm overlooking on the 2105?

Thanks,

Ivan

Stephen Hopkins

ivanSFO

Steve,

Thanks for pointing out the differences. I have a set of four Polk Audio R50 speakers along with a Polk center channel and the upcoming SVS 10" sub. All the speakers are rated at 90db sensitivity. Cost of all the speakers including sub is about $1000.

Aside from auto calibrating, I won't be using much of the new features on the Denon 2105. I'll be just using this for 5.1 setup with a DVD player and VCR. TV and DVD player has component video so it's good both can do component switching. Too bad the Denon 1804 doesn't do S video to component video up-conversion. Now that would be handy.

Given the price jump, I went ahead and picked up the Denon 1804 at Magnolias for $349. I think that's a pretty good deal compared to $649 for the Denon 2105.

In addition to the Denon 1804, I also bought an Onkyo 701 from Fry's too. They had them on sale for $499 which I feel is a really good price.

I'm going to be comparing the two receivers at home for the next couple of weeks and returning the one I don't like.

Thanks for the tips.


Ivan