This is a post of mine on the Flagship Receiver Forum (Link Removed). I have had my 507 for about 3 weeks. I upgraded from the AVR307, which I owned for about 4 months. My impressions of the differences (from a sound/performance standpoint) are as follows:
I find that there is much more detail...
I had a B&K AVR 307 and recently upgraded to the 507. Over the last year I did an A/B between the 307 and Denon 5800. On HT it was a wash but on music I preferred the 307, hands-down. I listened to the Marantz 9200, the Rotel 1066 and their matching 5 channel amps (2, one w/100w x 5 and the...
I purchased the AVR307 from a dealer at a great price about a month ago. He told me that the next generation receiver and pre/pro will be shown at the upcoming CEDIA show in September. I called B&K and their tech support person told me that the upgrade for the AVR 307 and Reference 30 will...
Steven: Those amps are beautiful. I am still trying to decide whether to jump into separates, particularly Rotel. I like the sound and would do the RMB1075 and RB1080 to drive my fronts. But, I know I can get the B&K AVR 307 for between 2200-2600. The Rotels run me 3k. I have listened to...
I have been reading the posts on this thread for the last several days with great interest. I had narrowed down my search for a new receiver to the B&K AVR 307, Marantz SR9200 or the Denon 5800 (for a great price). My choice is the B&K. Perhaps until now. I went to a local Rotel dealer today...
I had decided to get the B&K AVR 307, but I liked the sound of the SR18EX. Has anyone compared the 9200 to the B&K. The B&K was very musical and sounded great on HT applications as well. I balked at the Marantz due to lack of upgrade and needing separate amp to drive 7 channels.