Thread: What receiver should i get?

You could fry eggs on my 605 after a good, cranked bluray. Denon is just warm.

Originally Posted by elwaylite

You could fry eggs on my 605 after a good, cranked bluray. Denon is just warm.

But you have changed so many components and configurations since getting the Denon that it isn't really a fair test. For example, I think the new speakers are significantly more efficient.

I don't have a heat problem with my 605, and mentioned that I had put an IR thermometer on it, but my Klipsch's are very efficient, so the amp isn't driven hard to get good sound levels.

My point is that I don't think you did a heat comparison where the ONLY thing that changed was the receiver.

Only thing changed from the Denon to the Onkyo, was the Klipsch 12, I had the same center up until this week. I was checking the Denon after every BR since Christmas, just out of curiousity.

It could also be that my ent center is pretty tight inside. Denon might just not need as much ventilation. Im not saying the heat is a problem, I dunno, but the one complaint you always hear about Onkyos is heat. In the same setup, my onkyo was a good bit more hot. I dont think changing the sub would matter?

I'm driving 4 ohm loads all the way around the room. After looking at last month's DTE bill, I wish my Onkyo would heat the room up a little, it's on at least 12 hrs. a day, and in standby the other 12.