Hk 85?

[jayman_1975]

Anyone know anything about this AVR. I could pick one up for 300 CDN. I had a Denon 3805 that i sold and am looking to replace it with something that is more directed toward sound quality instead of bells and whistles.

[Polkersince85]

If it's an AVR 85 it is from the late 90's. It was a flagship model. Good 5.1 Avr with 90 HK w/c. IMO the 300 cn is a bit much, they can be found cheaper. I paid 24 us for mine at a Thrift store. Hope that helps.

[jayman_1975]

I noticed you are using yours as a pre. How do you find it does not having a pure direct mode only stereo mode for two channel.

[Polkersince85]

I don't use it for two channel, I've got it hooked up to three front M10's and two M7's rear. Two channel is Carver separates. C-11 pre, TFM-35 bottom, TFM-25 top, bi-amped 2.3TL's. The HK does fine for when I watch a movie, which is seldom.

[jayman_1975]

oh i see...i don't have the luxury of two seperate systems so I'm trying to make the best i can with one AVR and my two channel rotel amp. Was hoping the HK might make a good pre.

[aaharvel]

I can't understand why you're considering a H/K avr-85 (Dolby Prologic I) over a Denon 3805 that you actually owned. If sound quality is what you want (the Denon i'd say would be pretty damn good) why not keep the Denon which would make a superior pre/pro and simply add an external amp that would blow away the Denon and especially an outdated H/K receiver in terms of that sound quality itch you looking to scratch..

[jayman_1975]

well i had heard that some of the older HK models were better built in terms of sound quality and amplifier strength. And it is a general consensus on here that the new HK and Denons are equals. I figured that an older HK with less bells and whistles might be a step up musically than my Denon(which has plenty of toys that i never use). I do have a two channel amp but don't have the room to add a 5 channel cause of spacing in my rack.