JackT said:
What are these quality control issues? Are you saying that HK does not enjoy a good reputation in many segments of the Audiophile community, whereas Bose is generally regarded with disdain? Don't you think YOU are being a little misleading by making this "high current" issue the end all? I think you are being over-zealous about this particular issue.
Tell us why HK amps are not good. NOTE: I am willing to accept that they are not necessarily BETTER so PLEASE don't go on about the current thing again. Are you really claiming they don't make good audio equipment? They are not as good as Denon?
Are you claiming Denon receivers are BETTER? That would be a remarkable claim, because I have yet to encounter a knowledgeable person who would say that, even those who are Denon fans.
The quality control issues to which I referred have to do with reliability, not with sound quality. If you are interested, feel free to peruse the reviews of the various items at:
http://www.audioreview.com/reviewscrx.aspx
According to many people, several HK receivers and CD players have been very unreliable.
And of course I am not saying that HK has the same reputation as Bose. My original comparison was simply to point out that both are masters of marketing BS. In that, they are alike. And they are also alike in making things that have not been as reliable as most other brands tend to be. Naturally, I am not saying that all products from either company are unreliable (as, indeed, most speakers are very reliable), but that both have had more than their share of problems. It may be that HK has solved its quality issues (it certainly should, but whether it has or not I do not know). But they do still lay on the BS marketing at least as thick as Bose. HK seems, however, to be more effective in suckering "audiophiles" than Bose with their marketing BS. So it isn't identical in every way. But they both have an affinity for false and misleading advertising.
If we were to randomly take a receiver from any time period, either a Denon or a "comparable" HK, I would rather take the Denon, as I suspect it may be more likely to continue to work. Of course, one might select one of the HK receivers that has been reliable*, and then it isn't likely to make much difference. In which case, of course, I will not be worse off for selecting the Denon.
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* Not all of their receivers have been unreliable; in fact, over the years, probably most have been reliable. However, they have had more unreliable ones than most manufacturers seem to have had, and more than is excusable.
