Technics SA-DA10N A/V Receivers
Technics SA-DA10N A/V Receivers
[Nov 28, 2001]
Emanuel Restaino
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Quite easy to setup. Everything is in order.
Weakness:
the universal remote is a little confusing. Just in short. Similar Products Used: My first real a/v receiver |
[Jan 25, 2002]
howard pearl
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
price
Weakness:
none you cant find any thing better for under 500 $ Similar Products Used: sony-yamaha-dennon |
[Dec 30, 2001]
Rich
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Stereo Bi-amp mode, fit and finish, Various Simulated Surround Modes
Weakness:
None at this price point.. I actually have the 2001 model (the SA-DA20N w/silver finish) Similar Products Used: Technics SE-A5000 |
[Oct 07, 2001]
Chris
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very very clean sound. Bass, mid and treb all blended extremly well. Looks cool.
Weakness:
None as of yet Ok, first off I'd like to share a bit of info to everyone who bought this receiver. It DOES NOT run hot! The noise filtering option uses a method that, no matter what volume, uses all availble current. Thus if you have that on even at a low volume you will be cooking eggs. Turn it off, it doesn't sound much worse and you can still use it in the summer. Similar Products Used: Marantz SR66, Marantz SR4000, Kenwood VR405, Denon AVR1100 |
[Oct 04, 2001]
Harlowe
Audiophile
Strength:
Great warm sound and for me an easy hookup. Took me from out of box to sitting down and listening no more then 30 minutes for all equipment Receiver, DVD, TV, PS2, Satellite and seven speakers to be hooked up.
Weakness:
None so far...the HEAT is natural for a high power amp. I am running this receiver plus the top of the line Toshiba DVD player. Also running Boston Acoustic's T830 and HD7's all rewired with Kimber cable. Kimber cable speaker wire for speakers. All speakers have same length wire to them to minimize effect of less resitance of closer speakers to amp then to surrounds. This makes it more soncicaly balanced. Sub is the Audio source 15 with cabinet modifications to minimize the boomines ( I have none from it now) also changed power cord for sub to handle more juice. Also have power stablization on this system and the system is on seperate circut from power box. The sound is very sweet and warm I let the system warm up at least 30 minutes before play to allow circuts to settle down. I have played numerous styles of music and all have fared very well on this system. I will be please for quite awhile. Everyone complains of the heat but when you are running MOS_FET it will happen. For those of you that complain look at what you owned before all based on simple IC's that are short lived and can not handle the transients that occur in music. I did see some one say they had other equiupment above this unit. Please if you want that stuff to live and produce the best sound the hottest equipment should be from top (hottest) to the coolest (bottom) with some distance between equip to prevent possible RF cross talk with other equipment if your current equipment is not shielded well. Also remember if you have excess length of speaker wire DO NOT role them up in a coil shape as you will be procducing an induction coil which will destroy all your efforts. Allow the wire to lay with a random pattern. but I am enjoying this peice very much. Also as a side note for your speakers make sure that you have them set up to within a quarter inch in a mirror like fashion. You will be surprised at how much this effects the sound stage of a system. And for the people that say it doesn't have enough tone control you need to listen to the equipment in an all flat position on controls. Think of it this way. Music is a piece of art not for the eyes but for the ears. You would not think of taking the fine works of Monet and sayin "Well you know this would look better with more blues (highs) and reds (lows) and get out some paint to change the colors the artist intended you to see. Same with sound, you mess with the tone controls you change what the artist intended you to hear. it may take some time to retrain your ears but in the long run your experience will be MUCH more enjoyable. Similar Products Used: Pioneer Elite, Nakamihi,Sun Amplifiers |
[May 04, 2001]
Wayne Hu
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Powerful 5ch output, independent memory for each input, high C/P
Weakness:
Too hot, Poor Remote Control, few DSP modes, lack of Coaxial SPDIF I bought a SA-DA8N at Fry's last month with $250+tax, but I occasionally found that it dropped to $199+tax, and SA-DA10N became $288+tax. So I decided to return the DA8N and exchange it with a DA10N. Similar Products Used: Technics SA-DA8N |
[May 09, 2001]
John
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great sound quality, DTS, Dolby 5.1, optical inputs, 6 ohm speaker support, nice feature set, helps conserve energy with rolling blackouts in CA: you can cook a meal over the heat vent.
Weakness:
Remote control is a extremely stupid design, no coax digital inputs, have to turn on a room fan or air conditioner when not cooking over the heat vent. The earlier reviews of this receiver are on target. This is a nice high quality unit and a fantastic deal at its current close-out prices, but it has some significant flaws. Similar Products Used: JVC RX-664V |
[Jul 07, 2001]
Alvin Johnson
Audiophile
Strength:
Superb looks! Awesome sound! Close out price! Easy to set up and use! Good remote control!
Weakness:
Not One! I purchased the Technics unit after selling my Outlaw 1050! Similar Products Used: Denon 3801. Outlaw 1050. Many other integrated amps as well as seperate amp and preamps through out the last seventeen (17) years!!!!! |
[Mar 24, 2001]
Walter
Strength:
Clean sound, great bass, good tuner. Very quiet.
Weakness:
Complicated to set up (like every other AV receiver I know). Runs hot. It is a very good receiver. It replaced 8 years old Sony. I originally considered Onkyo and Dennon with Yamaha being distant third. But after reading prior reviews (thanks) and checking the specs and... the looks (It's gotta the look, Yeah Baby), I decided to go with it. And I am not disappointed, especially given the price. It has a great tuner and quiet, powerful amplifier. I also purchased Technics DVD SA10 DVD Audio player (highly recommended) for a powerful combination. I am now looking for a good and affordable set of HT speakers with a sub (any suggestions?). If you are looking for a great receiver do not dissmiss this one just because it does not have the "right" name. Similar Products Used: Sony. |
[Apr 23, 2001]
Dave
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
A true audio performer, nice separation, Bi- wire capabilility, not bad on looks although gold isn't my favorite, pretty straight forward functions only took about 30 min. to figure the whole thing out and get it set up.
Weakness:
Mine was a defect, Runs very, very, very hot ( I had approx 4" of clearance above the unit with my turntable on the top shelf above and my tuntable lid was hot to the touch) maybe it does not run this hot when the speakers are single wired I didn't try. Let me just say that my experiences with this receiver may not be the norm, as my unit was defective. It worked beautifully for about five hours. Sonically, it outperforms most other receivers I have heard, especially at the ridiculously low prices they can be found. I thought I was falling in love with this receiver when low and behold, two tracks into disc 5 on my CD changer the SA DA10 stopped producing sound all together. As it turns out the unit had cooked itself. It smelled of burnt electronics and gave me a blister on my finger when I touched the top to see how hot it was (yeah I know, real smart). So if you decide to get one of these don't put it near the drapes. Final Analysis: Assuming that this was a fluke, I would recommend this component. It's sound quality truly is first rate. Just keep in mind when you place it in your system that it is a bit tall and it is going to want plenty of headroom to keep cool. Similar Products Used: Kenwood VR309, |