A friend of mine just bought the Denon 3802 (demo leftover for decent price).
We were talking about its surround setup and he was adamant that he could have 9 powered speakers with this receiver. Needless to say for a mere $1300 Cdn i was a bit shocked that this was true. I took a look at the manual and the surround back/multizone thing is a bit under-explained.
Do these Denon receivers actually power 9 speakers? (I know my Onkyo 797-6.1 capable has a multizone as well but the 2 extra speaker channels require a separate amp).
Can you really use the surround A & B channels on these Denons at the same time in conjunction with the surround back/multizone channels?
If so, then essentially those Denon receivers should be touted as 9.1 capable no?
Why would anyone ever consider another receiver at the same price point over the Denons (unless they had a similar option)?
I simply do not remember seeing, reading or hearing about this feature on the Denon receivers when i was glossing over specs last year.
I'm not all too sure if i should be peeved or not.
