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Ha ha. Yes. Once I realized it was there. It looked a lot better after that, too.

Mike,

If I were you I would get the Elite 55TXi at this time. The updated 9-band MCACC equalizer is nice (the same EQ is also featured in the 53TX). Moreover, the i.Link featured in this model seems quickly becoming the industry standard for the digital connection for the upcoming generation of DVD-A/SACD players.

Hi,

You can get some pretty good deals on Denon stuff in Asia but you have to live with several issues....

New Denon AVR3803 (gold version) 110/220V version retails in Hong Kong at around USD 725.00. Of course shipping would cost you atleast USD 150 or so by Fedex to US.

Also the warranty is only valid in Hong Kong so it cannot be used in the US. I sent one to a friend in the US 3 weeks back.

Denon subsidizes these for the China market and some Hong Kong dealers have access to these goods.

Good luck in your hunt !

Say, Sushi.. Could you give me the make/model and web site for that 55 TXi ? I'm in a funny mode today, and it's got me thinking I need to upgrade.. I've still got to read that thread over at SV you refered to the other day on this new MCACC feature.. But if this unit has IEEE connections, I'm really going to be happy..
thks..

I went to Ultimate Electronics today to check out the Pioneers but the Elite 55TXI hasn't hit the stores yet.

The Denon converts S video and composite to component. Should I assume that the Pioneer does also?

Right. I believe that the 55TXi is the first $1K-ish receiver to feature the i.Link/IEEE1394/FireWire. The pioneer web page hasn't yet been updated (they are usually slow). Here is the Pioneer press release, and here is the AVSforum thread about these new receivers.


And no, Mike. As far as I know, the 53TX/55TXi does NOT upconvert videos (but double-check the PR above). Among the Elite receivers, only the flag-ship 49TXi does it, I believe.