Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Denon 3808 Receiver

How do you guys feel about getting a denon 3808 receiver from a non authorized online dealer. Is it too risky? I saw one for about $970 New + about $50 for shipping.

Thanks,
playitloud

What's the worst a non-warranty repair might cost?

Or to quote Dirty Harry

"Do ya feel lucky?"

If your Blu-ray player will do the advanced audio codec decoding and send PCM I'd rather get a brand new Marantz SR8001 from Second Act with full 3 year warranty (same price range).

For a couple hundred($1098 I believe was the price) more you can get it from 6ave.com and the factory warranty is good as they are an authorized dealer. You just have to call them and ask for the price.

yah- if you have to pay $50 shipping I would tell them to get lost. Just pay $1098 (which includes shipping) from 6ave.com. You have to call them to get the price b/c their website shows the MSRP.

I bought mine from 6ave and got it in 5 days in perfect condition.

6ave is an authorized dealer for everything they sell.

I also bought my 3808 from 6ave.com for 1098 shipped. I ordered Monday and had it Thursday. The box looked beat to hell, but it turned out it was just an outside box, the receiver and it's original box were in perfect condition. You definitely have to call for the price. The first time I called I asked and he told me 1199, but I called back, got a different guy, and he said 1098 shipped. They ask where you heard the price from...don't rat us out

And in a disgusting display of useless memory, if you call the main number and push 1, it will ask you for an extension and the guy I talked to was named Mike at extension 8474.

To answer your question, no way would I do it with the difference in price for an authorized dealer so minimal. I got mine for <$1200 from an authorized dealer as well (AVS Forum's shop).

tell them you heard the price on AVSforum.

Thanks all, That is what I wanted to hear.

Check Crutchfield scratch and dent. I got a 4308 for $1930 there and I couldn't find anything wrong with it. The box was slightly damaged but the receiver was perfect. The receiver was manufactured months before I got it which I could tell by the serial number but I did the bios update and it is up to date now. Crutchfield is an authorized dealer so I get the full warranty.

You might also check ecost (authorized Denon etailer). They handle the sales of the units Denon refurbishes and at great savings. I'v purchased three uniyts from them and my friends several more.. Stock comes & goes quickly based on whatever Denon ships them, so if you decide to buy from them, don't dawdle.

Several threads reference ecost & buying experiences here. They show the price of the 4308 @ $1399 and the 3808 @ $799, but they are both out of stock right now.