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Re: Home Theater Receiver
Race #207079 05/06/08 11:02 AM
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Hi Race,

Firstly, I'm from Australia so not 100% sure that the Denon and NAD units are the same as the ones you are thinking about. I am also a bit of a novice at this (first post!)so don't really have the lingo yet either. However I did recently audition both the 3808 and the T775. I even managed to find one dealer that sold both. Unfortunately I was still unable to listen on the same speakers but did listen to the same CD/DVD's on the same day. In short I found the NAD had an amazing sound but did not have the features that the Denon had for my intended use of Home Theatre. I also did some research and found some disatisfied people who had purchased the NAD and were very unhappy with aspects of the video processing. I know NAD's empahsis is on music first, which I respect, but it didn't give me confidence in their HT. I went with the Denon about 2 months ago and love it.

In my opinion, if you are a music purest, get the NAD. If you want fully featured HT - the Denon is without peer in this price point.

Good luck with your decision!

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Gringo #207367 05/08/08 03:04 PM
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 Originally Posted By: Gringo

In my opinion, if you are a music purest, get the NAD. If you want fully featured HT - the Denon is without peer in this price point.



That nicely sums up my thoughts also.

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DBD #207373 05/08/08 03:47 PM
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Right now I would say if want it all get the Denon, if you are a music purest, you should only be looking at a 2 channel amp in the first place.;\)


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Re: Home Theater Receiver
jakewash #207385 05/08/08 04:26 PM
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Not sure why denon 3808 owners didn't just get an Emotiva LPA-1 and a Yamaha RX-V663...same price as the denon.

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Hutzal #207393 05/08/08 04:57 PM
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keep in mind most of us paid $1098 for the 3808 from 6ave (not sure how much your combo would cost). The denon has a great GUI and network streaming abilities, not sure if you can say that about the yamaha.

Denon has 4 hdmi inputs, yamaha only 2


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terzaghi #207394 05/08/08 05:00 PM
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I don't think the Yammy Streams, that is one feature that I REALLY dig about the 3808. I am really getting ahead of myself here. I am selling all my speakers before my wife and I move to the states and I am already on the lookout for separates.

I am for sure going to get M80s, and depending on the size of our living space, a 5.1 system. But this time around, since I am in the states and shipping can be saved on all the USA electronics, I am looking at emotiva amps and a pre/pro. I like the Yammy ever since I have owned the 659, strange how I developed a love for the Yammy, it was my first AV recieve \:\)


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Hutzal #207396 05/08/08 05:01 PM
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I would like to get a seperate amp as well (not that I need it really.)


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terzaghi #207397 05/08/08 05:08 PM
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ahh, but you DO need one...the XPA-5 looks so sweet, I have already decided I am buying one (my wife won't know about it for another 5 months tho) ;\)


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Hutzal #207398 05/08/08 05:09 PM
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 Originally Posted By: Hutzal
Not sure why denon 3808 owners didn't just get an Emotiva LPA-1 and a Yamaha RX-V663...same price as the denon.


The new Pioneer VSX-1018TXV-K looks very enticing... Hmmm June.

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TylerDCA #207428 05/08/08 06:37 PM
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The specs are not equal all around on the LPA-1 only 50W inot 8 ohms on the 2 channels, bleh. The XPA-5 well only 5 channels so the 3808 still wins.


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