Well I have yet to delve into the new feature set of the 3808, but I must admit that preliminary results with the auto Audyssey set up have been impressive, on one hand there's the fact that it agrees with my ear, e.g., it sets the center channel lower in dbs even though it's a foot or so recessed, which perhaps makes sense because it's directly right in your face whereas the rest of the speaks, including even the M80s, get a bit lost or diffused in a big room; perhaps more importantly the EQ makes the VP150 more intelligible, and overall the sound is even that much more compelling and seemingly accurate (than Axiom speaks are to begin with) due to seamless integration, center/fronts/enveloping surrounds, that I feel no immediate need to adjust anything other than to crank up or down overall volume given program content and mood, whereas before I would sense apparent defects in balance or presentation at times depending upon program content.
Definitely glad I made the leap!
