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Receiver Recommendations?
#5520 09/06/02 01:08 PM
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I am new to the home theater scene and am looking for my first receiver in the $1000 range. I've been considering the Denon 3802 but wanted to get some feedback, please let me know what's a good bang for the buck. Thanks!

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#5521 09/06/02 01:52 PM
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Hello reddish,

Denon doesn't skimp on heat sinks and cooling of their receiver's output sections, which means the 3802 will drive low impedances (4 ohms) and remain stable, without overheating or triggering of protection circuitry. The latter can happen with some other receiver brands that offer a lot of features but short-change the power-amp sections of the receivers. Typically, those will state that the receiver amps will drive only 6-ohm loads or higher, which is okay if all your speakers have 8-ohm impedances, but not okay if you are planning to get speakers with a nominal 4-ohm impedance rating.

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#5522 09/06/02 01:58 PM
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Thanks Alan! So the 3802 will be able to handle both the QS-8 and the M80ti's with no problem?

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Hi,

That is correct, sir.

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#5524 09/06/02 02:57 PM
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reddish

I have a Denon 1602, and I plugged in some crappy old Braun speakers that are 4 ohms and drove them to high volume levels with ease.

I have no doubts the 3802 can do the same, considering it is far more expensive and in the same line!

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#5525 09/06/02 05:03 PM
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Thanks Ravi!

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#5526 09/06/02 06:40 PM
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REDDISH,
I just checked again with 6th Ave . com, they still offer up the Denon 3802 for $699.00 (plus shipping).. Ask for Chris, ex 509..
I've had mine for a month or so now and couldn't be happier.. Megga power to burn ! Combined with my M80's there is just no stopping me..
Running around -10 db on movies, and +05 db or better with the tunes.. It will go wayyyyy beyond that without breakin a sweat, but I got tired of jumping up to catch all the stuff falling off the shelves..


LFE ! The rest is just details..
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#5527 09/06/02 07:05 PM
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Reddish,

The Denon 3802 is a great buy, but if music is a priority as well as movies, DON'T buy the Denon until you've had the chance to audition other receivers. Onkyo, Outlaw, and Yamaha make receivers that will all outperform the Denon on music. The receivers by Arcam will blow the Denon out of the water on music, but you sacrifice 6.1 and component video switching.

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#5528 09/06/02 07:46 PM
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I would tend to disagree with you here, I have both the denon 3802 and the denon 5800, The 3802 was purchased to replace my Yamaha 995 which I then moved too my office. I find that the 3802 for my type of music and the type of movies I like, far and away outperforms the Yamaha 995. The AVR-5800 just completely blows away all of them. the only unit that i have auditioned that came close the Denon (5800) was the marantz SR-14EX. In the end I went with the 5800 as my main unit not only for features but for sound. The 3802 performs extremly well overall, but you know it really comes down to personal preference at this price point pretty well all of the units are going to give you very good performance. The problem I have found when going to shops and listening to the different units was in trying to compare them you were listening to one receiver on one type of speakers the second on another type. The only way I could do it was to find a place that carried the models that i wanted to compare, take the units home to auditon in your own place with your setup. then you could compare each of them for a couple of days and say wow i like the color this gives the sound or I don't like what that one does. With whatever you choose at that price point they will all give you simlar features and similar performance.

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#5529 09/07/02 03:21 AM
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i have the denon 1802 a real bang for the buck!! driving a set of polk monitor 12's soon to be driving a set of m50's

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