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In Reply to: RE: fair enough, but... posted by Joe Murphy Jr on February 10, 2008 at 00:00:51

This year they are comming out wiyh the first pre-pro in years, probably in the 2.5 to 3k range. This is the first year have seen anything less than 5k from anyone.

Based on the success of the Integra maybe we will see more. If there is a market somebody will fill it. I myself think that if you go to cheap it is kind of like putting 300hsp in a Chevy Cobalt. You can still get all the gadgets and go 140mph but how will it handle and how many would they actually sell.

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easy answer - Joe Murphy Jr 09:46:13 02/10/08 (1)
If it's a Chevy, it'll handle like crap -- regardless of the engine that's put in it. But electronics aren't cars, so they pretty much just sit there (something Chevys should be able to "handle").

At $1200, the Denon AVR-2808 is a nice receiver. Looking at the non-amplifier specs of that model, I'd say it's on reasonably solid ground with the majority of A/V enthusiasts. As a matter of fact, aside from some minor differences and looking at it from an audio quality/spec perspective, it pretty much holds its own against its higher priced brothers. How many will they sell? Probably in the high hundreds to -- maybe -- a few thousand, mainly due to the fact that if you want Denon gear, you have to have this receiver at a minimum to get (1) DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD decoding and (2) preamp outputs. The bottom line is that Denon wants a minimum of $1200 for advanced audio decoding and preamp outputs; consequently, the rest is just additional "stuff" (value added material, if you will).

To make my point, taking the above into consideration and if you didn't need the amplifier section, what model is the more likely choice based on this
- comparison? (Open in New Window)
- If the only difference is the amps... - budget fi 16:22:16 02/10/08 (0)
  ... then I would get the cheapest one. I guess you have to decide if any of the extra cost goes into anything else of value to you.

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