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In Reply to: REVIEW: Denon 2802 Receiver posted by zandern on October 10, 2002 at 08:46:00:
I've seen reviews where Denon meets its specs in two channel but power drops significantly in MCH. A Dutch site had the 3802 at 7x29w/ch (if you only use 5 channels you'll get more). My current Onkyo TX595 has the same problem. It's rated at 5x75w/ch but only actually produces that in stereo. When you go to MCH, the power drops to 35w/ch (per a review by a British mag). This problem is present in almost all, if not all, mass market receivers. The problem is with the power supply. Each individual channel is able to achieve the rated specs. When you use all or most of the channels, the power supply can't keep up. These manufacturers are rating their receivers under a best possible senario. NAD, which I think will be my next purchase, rates their products under a worst possible senario. So the new NAD T752 with it's true rated 80w/ch for $899 is not as expensive as it first appears and, in fact, looks like a real bargin. If you have relatively efficient speakers, you may not notice the lack of power. I'm upgrading from Infinity's to Maggies and my Onkyo is feeling the strain. If it really had 75w/ch, it would be marginal for Maggies but still useable. At 35w/ch, it's already straining with three Maggies and two Infinity's and when I get the other two Maggies, it just won't be able to handle it. In summary, this is not a condemnation of Denon per se but of all mass market brands. I feel it borders on fraud to advertise the power ratings they do.Bruce
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