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Re: Denon Receivers

Posted by monk (A) on January 8, 2004 at 06:32:53

In Reply to: Denon Receivers posted by Some Guy on January 8, 2004 at 05:57:51:

A few things strike me,...first is that the back panel says the 1804 is rated to drive speakers rated at 6 ohms and above Vs. the 3803 can handle 4 ohm speakers. Driving 5, 6 or 7 speakers is tough work and there's real value in having a more robust current handling ability (this is just not more watts, it's able to handle a tougher electrical load at the same watt level).

Second, ...the 1803 can do video switching with component inputs - But can it up-convert S-Video and Composite to Component and thus output all video signals to the display via a single connection? I have a projector 20 feet from the electronics and it's far nicer having a single high quality component cable running from the Denon 3803 to the projector. With most comparable receivers, and I'd guess all less expensive ones, including the 1804, I don't think you get this feature (prior to the 3803 you had to buy the 5800 flagship series to get the S-Video/Composite up-conversion to component video compatability). Note that the up-conversion just allows all the signals to go out on the component line, the S-Video picture would still be S-Video quality, not component.

Finally there's the question of video bandwidth,...I liked HDTV video routed through a 3803 more than through the 3802 and the difference was probably the wider bandwidth video handling ability of the 3803.

In many instances and installations I agree with you, for many, many situations, lots of owners would be just as pleased with one of these Denon's as the other. But there are situations where the difference is worth springing for (demanding speakers, higher-end video displays in the system etc.).

Bo

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