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In Reply to: Denon 3803 vs. Sony STR-DA4ES posted by pcalvin on January 06, 2003 at 19:30:14:
I think the 3803 sells for about $1199. Both are very nice units, but I don't think I've ever auditioned an ES model receiver before. The 3803 has greater sampling rate capabilities compared to the DA4ES and the 3803 is better for component video switching. The 3803 has a few more inputs. The DA4ES has 2 pairs of main speaker outputs which makes it great for a bi-wiring a good pair of speakers. Like I said, both are very good receivers, so it's pretty hard deciding which one to get. Another thing to consider is customer service - personally, I think that Sony's customer support can be a lot better than it is now, but I've noticed that they are improving. Well good luck in making the right decision,
HIFI Maniac
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Could you clarify what you mean by biwiring? It seems to be a bit of a different definition than I'm used to seeing. It sounds like you're saying: run wires from a pair of speaker mains to a single pair of speakers. For example, the left channel would need 4 wires, with 4 connections at the amp and 4 connections at the speaker. The usual way I've seen this done (again, thinking of the left channel) is to use 4 wires with 4 connections at the speaker but 2 connections at the amp. Is this something new? If so, any links for more reading would be appreciated.
Well, there's 2 ways to bi-wire a pair of speakers - the way u mentioned - 4 wires with 4 connections at the speaker but 2 connections at the amp/receiver(this is done when the amp/receiver has just ONE pair of main speaker-level outputs, it's recommended that you use both banana tip and spade/pin connectors on the amp/receiver side if you have multi-way binding posts on the amp/receiver), then there's the way I mentioned - 4 wires with 4 connections at the speaker(high freq. & low freq.) and 4 connections at the amp/receiver(using the amp/receiver's TWO pairs of main speaker-level outputs).HIFI Maniac
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