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Old 27-05-2008   #44 (permalink)
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Re: Onkyo TX-SR805 - good choice of AV Receiver?

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Originally Posted by rjfrieva View Post
Hey all -

I'm new to the club! I'm a total novice whose been researching AV equipment for 4-5 months.

I was leaning heavily toward the Denon AVR-3808CI, but could not resist the 805 at the $598 price on Amazon. I'm a little worried about the heat issue, but according to a guy a work with who has one, the Denon also gets pretty warm.

My 805 should arrive in a week or so. We'll see then.
Yo rjfrieva-

Having owned a Denon AVR 3802 - and with the TX-SR805 replacing it - I can honestly say that for less than 1/2 the price of a new 3808CI - the 805 with THX Ultra2 simply blows the Denon away in most specs - sound and price-eh!!
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