willbill wrote:
> willbill wrote:
>
>> JimC wrote:
>>
>>> willbill wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> good luck with whatever you do
>>>>
>>>> kindly stop asking me questions <g>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Kindly stop asnwering my questions until you know a little more
>>> about what you are talking about.
>>
>>
>>
>> the odds are very large that i know
>> more about audio than you do
>>
>> fwiw, i got my 3808CI today
>>
>> i'll respond here, to you, within
>> the next 4 days on it (not that it
>> will make an iota of diff to you)
>
>
>
> i got it hooked up yesterday morning (phew!)
>
> sound-wise, it's a noticeably better unit
> than my 18 month old Denon AVR-2307CI
>
> it clearly pulls a bit more current overall
> (with the same speaker setup), but a fan still
> isn't needed and i've got noticeably more
> power (and a bit more of dynamice range). :)
>
> also, i've got more flexibility with matching
> my subwoofer volume level to my other 5 speakers,
> regardless of whether my input is from my OPPO
> DVD player via EXT.IN (best for DVD movies and CDs
> (regular, as well as those with HDCD encoding;
> none of my other CD players recognizes HDCD
> (see wiki))), or A35 via HDMI cable
>
> plus it (A35) decodes Dolby TrueHD (that my/your
> A35 can send out undecoded), which gives a really
> superior sound result (via HDMI cable); also
> true for decoding DD+ 5.1 (i.e. The Last Samurai);
> the only two that i've tried HD-DVD movies
> with (so far); i'm looking forward to the
> likelihood of DTS and DTS-HD also sounding
> much better (from a HD-DVD disc) when i have
> the 3808CI doing the decoding
>
> it gives a whole new perspective on HD-DVD
> movies that have DD+ 5.1 sound (which afaik
> is nearly all of them)
>
> i've also compared sending the sound converted
> (in the A35) via HDMI cable,but as multichannel
> PCM (one unneeded Digital-to-digital conversion),
> and also with the A35 doing the conversion to
> analog (and sending via the 6 RCA cables (5.1));
> the conversion to analog was by far the bigger
> disappointment, and i plan to disconnect the
> 6 RCA cables and only run sound via the HDMI cable
> from the A35 player
>
> since you frequent the audio n/g's, worth noting is the
> thread: Re: Home Theater Advice - Receivers and Speakers
> in rec.audio.high-end where bob posted on 12-15-'07:
> <"And then buy the best Denon receiver you can afford
> with what's left.">
>
> imo, just how necessary HDMI 1.2/1.3 are to you
> remains to be seen
>
> bill
The 3808CI seems to be a good choice. Hope you enjoy it.
I didn't invest in many HD DVD discs, and I will probably trade my A35
back to the dealer for store credit that I can use to get one of the new
BluRay players. Looking at the Panasonic BD50 or BD30, or the Sony S350
or S550, to be released in a few months. Also the Oppo 83 for SACD and
SDVD.
Jim
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