JimC wrote:
>
>
> willbill wrote:
>> willbill wrote:
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>>> JimC wrote:
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>>>> willbill wrote:
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>>>
>>>>> 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
I've been using the BD-S500 in the main system here for a coupla months
now and it's performance had been stellar. It plays everything I've
tossed into it so far.
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