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Denon AVR-3805 7.1 Channels Receiver
Denon AVR-3805 7.1 Channels Receiver
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Reviewed by:

rayrayray

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 1, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

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Price Paid:  $450.00 from e bay

Summary:
this receiver offers huge improvements over the budget crowd, i upgraded from a pioneer 812 which is fine for av use but is rotten in stereo. the 3805 is excellent in stereo and sounds huge with movies. it's flexible, easy to operate and does its stuff in an entirely fuss free way, tank like build quality, all the latest decode modes add to a attractive package, room eq is the icing on the cake.

Strengths:
two channel audio is superb for av receiver, massive power, tons of decode modes, solid build .

Weaknesses:
the remote is a fancy pants el lighting model, twenty minutes after you have shown it to your unimpressed wife, you share her lack of enthusiasm for it. it is unusable in daylight and devours batteries like a 8 year old with a psp, it also doesn't control the volume of the unit properly, one quick jab at the up button and you can be destroying your hearing in no time . the model has no sleep function

Similar Products Used:
yamaha 757, pioneer 812


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