Denon 3808ci versus Onyko SR876: Anyone out there test both of these?
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Denon does not have plII dsp modes. It runs quite less hotter. It has assignable triggers rather than only a second zone trigger. In my case, I wanted a dc trigger for my main zone sub to turn it off and on remotely, otherwise it won't turn off for 15 minutes. Onkyo didn't have a main zone trigger. Onkyo runs EXTREMELY HOT, but is perfectly safe. Onkyo has easier networking setup (for noobies). Onkyo's customer service is quite easier to deal with when calling in. Denon's denonlink has some flaws many will encounter. Onkyo's power supply is bigger, allowing for more headroom and depth, but most people not very audiophile will notice at all. SO far, these are the only real comparisons that are worth thinking about, the rest are most likely things you won't use. If you're an audio guy and will be running most everything straight to your hd tv for video and let the receiver handle the audio via optical out of the tv, then I highly recommend onkyo for the big $$$ savings and still the same if not better audio performance, isnt that what you are buying it for?!?!? LOL. If you are foolishly looking for a non flagship receiver to have the best of both, you will not be able to beat a good tv video chip in deinterlacing or video performance with a non flagship reciever. Only flagship recivers costing plenty more include top of the line video processing, such as a yamaha z7 (running a couple grand of curse). That receiver had a perfect video test score with all benchmark tests and ridiculous audio performance close to denon's flagship combo (about $10,000 with the processor and amp).
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Thanks very much for your question. They are both wonderful sounding pieces. I personally prefer the Denon. Thanks again!
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http://usa.denon.com/us/downloads/ProductDownloads?FileName=AVR-3808CI-OM-E_404A.pdf
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Hello. you can look at the following link and download the manual denon;http://usa.denon.com/US/Product/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?CatId=2011IncommandReceivers(DenonNA)&PId;=AVR3312CI(DenonNA)
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Yes, with no problem. I use a Denon AVR X2000 which I would say is very comparable to the onk 809.
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I am using a Denon AVR-2313 rated at 105 WPC and bi-amping the RTi-A7s (one pair of wires to the mids/tweeters, the other pair of wires to the woofers). I have no complaints.
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I know you can't send a digital sourced signal to zone 2 or three with the onkyo, don't know about the Denon. I have the Onkyo after looking at the Denon and could't justify the price difference since I didn't need internet radio. I'm really happy, I have no need of zone 2 or 3.
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I can't say anything specific about that problem what I can tell you is that these were a known faulty product from onkyo. It was the first and last onkyo receiver I bought. My receiver went bad after a little over a year of use. Went back to Sony and it's all I buy.
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hmm... mine is a 61" samsung dlp from about 06 as well... that's not good. I have an xbox s. Did you end up sticking with a denon still?
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The quality of Onkyo product has declined appreciably in the last couple of years. I know this from personal experience with my NR909 which required 2 HDMI board replacements within 9 months. From a purely "technical specs" point of view, yes the specicifcations of the receiver and the JBL speakers are well matched.
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I had the same issue, and the problem was the HD board failed. After doing some research , I called Onkyo and they paid for the out of warranty fix because it's a known issue.Don't know whether or not your problem & solution is the same, but hope this helps.
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I would do the manual USB firmware update to be sure. Information on the bottom of: http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-NR616&class;=Receiver&p;=d
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Thanks for the response. This looks like a much better value than the tx-sr805. I think that I found my new receiver.
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Please google it. I think you might find something on avsforum.com. If I remember, it has been addressed or will be shortly. Not sure if this applies to specific Onkyo models.
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I have recently purchased a new receiver and found that higher priced ones will have a phono input. There are preamps that can used - reviews of the lower priced ones left me skeptical about quality and frequency response, so I decided to spend the money on the receiver. (Denon 3313)
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The Owner's manual is available at Denon's site. You may wish to check it out.
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Yes, that is a known bug with this version. You would need to send it to Onkyo to get it fixed. If you are within the return time frame for the system, you may want to return it and purchase the newer version (HT-S3500). It doesn't have this problem and is also better than the HT-S3400 version. That is what I did when I noticed this problem a week after purchasing HT-S3400.