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Originally Posted by Johnla /forum/post/0
Quit whining about the pricing of the Denon pre-pro! They are not the only ones asking $7k+ for a higher end pre-pro. And those others are not having any problems with selling them, the Anthem D2's were even on a long backorder due to very good sales. And those other ones in that price range like the D2, are also the ones who they will be competing against. And your argument that it should be less than a 5308 is weak also, you are only basing that on a pair of back panel pictures. You really do not know if the pre-pro is the exact same inside as a 5308 is but without the amps. I'd bet that it is not. You pretty much are making excuses and only just wishing that you could get the exact equivalent of a 5308 but in a pre-pro for less than a 5308, well it looks like that is not going happen for you. If you don't want to pay the asking price of either the new pre-pro or the 5308, then just look to some other brand. Because Denon is probably not going to be changing their pricing structure.
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Originally Posted by ryarber /forum/post/0
Does anyone know if the 2 HDMI outputs are active simultaneously or do you have to select which one is active?
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Originally Posted by Robert Whitehead /forum/post/0
According to Denon's site, the 5308 will use Faroudja, not Realta.
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Originally Posted by Robert Whitehead /forum/post/0
You're right. My apologies. According to the www.hqv.com site, the only electronics using the chips are:
Onkyo 875 and 905 Reon
Denon 5308 and PreAmp Realta
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Originally Posted by Robert Whitehead /forum/post/0
You're right. My apologies. According to the www.hqv.com site, the only electronics using the chips are:
Onkyo 875 and 905 Reon
Denon 5308 and PreAmp Realta
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Originally Posted by racer59 /forum/post/0
Any ideas weather or not the 5308 is THX certified? 4308 on down are not.
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Originally Posted by Spizz /forum/post/0
Specs are now listed here-
http://denon.jp/company/release/newavamp.html
The AVR-5308 is named the AVC-A1HD in Japan and is sans the tuner and D5 connectors. However everything else should be the same i.e look and connections. Finally enough HDMI connections (6 of them) to see me through
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Originally Posted by ryarber /forum/post/0
BTW, can someone tell me why there are two sets of antenna inputs in this bad boy?
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Originally Posted by hifisponge /forum/post/0
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how substantial the case is on this beast? Those side walls look like they are 3/16" thick, whereas most receivers these days use cheap, thin, formed sheet metal cases. I am a sucker for good build quality, but it also greatly reduces the resonance of the case.
I wonder if the final production 5803 will really have a thick machined aluminum cover like this prototype does? Even if it is only 1/8" in the final product, it will be an improvement over most AVRs.
I had the 5800 and it had a really well made case that gives you a certian sense of pride of ownership. The thought is that if they care that much about the case, just as much if not more care went into the circuit and component design.
Can't wait for this unit to reach market.
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Originally Posted by Sam S /forum/post/0
It won't come to market with that thick casing you're referring to. That is just a prototype shell used for display where you can see the top guts exposed.
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Originally Posted by ryarber /forum/post/0
There is talk in the Denon 3808/4308 thread about the 4308 only having 7 channels despite having 11 outputs.
Does anyone know how many channels the 5308 will output simultaneously? I was under the false impression that if you could hook something up to it, it would play.
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Originally Posted by hifisponge /forum/post/0
I had a fellow Japanese co-worker verbally translate part of the file below and it appears that the 5308 will output 150W per channel X 7 channels (8 Ohm). I would have thought that it would have been 170W per channel like the current 5805 and even the old 5800, but it seems that Denon is being more consersvative in their ratings.
http://denon.jp/company/release/pdf/avca1hd.pdf