Who else is excited about the Denon 2900? (1 Viewer)

[ManW_TheUncool]

So wish they would offer aspect ratio scaling. I was not planning to spend more than $400 on a player, but after doing my taxes, I'm ready to splurge, BUT... :rolleyes

Maybe if I can get it discounted, I should get a Malata 520 for everything else. Hmmm...

_Man_

 

[ReggieW]

Parker,

It would be great if you could manage a group buy on this. If you can, the count me (and probably dozens of others) in.

Reg

P.S. - My Denon 1600 will be going in the Hardware for sell section shortly for aroud $300.00.

Reg

 

[KeithH]

Reggie is gearing up for a gear upgrade!

 

[Edward J M]

I currently have the 2800 MKII as a bridge player until the 2900 comes in.

The dealer will allow me to return the 2800 MKII at no penalty because it has such a bad case of the Chroma Bug.

Here's to hoping the 2900: 1) is Chroma Bug free, 2) is not prone to freezing and drop-outs, 3) has the same or better PQ than the 2800, 4) plays DVD-A and SACD flawlessly and the analog bass management works like it should.

For a grand, we should expect that, and Denon has not delivered in the past on new models, so I'm a little dubious but still very hopeful.

Regards,

Ed

 

[Mark C.]

So, would someone tell me why the Denon 2900 is better than the Yamaha S2300. I have 30 days to decide whether I want to keep the Yammie. The best part is I paid only $750 for it because Magnolia Hi-Fi is closing out its Yamaha line and this unit was the display.

 

[Barry Lieberman]

I guess my enthusiasm for the 2900 vs the Yamaha 2300 is due to the RS-232 port on the Denon. But I guess If you dont have a Crestron or AMX system then it doesn't really matter.

Barry

 

[Mark All]

So, would someone tell me why the Denon 2900 is better than the Yamaha S2300.

The truth is, nobody knows until the Denon hits the market or is subjected to a comparison test by a pro reviewer in the next month or so. I'd be interested in a group deal on the new Denon, but it would have to be a heck of a deal for me to buy one without seeing it tested somewhere first.

 

[Parker Clack]

I will check with Gabriel about a group buy too. The problem is that Denon is very particular about the selling price of their units. We will have to see. Also, I would like to see a few reviews back on the unit but from what I have read so far this unit sounds like a great buy.

Parker

 

[Kevin C Brown]

The Yamaha has great video, as well all saw from the Secrets shootout, but for audio quality, it measured poorly for noise for all formats except for SACD by Sound & Vision. But if you don't notice that, then maybe it's OK.

Any expectations in terms of layer changes for the 2900? (I.e., does it have a buffer, how are the 1600, 2800, 3800, etc?)

 

[Alex Prosak]

It should scream through layer changes. It has a larger buffer than any of Denon's current players. I'm not exactly sure if the 2900 has 8 or 16 MB for the buffer. Denon has produced both numbers in different press releases and I'm not sure which is correct.

 

[James St]

The 2900 will have 16MB. But only 8MB will be used as buffer for layer changes.

 

[Lewis Besze]

Regarding built quality,I wonder just how much of it is a "talk" from Denon Jeff,to "justify" the existence of the current 3800 into the future?
Not to mention if the current 9000 gets a SACD update as well.
Or will it be a 3900 in the works?
It wouldn't make much sense,but this is audio after all!

 

[Andrew P]

Im not excited for the 2900. I have never been impressed with Denon DVD players starting with the 2800 through the 3800 and finally with the 900. Hopefully Denon has a winner in this machine, but ill believe it when I see it.

Andy

 

[KeithH]

Lewis, all I can say is that the '2900 weighs 17.6 lbs., while the '3800 weighs about 22 lbs. Now, I don't know if the difference resides merely in the chassis or if the '3800 has a larger power supply. I'd be interested to find out where the difference lies.

 

[Kevin C Brown]

The Pioneer DV-47ai weighs about 11 lbs, and the 45a about 6 lbs. Y'all do the math.

Thanks for the info on the buffers!

I have heard that a 3900 is coming too? Maybe (much) later?

 

[Alex Prosak]

Yes, Denon Jeff says the 3900 is on the way, much later. End of this year, beginning of next.

He says the 3800/3900 have a much larger power supply than the 2900. I also get the impression the 3900 will have HDCD decoding as well as a few other things the 2900 won't.

 

[Lewis Besze]

I don't know about you guys but I don'y confuse "built quality" with sheer weight.I can always put a stack of weights on top of it[2900],then kick back and enjoy a Conan flick while I have a shake,and feeling oh so mighty.
Since this not a power amp[nor a weight lift competition] I won't be concerned about it's weight.Same goes for the power supply.To supply the micro processors and the electro motor for the tray,I have a feeling that what Denon puts in there,will be more then sufficient.
Oopps,gotta go working out,see you in the gym!

 

[KeithH]

Kevin said:

The Pioneer DV-47ai weighs about 11 lbs...Y'all do the math.

O.K. The Denon DVD-3800 weighs about 22 lbs. That must mean the '3800 is 100% better than the '47Ai.

 

[BrianM]

I have been waiting three months for this player to come out and actually waiting over two years to replace my DVD player because I knew something with all these features was eventually going to come out. I will definately buy this player blindly so Parker please count me in on the group buy. Even if it is not much of a discount I would still rather buy from a retailer who supports the HTF.

 

[Eric_Strickl]

I hope it is a good player because right now I have a dps 8.3 (my second one) and it has some serious problems!! I get macro vision (I think that is the name of it) bars on some of the dvds I watch and it drives nuts! I looked in the manual and it even says in the manual it will do this on some tvs. It sounds good but the picture sucks!!! Fortunately the place I bought it from is one of the coolest stores I have ever been to (the best customer service ever!!) and is going to let me keep the dps until the 2900 comes in. I hope it is good!