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Mark, I would suggest taking a look at SUPER. Its free and comes highly recommended from the people that run the Life Hacker blog, which is one of the blogs I read on a daily basis. FYI - if you're worried about bloatware, spyware, viruses, etc. Life Hacker has, to my knowledge, never...

I believe I have this figured out, but wanted to check with our community on a humming issue that just sprung up on my system. The setup: Receiver: Denon 3805 TV: Samsung HDTV 1080p DLP Blu Ray DVD: Sony BDP-S550 (HDMI to TV/analog out to 3805) Satellite: DirectTV HD DVR Receiver...

Count this as another vote for the 3805...solid, clean and powerful receiver. I am running B&W 600 series speakers all around and it sounds great. GM

*bump* (new price) She just wants a good home... :)

I hate to do it, but I need to sell my 56H80. I am moving from an apartment to a small home in the Northern Virginia area and the set would dominate my new living room. This 56" widescreen set is three years old and in pristine condition. Outstanding HD set, and has received very good...

Greg, As do I...then we end up wrestling for control of the remote. :D GM

Thanks for all your responses... I also have to account for the wife factor while watching movies...listenting to music...breathing...you know the drill. When it comes to watching movies with her, the level never gets above -25 to -20. Of course this differs with each source material, but...

Wayne, That is a little more helpful...and clearer. So in essence, they are utilizing a measure of power as a parallel to gauge the volume. Throttle up...throttle down. Since Denon instructs you to set the receiver to 0 prior to running the auto calibration setup with the mic, they are...

Chris, Actually, I belive I have calibrated reference at 0. At least I thought that was what I was doing when I used the 3805's mic in the auto setup. It would stand to reason, as the speakers were adjusted + or - dbs based on their distance and position from the mic, which was setup on a...

Here's a question for all you average HT'rs that don't have a dedicated room for home theater, but are rather like me...have your setup in your living room or multipurpose room. I currently have a Denon 3805 running B&W 602s3s, an LCR60 center and 601s3 for my surrounds. I sit about 15 feet...

Phill, My 3805 does this too...I didn't realize that was what it was doing, but now that you mention it, that sounds right. Congrats on your purchase! GM

It may be that they were crossed at one point, and despite reconnecting them the damage has already been done. I believe that you can reset the receiver overall by pressing and holding the power button and setup (?) button at the same time. This puts the receiver into demo mode and resets...

Kevin, I ran into the same problem with my old receiver - also a Sony (DE925). Protector mode does indicate a short, however I find it hard to believe that the optical cable caused it. I could be wrong, but I just don't think it is possible. If anyone reading this is sure, feel free to...

Phill, I second the Denon 3805. I have one paired with B&Ws all around and it sounds great with a tremendous amount of bells and whistles that one would look for in a home theater receiver. Musically it is very solid, not as good as seperates naturally, but very clean with good detail and...

Drew, For your price range, Denon's 1604 would be good match. I don't know if you have an Tweeters where you live, but they are clearing them out for $228 out the door, brand new. I just sold my buddy my old speakers after an upgrade and he got the 1604 last week. For a budget receiver...