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As a reader of this thread, I find Philip's points to be far more persuasive than Luis'. Philip is precise and backs up his statements with what appears to be valid research. Luis' comments look like little more than personal opinion, and a wavering opinion at that. Thank you Philip for...

The other interesting aspect of this is that Denon is receiving the same amount of money for their product regardless of whether you purchased from an authorized or unauthorized dealer, assuming that you get a new, sealed in the box unit. If some store sells off their excess inventory into the...

I know the DA4ES does composite to s-video upconversion, but I don't believe it can upconvert either composite or s-video to component. It sounds like you have a ground loop of some kind in your system, given how the problem occurs as soon as the grounds are connected. Take a look at this link...

Getting the AVM-20 w/upgrade from an authorized dealer for $2500 would be an EXCELLENT deal. My local dealer won't go below $3100. I regard the AVM-20 as a significant step up from the 1066 & DC-1. The overall build quality is much better. It uses better parts. Upgradability is achievable via...

Hey, the original poster was asking about the 1066 vs the DC-1, not the MC-1. I suspect he is trying to keep his cost down to $1300 or less. I would take the 1066 over the DC-1 as I would hate to give up so many features. DTS discrete 6.1, 7.1 preamp inputs, component video switching, future...

All we need is for HK to determine the source of the problem and issue a Technical Service Bulletin, or whatever they call their fix notices, telling techs how to fix it. Then anyone bothered by the noise can take it to their local HK repair center and get it quickly fixed. I don't trust my...

Anyone still wanting in on an AVR8000 from OneCall can do so at only a minimal increase from the special deal of last weekend. They are still offering the box for $1189, if you type in the promotional code of 2hx40 in the on-line form. Only difference is that the buyer must now pay for shipping...

FYI I just called OneCall and asked them about their deal on the HK AVR8000. They gave me their current price. I asked the salesman if there were any known problems with the 8000 and was told "None at all. It's a great receiver with a great reputation for quality. This is one of the best...

So Matt, I take it that you have no problem with a company selling hundreds of receivers with known defects over a 2-4 month period? And that company taking no effort to warn their customers of the problem before shipping the product to them? And that company then having the customer pick up the...

They are the same design and sound exactly the same. Only difference is the power output. The difference is less than 2dB in peak volume. Alan

There was a report posted on AVSforum where someone did reassign the amps and preamps and found that the problem was within the center channel amp. When the center preamp is run to any other amp input in the 8000, or to an external amp, there is no buzz. Alan

These prices are extraordinary given this receiver has been out for what, two months? Of course, the Pioneer Elite line is also available at 40% off. So this isn't unique. Alan

The "hiss" or "buzz" is low level. And it is inaudible with any music being played. I'm sure many people have it and don't even know it. With any noise in the room, I can't hear it from more than a couple of feet away. But in a quiet room, like my house was late last night. I easily heard it...

I hope that the HK 525's that people are buying from OneCall are better than the 8000's that everyone just purchased on the special buy this past weekend. It seems that OneCall shipped out a lot of defective units in that sale. There is another thread here, and yet another on www.avsforum.com...

Russ, You are overstating your case. The HK 8000's list price was a bit artificial as HK never intended for it to be sold at $2799. However the intended store price for it was $2499 and they sold thousands of them at between $2200-$2500. The only reason it is $1200 now is because it is being...

I'm sitting 8' from the center speaker, reading a book. The 8000 is on, but nothing is playing. I can hear the slight buzz and it is annoying. I'm not going to be able to leave the unit on when not in use. Alan

Count me in with those who just picked up the 8000 from OneCall and who got a Jan 2002 model with the center channel buzz. Bummer! I read on AVSforum that a lot of people are getting these. And have been getting them since OneCall started running promotions on them a couple of months ago...

My read of the S&V review is that the DA4ES has a fairly respectable amp for it's price class. I wish they had gone ahead and given it at least a 5 channel test. The measurements into 1 and 2 channels were quiet good. Into 8 ohms it produced 171W into 1 channel and 140W into 2 channels. This...

When Sound & Vision tested the 696, rated at 100 watts per channel, they found that it only produced 46 watts per channel with all channels driven. If you only need 5 amplified channels, the HK 520 is a very good option. If you need 7 channels, another option is the Sony DA4ES, which can...

ABT is excellent. A couple of months ago I went to the on-line retailer ratings service, Bizrate, and found that they had received extremely good customer ratings. One of the highest in the industry. They always quote list on-line, but several of their phone sellers will go well under it...

Aaron stated, "Very few receivers currently on the market support dts 96/24 along with their other DSP functionality." Up to recently, this was true. However it is now becoming commonplace for receivers selling (street price) in the $700-$1000 range to have DTS 96/24. Just like computers...

Matt, I agree that the analog stages of many receivers are mediocre. However the Denon AVR-3803 example I gave, seems to be an attempt to address that. They have implemented what appears to be a significantly upgraded analog stage, both inputs and outputs. I don't know if some of the other...

Kirk, You have 30 seconds to beam over the Video Stage 5 project or I will blow up Enterprise and kill your son! Kahn

In general, I agree with the thoughts expressed above. However, there are some receivers coming out where the pre/pro sections are starting to look fairly advanced. Consider the new Denon AVR-3803. Denon's receivers have gotten very good measurements from Sound & Vision's bench tests in the...

Someone posted that a friend was running a 1080i signal through a 1066 "without issue." I believe to preserve a full 1080i requires something like 37Mhz (and a good spec for a component HD switcher is 45-50Mhz, to push out the -3dB point away from the visible range), although something in the...