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Brian, The firewire on upcoming processors is for audio only. Video firewire is dead, supplanted by DVI which is in the process of morphing into HDMI. The evolution of processors over the next couple years will be: 1) equipped with 1394 iLink for hirez audio (SACD/DVD-A) still with...

Steve, The 49TXi does indeed "downconvert" the 47Ai's DSD stream to 88.2k/32bit PCM for BM/TA/MCACC. Native DSD processing DSPs were not available at the time Pioneer was designing the duo. They are now. Austin

Mark, Great choices! You obviously did your homework. Congratulations and welcome to the "club". Austin

Peter, Is there still something you don't understand about your upgraded 5800 and its operation relative to hirez audio? I ask because I see you are posting to DenonJeff and report your experience in this forum as "inconclusive". There is nothing inconclusive about the 5800 (upgraded or...

Phil, Also the second player in the US to have 1394 Firewire digital audio interface for both DVD-A and SACD (first was Pioneer 47Ai). Austin

Peter, The following was posted 10/11/02 on another forum by Jeff Talmadge, Denon USA Product Manager. I hope it answers your question. I would encourage you to call Denon USA and pin them down on this issue. Please report back with any pertinent comments. "As far as firewire goes, both...

Yup, forgot about that kludge, Rich. You know, it's really pathetic the stuff we put up with while the guys we're begging to shovel money at couldn't be bothered to take it. I'm so goddamned mad at Denon for screwing this whole thing up with their piss-poor Denon Link and then ducking the...

Peter, Without getting into the nitty-gritty on SHARCs and all the other goodies inside your box, simply go to the Denon website and download the manual for the 5803. Find the section where it instructs you on how to set up DSP on the External Inputs. Attempt to follow these instructions on...

Hey Peter, Hold everything! An upgraded 5800 does not a 5803 make. One of the few significant differences is that the upgraded unit does NOT provide DSP on the EXT-INs like the 5803 does. You are therefore at the mercy of the players' BM and TA facilities such as they are. There IS one...

Hi Peter, Now you've got the basics. Ready for the next level? (You're going to like this - there's a silk purse in it) DVD-Audio and SACD multichannel audio generally assumes you have 5 full-range (20-20kHz) speakers with a sixth full-range channel that is typically a low-bass subwoofer...

Peter, You're still not getting it. Hirez sources are processed in the player whether you like it or not. Until a digital interface for hirez (like the Denon Link for DVD-Audio) become commonplace and allow true hirez TRANSPORTS, you are forced to do the D/A in the player. Whether you then...

Peter, Do you understand what's happening when you engage the 5803's DSP on your EXT-INs for a hirez source? Firstly, the player (NOT a transport!) pulls the bitstream off the disk and runs it through its internal DSP, then runs it through its internal DACs, then runs it through its output...

Peter, "Transport" is a term that requires a bit of definition. A true transport simply reads the disk and outputs the digital bitstream for conversion to analog "by others". It therefore would contain no D/A converters whatsoever. Your typical CD player does have the ability to convert...

Kevin, Bit of an issue with DTS-ES or haven't you heard? In 7.1 setups, Outlaw apparently doesn't output any LFE signal. This issue is currently being discussed on the Outlaw board and the Outlaws have committed to "looking into it". Austin

Bruce, The "multi-room" feature is an analog pre-amp. This means it can only work on analog fed signals. So, to get your CD player, for example, to feed the outdoor speakers, you would have to run a pair of RCAs from the L/R outputs on your player to a set of RCA inputs on the receiver. You...

Sorry, Kevin. I didn't mean to come off so flippant. Let's get down to cases. Your 4802 is quite a unit. Check the specs carefully. Also, consider the usability issues. The Outlaw has some serious problems in this area. I'll assuming you already trashed the hideous remote that comes with the...

Kevin, What makes you think you'd be upgrading? Austin

Gotcha, Mike. If they're givin' 'em away, that's a different story! You're going to love the 50 - it's really a nice unit. Austin

Tommy, The 3802 does NOT perform "video conversion". That is each source is ONLY available on the same output type. Composite IN to Composite OUT. S-Video IN to S-Video OUT. Component IN to Component OUT. Furthermore, the 3802 will always switch to the "best" output type for which an input...

Hi Mike, I guess you've got everyone scratching their heads wondering "why pitch a 49TX for a Ref50"? Both are excellent units with very litte to differentiate themselves as pre/pros. Best advice I can come up is to hold tight and wait on the next generation of processors/receivers that...

Lee, You may want to check out AVCable.com. They have a $15 3' with Neutrik connectors and Gepco 5522M cable. Also come in many different sizes in case 3' (1m) won't do you. Trying to paste the link below. Good luck. Austin http://www.avcable.com/Merchant/merc...egory_Code=LC1

Didn't think so. You may want to hold on just a little bit, though. Denon is supposed to make an announcement regarding the 4802 in the immediate future. I have no idea what the deal is, but it promises to be interesting. Good luck. Austin

Cary and Man, You guys have some very legitimate points and have expressed them very well. That said, I think you both may be shortchanging cable HD vs. DBS if you look at things in a slightly longer time frame. The "elephant in the room" is DBS's limited bandwidth. This point is crucial -...

Hi Ian, I guess I was projecting a technical viewpoint onto the real world of marketing. Your points are VERY well taken. I would note, however, that the lunatic fringe DOES have a legitimate point respecting jitter at this time. The exact limits of jitter that effect audibility are of...

Hi Chris, Do a little research into CD fundamentals. Pickup is trivial given buffering and error correction. Bit errors simply don't exist in modern CD players at just about ANY price. You don't have to track perfectly, you just have to keep the buffer filled with the right bits. That's...

I don't use any. I kinda like the shimmery audio effect vibrations have on the electrical signals inside my pre/pro. Do you find this objectionable? Austin

Late 2003 - early 2004. Still interested? Austin

Chris, Huh? Jitter is all there is. Tracking, pickup, accuracy and all the "other things going on" are trivial. The datastream is buffered so errors can be detected and either corrected or "better" data reacquired. Stability, heft, clamping mechanisms, isolators, etc., etc. All are useless -...