Paul did you decide on the 3803? Chack out Valley TV in El Monte. They are an authorized Denon dealer and they're selling the 3803 for $800. They won't quote that price over the phone - you have to go to the store. It's not that far from Thousand Oaks maybe 45mins - 1 hr
f) I would never buy speakers without listening to them first(not just the same model but the exact speaker(s) that I'm going to buy)and buying some online only to find you don't like them, repacking them, shipping them back, ordering different ones, hoping that you'll like these and not have to...
Paul I'm very happy with my 3803. It's easy to set up and sounds pretty good too. I looked at/listened to the Marantz, Denon, Rotel(1055 and 1066)and the Pioneer and the difference between the Marantz and the Denon are pretty subtle. The Marantz seemed to lack a little detail in the low-mids...
Eric_Barkle: The $800 price was a no haggle price. I merely asked the salesman if they had them in stock and how much. He said yes and $800, that was it absolutely no haggling involved. He knew it was a good price and told that they sell out quickly. They had 12 left on Monday.
I should have mentioned that Valley TV doesn't like to quote prices over the phone for anything they carry. They're a small store with only 3 employees (that I saw) and I bet they don't want the hassle of taking phone orders and shipping products. They seem to have some pretty good prices but...
The name of the place is Valley TV in El Monte, CA. The phone number is 626-401-1111. This wasn't a special price, I didn't have to haggle with the salesman, I just asked if they had them in stock(he said they had 13 - now 12)and how much. When he said $800 I couldn't believe it. I thought he...