Denon AVR4806

[av-man]

I just got an e-mail. The AVR4806 is now shipping.
This baby is THX Ultra2 certified , 140watts X 7, All the latest decoding and the new Audyssey set up with microphone. Analog to HDMI conversion, 3 HDMI and 1 DVI-D inputs. configurable amps for bi-amping or multi-zone.
This should shape up to be one of the finest recievers on the market.

 

[BMXTRIX]

I sure hope it's shipping - I saw one on the floor at Tweeter today.

Not receiver shopping, just was browsing, but it caught my eye.

 

[T2T]

Crutchfield also has it on their site and they appear to have it in stock, too. Usually Crutchfield has a pretty good assortment of pictures (rear panel, remote, etc.) - but, at the current moment, only pictures of the front are on-line.

 

[RMK!]

Denon 4806

The Denon website now has the product description and photos of front and back. Very nice (unless you just bought a 3805 like I did )

http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/photo.asp?s=home&p=AVR-4806&f=AVR4806 Back.jpg&c=2

 

[Spiffyfast]

Hmm...has a dvi input and hdmi switching, dangit even more options, anyone know what these are going for at street value, not msrp?

 

[jaxvon]

Wow, HDMI, DVI, it has everything. But, this brings up something from another thread... WHY ARE THERE SO MANY USELESS INPUTS?! There are TWELVE pairs of composite and S-Video inputs. NO ONE is going to use those, ever. It's such a complete waste. Give me more component inputs, another multi-channel, something.

 

[Duffinator]

The Denon website now has the product description and photos of front and back. Very nice (unless you just bought a 3805 like I did )

http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/photo.asp?s=home&p=AVR-4806&f=AVR4806 Back.jpg&c=2

Well at $3,500 it's not in the same price range as the 3805. I suspect the next version of the 3805 will have the HDMI switching, at least I hope. Looks nice though and I'm very interested in the Audyssey room EQ. Lets hope the Audyssey trickles down to the 3805 range as well.

 

[Sounds Simple]

It will be interesting to see how close it gets to rated power. It does not appear to have a lot of headroom based on the 8-ohm v. 6-ohm amp section specs.

Bob

 

[RMK!]

Well at $3,500 it's not in the same price range as the 3805. I suspect the next version of the 3805 will have the HDMI switching, at least I hope. Looks nice though and I'm very interested in the Audyssey room EQ. Lets hope the Audyssey trickles down to the 3805 range as well.

I was wondering about the price and was thinking this was the new ver 3805. Thanks for the clarification. Mild case of upgradeitis passed, once again happy with the 3805

 

[av-man]

jaxvon,
There are a lot of composit and s-video inputs that will not be used in the average familyroom set-up. But Denon is a favorite among custom installers. We will be able to do multi-monitor rooms and large multi-zone systems without purchasing an expensive matrix switcher.

This thing is also plug-&-play XM ready!