Sanman023 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 hello...need a quick answer....i want to upgrade my 3803....a friend is selling his 5803...do you think its worth the upgrade....roughly $2000......thanks all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 You would gain some power and a few extra features but to me it would not be $2000 worth. For that money I would buy a A/V Preamp and use the amps in the Denon 3803 until you could purchase a 5 or 7 channel amplifiers or a trio of two channel ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanman023 Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 i have a friend thatll take the 3803 off my hands for $600 so this upgrade will cost me $1400...note that this is not the upgraded 5803A...just the regular ole 5803.....i will be using the same separate amplifiers and the 5803 is just the pre pro....i need 5803 owners to tell me if this is worth the extra $$$...thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I'm not a 5803 owner but I agree with Frzninvt, a seperate pre-amp would be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Not worth it if you have extrenal amps. Spend the money on a good pre/pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 The answer depends on whether you would actually use the added features and connectivity of the 5803. For example, the 5803 offers the ability to switch back and forth on the surround speakers from di-poles to mono-poles for movies and music respectively. Personally, I believe the price is too high for such a dated design. It lacks generic i.link, acoustic room correction, DPL-IIx; a lot of these features will probably be on Denon's replacement later this year. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 For that same $1400 you could get a B&K Ref 50, a NAD T163, an Outlaw 950 and a number of other A/V preamplifiers that have all the latest features and options and don't have all the amplifiers and associated circuitry in them. I used my Denon AVR-4800 for quite awhile as a pre/pro but having a dedicated pre/pro is certainly the way to go, big jump in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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