Denon AVR-5803

Pros: Packed with features, excellent sound and video, processing, wattage and overall excellence

Cons: Expensive, still not like having seperates

The Bottom Line: Incredible piece of equipment- Top notch construction sound and video, a true all-in-one masterpiece..Yet still not the same as having a seperate Per-Pro and Amp.

Review: Denon has been quite a busy beaver lately- aside from sprucing up the entire electronics line with some incredible new products, on the corporate side, Denon's got many new synergies at work including the acquisition of Marantz! Surprising? Probably- si ...

Pros: Top Value for $3K

Cons: Poor spkr terminals, poor manual

The Bottom Line: Excellent value for $3K. Surround and video processing can't be beat.

Review: I bought it for it's excellent video and audio processing, it really can't be beat for the money (yr 2003). Beautiful up-converting of VHS and S-video to component. The surround decoding covers all current (yr 2003) types and switching them for different ...

Pros: Sound, Build Quality, Flexability

Cons: Difficult set-up, bulky remote

The Bottom Line: The AVR-5803 is meant for the serious home theater enthusiast that also values quality two channel performance.

Review: There are many that claim receivers can never offer the same level of performance as separates. My ...

Pros: Multi-zone and video switching, and very good sound. Good value, all in all.

Cons: Not as good sound as separates, not cheap.

The Bottom Line: I would still buy this today, as it is the best price/performance/ease of use combo out there.

Review: The first review is an excellent discussion of various audio qualities, so I want mainly to stress a couple of different points. Since we have 3 kids, various babysitters, in-laws etc., I wanted something to make our main A/V setup easy to use. The ...