Denon AVR-X3800H Review

[ban25]

If the specs hold, it looks like the new price/performance king -- except with an MSRP for $1850, it is up there for 11 channels of processing / 9 of amplification. The real deal might be an X3800H on close-out.

Although, as I think about it, I paid exactly $1850 for a X3700H during covid 5 years ago. So it's not a bad deal, even a discount relative to inflation! Still, we should expect some decent close out pricing on the 3800.

 

[B-Flow]

Does anyone know how Audyssey handles the front L/R when using the 7.1ch+Front B configuration? Does it apply the same filter when switching between A and B speakers?

 

[delta76]

Does anyone know how Audyssey handles the front L/R when using the 7.1ch+Front B configuration? Does it apply the same filter when switching between A and B speakers?

Haven't tried Audyssey on my x3800h yet, but on x4700h if you don't have a sound from a channel, the calibration will stop with error.

 

[B-Flow]

I was thinking more after calibration, if you calibrated with it set to Front Speakers A, will it apply the same filter if you later switch to Front Speakers B. I'll run some tests this week.

 

[peng]

I was thinking more after calibration, if you calibrated with it set to Front Speakers A, will it apply the same filter if you later switch to Front Speakers B. I'll run some tests this week.

It should not use the same filters for two different sets of speakers. I would say you should run two separate calibrations, one using front A and the other front B, and then use the presets to store the different sets of filters.

 

[B-Flow]

I played a bit with this on the weekend. Interestingly Audyssey cannot (or will not) recognize Front B speakers at all. When I configured amp-assign as 7.1+Front A/B, and set Front to B, not only did Audyssey turn off (expected) but when I re-ran the calibration routine test noise does not get piped to the B terminals at all (the wizard errors out saying it cant hear anything).

 

[EWL5]

I played a bit with this on the weekend. Interestingly Audyssey cannot (or will not) recognize Front B speakers at all. When I configured amp-assign as 7.1+Front A/B, and set Front to B, not only did Audyssey turn off (expected) but when I re-ran the calibration routine test noise does not get piped to the B terminals at all (the wizard errors out saying it cant hear anything).

I'm not familiar w/room correction software being applied to more than one set of speakers on the same mass market AVR. Which prior AVR did this in your experience?