Bought from CircuitCity?

 

No, bought the refurb unit for $477, although those bitches charge a lot for shipping and handling. Came out to around $514 total.

http://www.dakmart.com/itemdetails/31851/18/

 

Ah... Nice work.

Post pics when it arrives. :P

 

Will do, although i been reading that Dakmart is known to cancel orders if they dont have it in stock.

Lets hope they do!

 

wtf is an AVR-888 and wtf is Dakmart?

 

The 888 is the big box retail version of the 2308.

Evidently Dakmart is recommended on avsforum and a good place to buy...

 

Yep they sell refurb units with a 1 year warranty.

http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/dakmart/u/248269/

Ebay rating
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ab=AllFeedback

 

Dakmart is a Denon-authorized reseller of B-stock and refurbished items. So the warranty is honored through Denon.

 

GRR. You would have thought that i ordered early enough for it to make it here by Friday.... but no.

They didnt even ship it out till yesterday and now i wont get it till Monday.

I hate waiting for new toys.

 

If it's all HDMI, it should be a snap.

 

What are the odds that after i buy a receiver then my subwoofer blows.

Ugh, anyways im too lazy to start a new thread but what do people think of the A3-300?
http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/pro...roducts_id=102

Like to keep it under $500. Or is it worth spending more for a sub. All i had now was JBL

 

For that price, you might consider this:

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2-mk3.html

 

^ I saw that but they want $53 for shipping.

Guess im stuck paying that much for a sub unless i overpay and buy it locally.

 

Or this:

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-10nsd.cfm

 

Which ya think is the better buy?

AVS forum both say those two are great.

 

Personally, I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them, so go for the cheapest one.

 

Ugh i really hope this is a user error on my part.

I cant seem to get ANY sound out of my Denon AVR-888.

Its hooked up through HDMI for video and audio. Only two sources hooked up is my PS3 and Comcast HD box.

Heres the kicker, if i change the Denon to play audio through the TV, then i get sound from the TV speakers. Once i change it to play through the AMP, then i get no sound at all. I even tried it with optical cable and still no sound at all.

Even when i try to Auto Setup, it says theres no speakers connected.

Someone please tell me my receiver isnt bad and that its a simple fix....

 

OK i get sound but only when i crank it up all the way as it goes (+18)

So confused, i even unhooked all the speakers and just left the center speaker connected. Same thing happens.

Is there a mute on here maybe that i cant notice being on?

 

Might sound stupid, but are you sure you hooked up your speakers properly. You can identify the positive and negative by using a regular AAA or AA battery.

 

What would be the odds that i hooked them all wrong though. Wouldnt at least one give off sound at a normal volume?

Ill check again though. Even the Tuner radio isnt giving off any sound either even with one speaker hooked up.

 

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post12802519

Guess im not the only one. I PMed him, lets see if he found a fix.

This is what i get for being cheap.

 

Did you check in the menu if you have to assign the digital inputs? I have no experience with that receiver, but a lot, if not most have assignable digital inputs, so you can assign them to any source input. I'd start there and see what you find.

 

Not sure but i know i tried analog when i was trying to get the radio to work. Which doesnt.

 

Talked to Denon Support, they said its fawked and to take it to a service repair center. At least its under warranty.

So yea... dont buy from Dakmart.

Now do i keep it after its fixed or ebay it after its fixed.

 

Sorry, dude. That's fucked up. You should be able to exchange it.

 

Any updates? Did Dakmart take it back?

 

Nope they did not take it back. Dakmart made me talk to their service tech who told me the same thing that the Denon service tech told me, that my receiver doesnt work. No shit!!

They both told me to send it to the local service center and it will be fixed within a week under warranty. I dropped it off Thursday so i should get it back this week.

 

Guess I'll be looking for another place to buy from.

 

Like I said... who the fuck is dakmart!?

 

Dude, someone already gave you an answer.

 

No shit.

I was making the point that they're ghetto. I wouldn't spend a dollar at a place named "Dakmart". "Authorized" dealer or not.

 

Yep, not worth it to save a few pennies.

Still debating on selling the unit after i get it back. Dont want any issues with the pos after warranty is over.

 

Got the receiver back yesterday, they replaced some part dealing with the power supply.

Seems to work now. Denon owners, how loud do you normally have the volume for movies?

I seem to still have to crank it to (-15) to get decent sound. Is that normal?

 

i have mine at around -30 most of the time. an especially loud movie i might turn down to -34/36

 

The volume you get is going to depend on the sensitivity of your speakers. Just turn it to where it needs to be.

 

The speakers I have can handle a pretty high volume, so yea, on my 3805 -15 is pretty normal...and pretty loud...

 

Just making sure. Thanks guys.

So far im loving Denon for having their setup menu through the TV screen. Makes things MUCH easier.

 

With my Denon 3805, I have movies at -10. Yes, I like it loud.

 

Yea there is something totally wrong with this unit. I was thinking that maybe i was deaf and had to put -10 to get the volume that i wanted in movies. Which to me wasnt THAT loud.

Then my new subwoofer cames in today. I hook it up and do the auto setup on the Denon. It beeps in each speaker inculding the sub. But the sub's beeps are very low. Well no biggie ill just turn up the volume on the sub. No dice, same thing.

So i go into manual setting on the Denon to turn the bass up. Still no change. At this point im bitching since i think its the subwoofer. I grabbed my old receiver and hooked it up, guess what? The subwoofer plays and POUNDS.

WTF Dakmart. I sent them an email that im returning this shit and want a refund. I think i been pretty nice about this up till now. I even gave them a chance to fix this the first time.

Thats my rant. Dont buy from them.

 

I went back again to the Denon service center and they once again told me that theres something wrong with my receiver. So dakmart is refunding me.

ugh what a pain. Im just going to circuit city to overpay for a brand new one.

Rant finally over