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Denon
HD Audio & Video 7.1 AV Receiver with Network Features
Denon AVR-3808
HD Audio & Video 7.1 AV Receiver with Network Features
Price: was £1,272.33
now £999.00!
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The AVR-3808 is a high range AV receiver from Denon. It features a superb specification and a high quality construction. For a powerful central hub for your home cinema system, the AVR-3808 certainly delivers.

HDMI 1.3a sockets ensure connectivity with the latest HD plasmas, LCDs, Blu-ray, HD-DVD and DVD players. The Denon AVR 3808 will handle impressive resolutions up to 1080p and even supports the 24 frames per second 'native film' format. Faroudja DCDi video upscaling technology is also featured, so DVDs and other standard definition video will look better than ever. Both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD can be decoded on board allowing you to enjoy 7.1 channel ultra-clear surround sound.

Set-up and everyday use is easy thanks to the very attractive on-screen graphical interface allowing you to control and tweak every setting of the AVR3808. The Audyssey MultEQ XT auto-calibration system, which can easily be controlled using the graphical interface, effortlessly optimizes your speaker setup for maximum enjoyment.

The Denon AVR3808 also features networking capabilities, so you stream music (MP3, Windows Media Audio, AAC etc.) from your computer. If you have an Internet connection the AVR3808 can also access Internet radio, giving you 7000+ stations to choose from. In addition, a handy USB socket is located on the front of the machine for connection to compatible MP3 players, hard discs and digital cameras

A sophisticated touch-screen remote control and a separate second zone controller are also included in the package, allowing you to control the AVR-3808's amazing versatility and power from the comfort of your sofa.

Specification AVR-3808
Playback formats
Type 7 channel amplifier
Assignable power amp
- Center
- Surround
- Surround Back L/R
 (2 Separate Terminals)
-
-
 
Power amp terminals
- Fixed
- Assignable: AMP. ASSIGN-1
- Assignable: AMP. ASSIGN-2
9
7 (Front, Center, Surround, Surr. B)
Bi-Amping, Zone2, Zone2 Mono, Zone3, Zone3 Mono, Z2/Z3 Mono, Stereo-System
-
6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0,7%
Front L/R
Center
Surround L/R
Surround Back L/R
160 W + 160 W
160 W
160 W + 160 W
160 W + 160 W
8 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, 0,05%
Front L/R
Center
Surround L/R
Surround Back L/R
120 W + 120 W
120 W
120 W + 120 W
120 W + 120 W
Power amp construction discrete
New High Current Transistor
Large Aluminium Extruded Heatsink  (sound-optimised)
Bandwidth 10 Hz - 100 kHz
Power Supply
Transformer with cushion  (As well as 2 additional Transformers)
Quad Drive Rectifier in Parallel  
Independent Power Supplies 9
Sound Formats
Dolby TrueHD  
Dolby Digital Plus  
Dolby Digital-Decoder  
Dolby Digital EX  
Dolby Pro Logic II  (Cinema, Music, Game)
96-kHz Processing
Dolby Pro Logic IIx  (Cinema, Music, Game)
also applicable to DTS 5.1/6.1 sources
96-kHz Processing
DTS-HD  
DTS-Decoder  
DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix 6.1  /  
DTS Neo:6 Cinema & DTS-Neo:6 Music  /  
96-kHz Processing
DTS 96/24  
HDCD-Decoder  
DSP
DSP 32-Bit Floating point-DSP x 2
3rd Generation SHARC ADSP-21366 +
3rd Generation SHARC ADSP-21367
ALPHA Processing AL24 Processing Plus for all channels & all Zones
Cinema Equalizer  
Virtual-Surround  (Dolby Headphone)
DSP programs 10
Multichannel Stereo 5CH-/6CH-/7CH-Stereo
Digital Circuit
D.D.S.C. HD Digital-Circuit  
D/A converter 24-bit / 192-kHz
A/D converter 24-bit / 192-kHz
Digital Interface Receiver (DIR) 24-bit / 192-kHz
Auto Setup
Detection of connected speakers  
Speaker phase check  (absolute Phase)
Detection speaker size  (large/small)
Recognition of optimal crossover frequency  
each speaker individually
Automatic time delay adjustment  (0,01 Metre increments)
Automatic level adjustment  (0,5 dB increments)
Accurate microphone DM-A405Z(included)
custom made by Audio-Technica
Auto Room EQ
Operating mode Audyssey MultEQ XT
with Advanced Low Frequency Correction (ALFC)
Measuring Algorithm Audyssey MultEQ XT
Optimisation/EQ curve memory Audyssey: MultEQ XT Algorithms
Choice of EQ curves without re-measurement of the system  (Audyssey, Flat, Front, Manual)
Manually adjustable graphic EQ 9 Band
every speaker individually
63, 125, 250, 500, 1k, 2k, 4k, 8k, 16kHz
Direct Mode with/without EQ  
EQ curves assignable to surround modes  
Copy function for measured EQ curves into manual graphic EQ  
Auto Room EQ with Audyssey MultEQ XT
Simultaneous correction of room dependent frequency responses for up to 8 listening positions up to 8 positions
Correction of the room acoustics in time and frequency domain  
Filter technology Finite Impulse Response (FIR)- Digital filter
Continuous correction of all frequencies in the frequency resolution of human perception  (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Video Processing
De-Interlacer Faroudja FLI-2310
Progressive Mode  (Auto, Video1, Video2)
Scaler Analog and HDMI-Source -> HDMI-Output:
480/576p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p
Video A/D Converter 10-Bit / 12-Bit (ADV7403)
Video Equalizer  (Analog -> Analog, HDMI)
Video D/A Converter 216 MHz / 12-Bit (ADV7320)
Features
Personal Memory Plus / Auto Surround  /  
Dimmer 4 steps (light, middle, dark, off)
Pure Direct Mode
(Turns off video,digital,display sections)
 
Direct Mode  
Tone Defeat  
"Variable Gain" Volume Control  (0,5 dB steps, incl. Setup)
Adjustable Muting Level  (-20, -40, -oo dB)
Power On Volume Level  (LAST, ---, 1 dB Steps)
Volume Limit Setting  (OFF, -20, -10, 0 dB)
Chassis construction for High-quality Sound Reproduction  
Quality selected parts  
Independent time delay adjustment L / C / R / SL-A / SR-A / SBL / SBR / SL-B / SR-B / Sub
Bass Management frequency
slew rate low-pass/high-pass
40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 /150 /200 / 250 Hz
-24 dB/oct. / -12 dB/oct.
crossover frequency adjustable for:L/R, C, SL-A/SR-A, SL-B/SR-B, SBL/SBR, LFE
Surround speaker A/B  
Speaker terminals (also for 4mm plugs) all speakers
Audio Delay (Lip Sync)  (0-200 ms)
Record Selector  
On Screen Display  
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Language Support
- Screensavers
- Wallpaper
- Supported TV standards
- Display Time
 




Double line display  
Rename function for input names  
Concealable Inputs  
Adjustment of analog input levels  
Adjustment of Digital input levels  
"User Mode" memories 3
Naming the "User Mode" memories  
Video Select Function  
Video Conversion
Video -> S-Video
Video/S-Video -> Component
S-Video -> Video
 
 
 
 
Video Down Conversion
Component (interlaced) ->
Video/S-Video
 
HDMI Video Conversion
Video, S-Video ->
Component 480i/576i ->
Component 480p/576p ->
Component 720p ->
Component 1080i ->
 
HDMI 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i,p
HDMI 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i,p
HDMI 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i,p
HDMI 720p, 1080p
HDMI 1080i, 1080p
Digital video conversion
- 3D Y/C separation
- TBC (Time Base Correction)
 
 
 
Remote Control
Presets / learnable
GLO-KEYS / backlight
Illuminating Keys
Macro function
RC-1068 with EL-Touch-Panel and hard buttons
 / 
- /  (EL-Touch-Panel, with active buttons)
3
Second Remote controller for Zones RC-1070 for AVR, iPod, NET, USB
Main zone, Zone2, Zone3, Zone4
Selectable Remote Control codes for AV Receivers  
Active for Bi-directional comunication with the RC-7000CI/7001RCI  (via RS-232C)
Compressed Audio Restorer  
iPod Functionality (with optional ASD-1R, ASD-3N/W)
iPod®- Functionality
- Audio Playback

- Photo Playback
- Video Playback
- Control Interface from Remote
- On Screen Display
- Charging of iPod®
(iPod 3./4./5 Gen., Photo, Mini, Nano 1 & 2)
 
 (Slideshow with corresponding. iPod)
 
 
 (GUI, Zone2 OSD, FL-Display, RC-7000CI)
 
USB-Functionality
- Control Interface from Remote
- Audio Playback

- Photo Playback
- Control from Menu
- On Screen Display
 (2 USB connections)
Memory Sticks, USB-Player, USB-HDD*
MP3, WMA, WMA (DRM), AAC (ohne DRM), FLAC, WAV
-
 
 (GUI, Zone2 OSD, FL-Display, RC-7000CI)
Ethernet-interface for Media-Streaming  
Firmware-Update via Ethernet
- via PC
- direct via GUI
 
 
 
Internet Radio
- Supported Format
- Number of Stations
- Configurations via www.radiodenon.com
 
MP3, WMA
approx. 7.000
 
Streaming from Media Server (PC, NAS)
- DLNA certified
- Audio Streaming format
- Photo Streming format
- Slide show
- Slide show with music
- Displays Album Artwork
 






Web Control/Setup
- via internet-browser / PDA
- Save/Load the configuration from the PC
 / - 
 /  
 - 
HDMI
HDMI-Version 1.3a
HDMI-Switching
- output
- input
4
1
Video-Function
- max. resolution
- Deep Colour (30, 36 Bit)
- xv.YCC

1080p (24, 50, 60 Hz)
 
 
HDMI-Output
- aspect ratio selectable
- Colour space selectable
- RGB-Component selectable
 
 
 
Screen menu for HDMI
- Setup Menu
- On Screen Analogue assignment
- On Screen HDMI assignment
- On Screen Deep Colour adjustment
 (1080p)
 
 (except xv.YCC)
 

Audio-signal processing
- HDMI-Repeater
- 2-Channel LPCM
- 6-Channel LPCM
- 8-Channel LPCM
- DSD (SACD-data stream)
- Bitstream Dolby Digital, DTS
- Bitstream Dolby Digital Plus
- Bitstream Dolby TrueHD
- Bitstream DTS-HD

 
24-Bit, 176.4/192 kHz
24-Bit, 176.4/192 kHz
24-Bit, 176.4/192 kHz
 
 
 
 
 
Auto Lip Sync  
Connections
Digital Inputs optical / coaxial (freely assignable) 4 (inc front)/ 3
Digital Outputs optical / coaxial 2 / -
DENON LINK  (3rd edition, SACD-ready)
Phono input (MM)  
Analogue Audio inputs 9 (inc Phono and Front)
Analogue Audio outputs 2
Multichannel inputs (100 kHz, DVD-Audio/SACD compatible) 6-/8-channel
Pre-Amplifier Outputs L/C/R/SL/SR/SBL/SBR/Sub Zone 2/3
Video Inputs Composite / S-Video 7 (Incl 1 on Front)/ 7 (Incl 1 on Front)
Video Outputs Composite / S-Video 2+Monitor / 2+Monitor
Video Inputs Component
bandwidth
freely assignable
3
5 Hz -100 MHz
 
Video Outputs Component 2
HDMI / DVI-D Inputs 4 / -
HDMI / DVI-D Outputs 1 / -
Front A/V Input Audio (L/R) Video (Composite/S-Video) Digital (optical)
Gold-plated Terminals Front-AV-Input
AC outlets (switched) 1
+12 Trigger output
freely assignable
2 (3.5mm Jack)
 
IEC power socket  
Headphone output  (6.3 mm Jack)
Ethernet  
iPod®-Interface  (new iPod Dock Control f0r ASD-1R/3N/3W)
USB interface for USB Memory Sticks and USB players 2 (Front, back)
Tuner
RDS / Radio Text  /  
Preset memory 56
Shut-down of tuner when using other sources  
General
Dimensions (W x H x D mm) 434 x 171 x 420
Weight 17.8 kg
Standby Power Consumption < 1 Watt
Aluminium Front Panel  
Hidden control panel with oil damped trap-door  
Sales start 09.2008
Available in Premium Silver, Silver, Black
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