Opinions on refurb receivers

acdds
acdds Posts: 253
edited September 2003 in Electronics
I just got an ad from pcmall.com. They are selling the Denon 3803 for $699. It is manufacturer refurbished though. Has anyone ever bought a refurb model? I have purchased a few things from pcmall and never had a problem. I have the 2803 now that I paid $750 from a dealer. I can still return it and would like the extra watts per channel along with the video upconversion but it was out of my price range new. I would appreciate any opinions. Thanks!
Receiver = Denon AVR-3803
DVD = Denon DV-2900
Fronts = SDA SRS 2.3TL's
(Carver m1.5t)
Center = CSi40
Side surrounds = Fxi30's
Sony 12" sub
TV = Hitachi 57F500

Bedroom rig:
Pioneer SX-1050 receiver
Rti38's
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited September 2003
    Covered this before... somewhere 'round here.

    Refurb's had a problem that snuck by the manf's QA once, they are not going to let it happen again. They're possibly even a safer bet performance-wise than new stock and generally come with a nice discount.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2003
    Yeah, what he said.

    More product, less money, same warrantee.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited September 2003
    I gotta agree here.It's really the way to go.All cleaned up and ready for a new home.
    Dan
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  • GuitarheadCA
    GuitarheadCA Posts: 400
    edited September 2003
    I bought an Onkyo 575x Refurbished from their website. Everything went smooth, the unit was in perfect condition, and it is going on three years without so much as a hiccup in performance. So I think it's a safe bet.
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  • acdds
    acdds Posts: 253
    edited September 2003
    Thanks for the opinions but I called today and they are sold out! I just got the flyer today in the mail and the rep said they had sold the last unit 2 days ago! So much for upgrading!
    Thanks anyways, I have to keep a closer watch on it next time.
    Receiver = Denon AVR-3803
    DVD = Denon DV-2900
    Fronts = SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    (Carver m1.5t)
    Center = CSi40
    Side surrounds = Fxi30's
    Sony 12" sub
    TV = Hitachi 57F500

    Bedroom rig:
    Pioneer SX-1050 receiver
    Rti38's
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2003
    J & R Music World in New York City (the hub of the universe) has FACTORY refurbed Onkyo TX-SR500's for $150+ shipping. 65wpc @ 8, 80wpc @ 6. Plenty of power for the powered woofer module based system (they're NOT subwoofers).

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grand's)
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