Is this the Borg ship or Denon's new flagship receiver?

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited October 2004 in Electronics
Found the following photos posted at the Hong Kong website www.avbuzz.com today....

http://www.avbuzz.com/eq/2004/denona1xv/denona1xv1013.htm

Just be in awe after viewing the pics. Let's see if I can translate this....

10 channels @ 170 watts rated at full bandwidth
can power 2 separate 5.1 system or
1 bi-amped 5.1 system
6 separate power transformers
weighs 97 pounds
digital inputs for DVD-A (HDMI) and SACD (Firewire)
24 bit upsampling for CD
12 inches tall, 17.1 inches wide, and 20.5 inches deep
THX Ultra2 certified
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited October 2004
    Cost 6 grand in the US...

    Money much better spent elsewhere
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2004
    I like it.

    It's also in Crutchfield.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • RobXant
    RobXant Posts: 201
    edited October 2004
    Thas is no Borg ship, my friends.

    Anyone else squint and see this?
    Yamaha RX-V1500 // Outlaw Audio M200 (x2) Panasonic TH-52PZ700U
    Sony DVP-NS715P // Sony Playstation3 // Roku Soundbridge M1000[/color]
    Polk LSi15 (w/Monster Z2 Wire) // Polk LSiC // Polk LSi7 // Velodyne DLS-3500

    Workshop Rig: Creek 4330 // Technics SL-P310 // Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble 2
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited October 2004
    hey dun't be-a mekeeng foon ooff denun joost becoose-a yuoo cun't effffurd it !! bork bork bork!!

    Oh!! Whatzthat!? Oh 'borg'... nevermind...
    Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately it kills all its students.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2004
    From High Fidelity Review....

    http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=12111873
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  • hellotheworld
    hellotheworld Posts: 205
    edited October 2004
    AVR-5805?
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited October 2004
    I thought it was a boat anchor.
    Rick
    HT+ Sunfire TG IV, Dual CG Sig II's, CinePro 1K2, Oppo 981, Audio Technica PL120, Polk SRT's & F/X1000's, Samsung 71" DLP
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  • drakan
    drakan Posts: 54
    edited October 2004
    i think denon is ripping off us Canadians.:mad: they want $6000msrp USD for the 5805. i checked the Can. site and they want $8950msrp CAD.
    now doing the exchange rate thing, i come up with $7524 CAD that a difference of $1426 CAD. or $1137.16 USD. what's with that? i think i'll be shipping from the U.S. from now on.

    Drakan
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    "170 watts of high-current power into each of its ten channels."

    Is Denon chasing Yamaha now?
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2004
    Denon chase Yamaha? LOL....Yamaha's best gear is vintage Yamaha IMO. They used to be a staple of high end.

    I think it's moreso going where they think the market is, much like Onkyo and Parasound in the high end bracket.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited October 2004
    Maybe they should call it the CUBE.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    Denon chase Yamaha? LOL....
    Agree... have a few old Yammies lying around...

    Just that ten ch's sounded like Yammie's formula for total immersion ambience (or W-ever-TF they calll it now)...

    My personal fav is the Cathedral Bathroom mode...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited October 2004
    It seems like Denon was chasing Yamaha last year and Yamaha maybe chasing this year. Yamaha took a lot of market share when they put the room eq on their $799 and $999 receivers last year, and then the RXZ9 leapfrogged the other flagship receivers out there. This year Denon came back with at least three component inputs on all their receivers and auto setup on receivers to $399 or $499 I think. The 5805 is going after the custom market with all those channels, but as PW mentioned, it actually might be a boat anchor. I just can't see that many sold.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by fireshoes
    I just can't see that many sold.
    Agree...

    You still doin' the audio retail thing?
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma


    My personal fav is the Cathedral Bathroom mode...


    That's funny as hell.
    system 1:
    Athena: AS-F1 mains, AS-C1 center, AS-B1 surrounds, AS-P400 sub, Yammie RXV-730, Rotel RB-976 driving front stage, Samsung BD3600 Blue Ray, Denon DVD2900 for sacd/cd , jbl n24awII on the deck, samsung 40" 1080p lcd

    system 2:
    XBox 360 Spherex 5.1 system, HK DVD38, Phillips CDC 926 CD changer, Phillips 32" LCD

    2 channel
    NAD 1600 pre, NAD 2400 THX amp, Phillips CDC 926, Linn extra speaks, crappy TT
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  • The Darkhorse
    The Darkhorse Posts: 101
    edited October 2004
    Man...that would look nice next to the old tv :)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by The Darkhorse
    Man...that would look nice next to the old tv :)
    It'd better, 'cause the $$$ for a new TV would not be available for a while...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited October 2004
    For 6 grand you could have a stellar 5.1 setup...

    Especially since that Denon is designed to give the user the ability to have 2 5.1 systems anyways

    Lets see the older B&K reference 2 channel amps are about 650 shipped used in fair condition... and if u get FIVE of them for 10 channels thats like...

    3250

    That leaves around 3250 or so for a PREAMP!!!!!!!!!

    225 watts x10 with 75 amperes per channel...

    And a TOTL preamp from B&K

    Totally missing the idea of this??
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    Totally missing the idea of this??
    You miss the idea of a lot of things...... ;)
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Tru Dat, but here his missing the point is a good thing...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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