3805 Cap Size

speakergeek
speakergeek Posts: 555
edited December 2005 in Electronics
Any of you guys know how large(microfarads) the filter caps are in the Denon AVR-3805? Just curious.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited December 2005
    speakergeek wrote:
    Any of you guys know how large(microfarads) the filter caps are in the Denon AVR-3805? Just curious.

    Cheers

    Take the top off and have a look see. I know...a pain in the **** if it's in a rack. :D
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    heiney9 wrote:
    Take the top off and have a look see. I know...a pain in the **** if it's in a rack. :D


    I personally don't have one to look at, but I was hoping one of you might know. Been thinking about acquiring either a 3805 or maybe an Outlaw 1070.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    No takers on this one huh? I thought for sure there would be someone who knows.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,780
    edited December 2005
    Ask Denon.
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    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    F1nut wrote:
    Ask Denon.


    Now that's just brilliant! :o
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2005
    yeah, but good luck getting a response...
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    Email sent. We'll see if they say anything.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited December 2005
    Try joining the DIY audio forum DIYAUDIO.COM and see if anyone there might know. Call Denon or perhaps search on-line for a manual. There are lots of 3805's on this forum but I guess know one can answer your question.

    While cap size is an indicator of power reserves in a receiver it really won't make that much difference in a receiver. There are many other areas that are more important than cap size. But, I understand you being curious about it.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    My guess is around 15-18000 uF apiece, but they look like they may be just a tad larger than that. Just something I'd like to know. I'll find an answer.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    Denon did get back to me. The caps are rated at 15000 uF 71V. Not to shabby, but the 1070 doubles that I think (4x15000) for a more robust reserve.
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited December 2005
    Not to side track this thread... but i just got my 3805 from Opus, and Boy oh boy... its a beauty!!! Its my first ever AVR and i couldn't be happier!!! Just got the DVD and TV hooked up, and popped in the matrix. Sounds great!! (Even if i only have RTi8's so far for speakers!!! Ha)

    This is fun.
    Honoured to be, an original SOPA founding member
    Stuff...

    RTi12's - front
    CSi5 - center
    FXi3's - surrounds
    RTi4's - surrounds
    SVS PB12-NSD/2 - sub :D:D:D
    Denon 3805
    Rotel RB-985 5-Channel Amplifier

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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    After reading around about the Pioneer VSX-1015TX and discovering the excellent power supply (rivalling the 3805) it has, I decided to go for it instead. It has the same size caps as the 3805 and a pretty hefty transformer to boot. Not bad for 1/2 the price of the 3805. The Mosfet amp sounds warm with my RT7s, CSi30 and surrounds.

    Cheers!
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