Denon POA-2800

sucks2beme
sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
edited January 2014 in Electronics
Picked up this Denon power amp today for $95. The RCA connectors in back were busted. Stupid things were part of some weird plasic assembly.
I just soldered some nice RCA jacks directly to the wires.
The unit is about 40lbs. 200 watts@8 ohms, 350 at 4. Top and front are in good shape, sides have a few scratches. Seems to work well, but sound a
tad too bright for my tastes(my regular amp is a NAD 2400).
The speaker connectors are NOT banana friendly. That might account for
part of the sound. I'm using 14 ga. wire right now. A couple of days should tell me if its a keeper.
I'll have to edit the inside and rear shots to fit here.
Added an inside shot.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited August 2006
    Note to self: always compare apples to apples.
    I put the same Home depot wire on Nad as I have on the Denon,
    and A/B between the HD wire and Audioquest using the speaker a/b buttons and swapping the speaker ends. Of course, the AQ stuff has more low end and smoother highs. Until I get pin adapters for the AQ so I can use them on the Denon, any comparison between the two amps will be unfair.
    Using the HD wire on both amps, I feel the Nad is still warmer, but the
    Denon is holding it's own. Damn, that's a big transformer in the center of this thing!
    Other than the cheesey speaker connectors, I think the Denon is built very well. Maybe it's time to sell them both and find an amp that comes in one of those wooden boxes.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2006
    Upgrade it with some decent connections and binders, keep it as a spare. Nice amp.
    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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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited August 2006
    yeah, thats too beefy an amp for to good a price to dump off. that's a keeper.
    hell, you got a 200 wpc amp for what some pay for an interconnect.

    might have a speaker down the road you might try that would appreciate a brighter amp too. who knows. I got a Hafler I'll never get rid of, its good to have a sh*tload of ss power on tap when needed.
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • hawaii68
    hawaii68 Posts: 1
    edited September 2008
    hi do you still have the denon poa 2800 for sale?
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited September 2008
    hawaii68 wrote: »
    hi do you still have the denon poa 2800 for sale?

    I put it up for sale 2 years ago. I was stampeded with responses.
    Long gone!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited September 2008
    looks like a google search. when a man wants a certain amp, he wants an amp..LOL
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    edited January 2014
    First post here. Do you still got the amp :smile:
    ..
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited January 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    First post here. Do you still got the amp :smile:

    Will this thread ever die????
    I guess not!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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