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Denon dead?

Hi all,
Maybe a stereo doctor can pronounce it dead? I have a Denon AVR 5805 that started to develop random static and pop. It's had troubled sound in all modes from all sources. Most recently I did a factory reset and now I have less than before. The speaker connects are dead and only speaker #3 provides sound but only rear channels? I have moved source connections around and changed sources but the problem persists. Any ideas? Should I be making funeral arrangements?
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roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Time for a doctor! Find a knowledgeable and competent technician and send it off for repair. Still under warranty? Otherwise repairs could be costly! Maybe junk it and start over with a different brand (Sony, Yamaha, Pioneer ...). 
roberjerman
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The Denon AVR 5805 sold new for $6K in 2005. So your's is long-in-the-tooth! And at 97 lbs. it will be a costly roundtrip shipping expense. There are some for sale for $1K or less. Maybe buy one of these and trust that it will last another 5 - 10 years! I myself would do that if I was into HT.
roberjerman
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I was reading Thomas J. Norton's test report. What a beast of an AV receiver! I'd like to own one just for the WOW factor. Especially if it came cheap - and kept working!
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millercarbon
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Okay well so it has one fan anyway. Being a receiver you will be happy to find it can be replaced with a much better sounding integrated for a lot less. Then if you also use this as the opportunity to ditch all your other surround gear, possibly maybe keeping two speakers, then you will be happy to look back on this as your lucky day. 
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lalitk
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If you can’t fix Denon on hand, I would grab a Marantz. There is no one else that have been consistent in keeping their line up to date and best sounding HT receivers as Marantz.
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