On 8/29/2012 5:58 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
After many years of stalwart service to my steadily declining auditory
senses, my beloved A/V receiver finally gave up the ghost last night.
Earlier this year, I caused major damage to my beloved Denon AVR-3803, a
former top-of-the-line surround receiver. One of those stupid mistakes a
professional audio engineer would never make... haha!
Disconnected some external equipment with an obvious earthing problem
and literally saw sparks fly. With the 3803 being DC-coupled from its
inputs through to the speaker terminals, there was a real carnage among
its semiconductor population.
The local official Denon repair place fixed it or a mere 130 euros.
Maybe you should find out if there's a Denon repair workshop in your
area before you bin it.
Ralf
Thanks, Ralf.
I'm glad you were able to get yours repaired fairly cheaply. Mine is so
old -- probably a little over 15 years old, in fact -- I'm not sure it
would be cost-effective to have it repaired. The last time I had any
issues with any Denon equipment, I had to ship it out to (if I recall
correctly) New Jersey to get it repaired, and that's a pretty fair distance.
I do have a friend who might be able to fix it, but he's so busy,
there's no telling when I'd ever see it again -- assuming it's worth
repairing. I'll check into my options, though.
-- Walt
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