Denon AVR-5803A Home theater receiver with THX Ultra2, Dolby Digital EX, Pro Logic IIx, and Denon Link

Rating:
Summary: Top of the Line
Review: Possibly the best A/V Receiver on the market (although recently succeeded by the AVR 5805, which seems to have more amp channels than a reasonable person could use). One problem, however, is Denon Link compatability (a proprietary digital connection that only works with other high grade Denon equipment). The Denon Link is now available in three different forms, series 1, 2 and 3. If you have an AVR 5803 with the series 1 Denon Link and have a Denon DVD player that also has such a link, you want to make sure that they are of the same series or they may not be compatable. Denon offers free upgrades of these links, but that entails your retuning your component to them and waiting several weeks to get it back. This is sort of inconvenient if you have to send your receiver away for a month or so, since your A/V system needs a receiver (or pre-amp and amplifiers) to work. If you have a spare receiver sitting around that is OK, otherwise it is a pain.