Yeah Baby the Denon 3801 Receiver Rules with the HarmonKardon 31DVD player! A Winner!

[hershon]

This was the ultimate shock. The Denon 3801 Receiver with a Harmon Kardon 31 DVD player I just got, rocked my universe, a total night and day difference in sound improvement, and I didn't have to replace my Orb Audio Mod 1 Speakers & sub to get such fantastic sound. Paul from this board who helped me greatly in setting up this system, is witness in case you doubt me.
Specifically, CD's from the 60/70's like the Beatles Rubber Soul and Revolver that originally sounded mediocore to crappy on every high end system I heard/tried out like the Denon 2105, a Rotell and NAD receiver, Marantz and Onkyo CD players, Denon DVD player & my own JVC DVD receiver, sounded absolutely great on the 3801 & HK DVD player as did DVD's I sampled (which also looked great as well). This combination gave the sound absolute presence, crispness, much added clarity & soundstage/imaging. I don't know what part was due to the Harmon Kardon and what part was due to the receiver. It also, maybe because I think there are 135 true watts per channel, made the sound louder/powerful without sounding loud, if that makes any sense.

It looks like the Cambridge Audio Azur 640C CD player I just ordered because I was convinced the CD sound wouldn't be that good based on hearing the HK on my JVC DVD receiver, was a totally unnecessary expense that I'll probably be selling it on Ebay if it doesn't improve the great sound I'm already getting on the HK, which I can't see it doing. If anyone is interested in it from me, totally new with a warranty, contact me.

Oh I also played DVD-A's on this system and again I heard fireworks! I'm having some problems with the remote I should note and there are a couple of things I don't quite understand on the Denon that I may be asking some owners on like what is Matrix Sound, etc.