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Title: any issues with panasonic sv3700/3800
Post by: marc0789 on February 04, 2004, 10:45:21 AM

ssia. Paul at Prodig has a ton of refurbed 3700's and one 3800 for $349. A buddy who is a trashcan da-p1 unidecker wants to get a home deck, any thoughts on the panasonic? Thanks, Marc.

Title: Re:any issues with panasonic sv3700/3800
Post by: Chuck on February 04, 2004, 11:04:54 AM

Those are good decks. We use the 3800 to master DATS at work. The 3800 has balanced ins/out. The 3700 are unbalanced.

Title: Re:any issues with panasonic sv3700/3800
Post by: Tim on February 04, 2004, 07:23:09 PM

3800 is a sweet deck. highly recommend it... definitely a step up from the da20mkii.

Title: Re:any issues with panasonic sv3700/3800
Post by: Brian on February 04, 2004, 09:56:50 PM

man i to get one of these, but i just can't justify taking out more than half than what's in my bank account :(

Title: Re:any issues with panasonic sv3700/3800
Post by: dave w on February 05, 2004, 06:11:13 PM

Plus, the 3700/3800 has a great D/A converter.  Definitely one of  the best quality D/A built into  a home DAT deck, and undoubtedly a big step up from the D/A in a DA20MKII.  
  Only negative with the 3800 (and I believe the 3700) is that the transport is engaged whenever the deck is on - i.e., whenever you leave the deck on, you are putting hours on the heads - so if you're not using it - turn it off!  
  Also - I'd check the hours count on the heads before purchasing.  Its easy to do on the 3800.
-Dave