My receiver is better than yours

Regardless of the source, the audio quality from the V3800 was first class.

For example, I popped in the SACD of Norah Jones' Come Away With Me and listened to both the two-channel and 5.1-channel mixes on the disc using the multichannel analog inputs of the Yamaha. This is one of my favorite SACDs and I am intimately familiar with the nuances of each mix. Each had excellent depth and clarity, and this may very well be the best I have heard this disc sound. The two-channel mix had excellent separation and the Yamaha made it extremely difficult to localize where my speakers were in the room; it was more like my entire front wall was alive with sound. The piano sounded very smooth and lifelike, without any harshness on the high end. On the lower end of the spectrum, the strums of the bass strings were extremely well defined and very tight. This is as good as I have heard this SACD sound and this is comparing it to my current Denon 4806CI AVR, which retailed for more than twice the asking price of the Yamaha.