Menu navigation is a breeze, and signal routing presented so clearly my 11 year old daughter could figure it out.Īmplifier sound quality is good, though of course nothing like you would get with separates. Audyssey is Cadillac of room correction IMHO. It is great that they provide Audyssey as at this price point some others opt for less capable room correction systems. My speakers just came alive for every source of media from basic TV to music to movies. The Audyssey Room correction was awesome too. I used to hook everything up directly to the TV to a void signal degradation through the receiver but honestly with this unit I could not tell the difference on my highly resolute Pioneer 60 in Plasma. Video performance and switching is flawless.

You end up using your ipad and airplay just so that you can have better control of the music through itunes and get to your playlists etc. It does not provide you this and searching through your music using the remote is beyond tedious. I love being able to play my music from my server drive though it would be great if Denon provided a music management app like 'Media Monkey' or something within the unit. It worked right out of the box and once hooked up to the network it really came alive. This replaced an old Onkyo unit and is a great upgrade. I had a lot of concerns about the reliability of this unit,and buying this online to boot. If you are considering this receiver do not hesitate!!! It was everything I expected and more. The Audessy XT32 is another must have, it brought new life to my speakers. Another nifty feature is the Deremote App I purchased (not Denons), it gives absolute control over all settings. Air Play works great and is a huge plus as my wife and myself are big Apple fans. Everything works great!! The integration via a netgear adapter to my home network is fantastic. I'm an advanced user and do utilize most of the functions. The HDMI switching and pass through work flawlessly. I'm so VERY GLAD I did not!! This Denon has taken my home theatre to a new level!! After having HDMI problems I was very leery of any model and it's HDMI capabilities. It was hard for me to get away from Onkyo and I almost ordered a SR828. I always wanted to try Denon so I did a lot of research. The HDMI board went and they were not helpful at all. I've owned many different models, the last was a SR608. I have been a loyal Onkyo customer for 20 years. By far the best A/V reciever for the money.

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