Denon AVR-4306 (black)

Pros: BEST SUITED FOR HOME THEATRE FAN WHO WANTS WEB CONNECTIVITY

Cons: AVERAGE LOOKING; POOR SPEAKER TERMINALS, AVERAGE REMOTE

Summary: HAVING SALIVATED SINCE THE RELEASE OF THIS RECEIVER, I BOUGHT ONE AFTER APPROVAL FROM MADAM BOSS.
NOT BEING AN AUDIOPHILLE, I WAS PARTIALLY SATISFIED WITH MY PREVIOUS PIONEER RECEIVER(DESIGNED FOR SMALL HOME SYSTEMS), BUT ALWAYS SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SOUND THROUGH MY WHARFEDALE DIAMOND SPEAKERS WHICH I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT.
SINCE CONNECTING THE DENON TO THESE SPEAKERS, I CAN'T BELIEVE UP TO NOW I HAD BEEN ONLY LISTENING TO HALF THE MUSIC FROM MY PREVIOUS SYSTEM. THE HIGHS AND LOWS THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD PREVIOUSLY, TO INSTRUMENTS THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO PREVIOUSLY EXIST IN THE SONGS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED. I WISH NOW I HAD SOME REALLY GOOD SPEAKERS.

WHAT I FOUND MORE AMAZING WAS THE BREEZE WITH WHICH IT CONNECTED TO MY ROUTER (D-LINK) AND OFFERED ME OVER 500 RADIO STATIONS TO SAMPLE. ALTHOUGH THE SOUND QUALITY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IS NOT FANASTIC.
AFTER DOWNLOADING WINDOWS MEDIA CONNECT FROM MICROSOFT WINDOWS UPDATE, I HAD ACCESS TO MY SONG COLLECTION FROM MY COMPUTER - WITH AMAZING EASE AND NIL DELAY.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD THIS FOR OVER ONE WEEK I HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN THE VIDEO QUALITY SINCE I HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY RE-LISTENING TO MY SONG COLLECTION.

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THESE FUNCTIONS CHEAPER THROUGH VARIOUS AV SET-UPS SUCH AS THE BUFFALO - BUT NOTHING AT PRESENT CAN MATCH THIS AS AN ALL-IN ONE SYSTEM WITH INTERNET AND COMPUTER CONNECTIVITY ALONG WITH AMAZING AUDIO AND APPARANTLY VIDEO PROCESSING.

FINALLY, THE SET-UP TO ME DIDN'T SEEM AS DIFFICULT AS IT IS MADE OUT BY THE REVIEWS. THE MANUAL SEEM TO PAINSTAKINGLY LIST ALL THE STEPS INVOLVED.

THE TWO DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE, THE SPEKER TERMINALS ARE CRAMPTED AND LOOK A LITTLE FLIMSY, NAD THE REMOTE LOOKS HORRIBLE AND DOESN'T SEEM USER FRIENDLY.