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4.0 stars
"Great bang-for-buck receiver"
Pros: Sound quality, auto-setup, build and finish, lots of inputs
Cons: No HDMI, no other bells and whistles
Summary: I love this amp. It's very feature- and input-rich, it has great sound quality, and it powers my Mirage Nanosats and sub perfectly.
The lack of HDMI or DVI switching capability is annoying; thankfully, my Westinghouse flat panel has 2 DVI inputs, component, S-video, and VGA inputs, and makes up for the lack of video switching on the amp.
But video switching is not what a receiver is made for! When it comes to sound, this is a great amp. It sounds excellent even without an additional external amp. It has a plethora of inputs (the 3 optical and 1 co-ax digital inputs were exactly enough for me, and probably for most audiophiles for the time being). And the auto-setup onscreen menu is great, though it took some time to get used to.
Once it's set up, there's really not much else to do but sit back and enjoy the sound. From movies to music, there's not much this thing doesn't play well. It even has some line-noise damping / filtering circuitry that takes 60Hz hum out of my Dell laptop's cruddy audio card when I play mp3s through it! Total silence between tracks, and no noise during playback either. Kudos for that, Denon...
All in all, a great receiver. Definitely pleased with my purchase.
