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"CNET Review is quite flawed" on by ezatnova
Pros: I own the 2310 model (the one up from the 1910) but I just had to chime in about how wrong the review of the 1910 was (see below). The receiver is a great choice overall, and solid, as are most Denon products
Cons: Price, remote
Summary: The CNET review first complains that Audyssey misrepresented the front speakers at Small and they manually reset them to Large. Anyone who knows even the slightest bit about Audessey (which is used in a ton of good receivers) knows that you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS set the front speakers to SMALL. I have 4 foot high 80 lb JBL studio series fronts...and they are set to small. You NEVER want your sub-woofer frequencies to be sent to the mid size cones in your fronts, which is what happens when you set the fronts to Large.
Second, the reviewer complains that the sub-woofer distance was incorrectly identified by a few feet. Again, LEARN ABOUT AUDYSSEY before incorrectly complaining. It CLEARLY states (right in the Denon manual!) that sub-woofer distance is NOT MEANT to be an actual distance, and NOT TO TOUCH THE SETTING once it is automatically calculated.
The thing that hurts my head is, you even REFERENCE Batpig's "easier" manual, which has a TON of Audyssey info right there!
I suggest Matt and Steve read the manual and brush up on Audyssey and then re-write the review.
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Thanks for the insight ezatnova. I, like many others, get sucked into the CNet reviews as the truth to all. To think that I was going to buy the Pioneer that CNet raves so much about, but every Best Buy I went to was sold out of them. I guess everyone who read the reviews went out and bought them. But I'm definitely going to go out and take a closer look at the Denon, thanks to your review. You seem like you know more about these products than the reviewers at CNet. I've also seen some reviews from some high endhighfi internet sights, & they give a much better review of Denon than CNet. Makes me wonder if CNet & some of the companies they give great reviews to have "special arrangements". Once again, thanks for the feedback. I'm going out this weekend to check out some Denon receivers.
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I also think it's disappointing to see the comments made about the inconsistency of Audyssey and lack of understanding for calibration (most receivers setting your speakers to large is a MISTAKE) - but then without reservation an assessment of audio performance is provided - as if the Denon does not have a better respected amp and audio section than the Sony - which it definitely does.
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you are correct of course my friend. the subwoofer distance is almost certainly correct as reported (because of the delays in the sub's internal circuitry), and there is no way that the Aperion 4T, with dual 4-inch woofers and a spec'd -3dB point of 55Hz, should EVER be considered a "large" speaker. The Aperion 4T should be set to "small" with an 80Hz crossover.
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