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Denon AVR-1707 7.1 CH/5.1+2 CH Independent Zone Home Theater Receiver |
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Denon AVR-1707 7.1 CH/5.1+2 CH Independent Zone Home Theater Receiver  Rating: Rating:  - Awesome superb sound! Setup nightmare!!!Wow, this thing was so difficult to setup. I mean, the manual are not exactly well written. After messing with it for a few days i finally got sound to come out of my 5.1 system. Turned out the auto surround sound feature was not working, I selected 7.1 manually and it's been working fine ever since. But that was after days of beating my head in. I was about to return it, but I'm actually quite glad I didn't. My brother warned me that Denon setups are hard and frustrating, but what the heck did I care? I'm an IT guy by trade with 10+ years expereince so I figured this would be childs play! What a fool i was! lol With that being said, i'm extremely happy with this system. I have it hooked up to a 10" JBL powered sub and 5 JBL satilettes. The sounds is so crisp, clear and loud it's unreal! At $200 I paid for this from Amazon, I really doubt i could have gotten more for my money! Wow!! Rating:  - Nice Receiver at a Nice PriceI bought this receiver as a refurb on the recommendations it had on the online forums and in use it lives up those given to it. It doesn't have HDMI switching so you'll have to do direct connects from your sources to your TV. Otherwise it's up to date in every respect for its class, has wonderful warm, clean sound and projects a nice detailed soundstage. It has 'B' speaker outs besides the 2 surround backs and the 2 rear main surrounds so it gets quite cramped back there attaching speaker wire unless you're using banana plugs. The 7 channel stereo is nice if you're hosting a party but the Pro-Logic seems fine to me for music. Dolby Digital and DTS movie performance is also excellent. The unit seems powerful enough, even more than my previous Sherwood. Now I don't know for sure if it will have the cajones to power 4 Ohms speakers to extremely loud levels since I'm using Acoustech horns but the Acoustechs (at 96db/1watt input) never sounded so coherently musical with not a hint of strain. The 1707 is the 687's twin BTW, but the front panels are different. Apparently Circuit City and other big box stores carry the 3 digit models while specialty retailer get the 4 digit ones. I kind of prefer the styling of the 1707's front face but the controls and displays are identical. Same deal with the Denon DVD players, too. The remote has simple silver front panel controls and in the rear, a more 'buttony' set hidden behind a hinged door. I haven't checked the manual as to how to program other devices from it yet - I use a Home Theater Master universal/learning unit to do the simple stuff and run my other components. If you want to let the computer in the '1707 calibrate your speakers for you it should make setup a breeze with the included microphone. I've used the Pioneer MCMCC version before so I just have to say that these 'smart receivers' are just the ticket when all you have to do is sit and listen to the unit's beeps and clicks mapping out your room environment for you. Ahhh! Denon also includes a feature where you can re-assign the rear back speakers to power other zones or to bi-amp the fronts. Now that's outstanding for a measly $200 and money well spent. An important note as others have mentioned in previous Denon reviews. Buy your unit from an authorized Denon dealer so you retain your warrantee rights. Ecost sells mostly refurbs and is an authorized dealer - and they're prices are decent. Returns to Denon are not hard and the online RMA feature saves you time in those lengthy phone waits to their support centers. Some dealers are even now offering the new ASSURZ satisfaction plan at nominal cost so that if you're not happy with your unit you can return it prepaid shipping within 90 days. One thing I do miss on this one is a sleep timer. It's nice to know you're keeping the lid on power usage and electric bills. I worked around it with a Radio Shack timer and plugged the receiver into that. This Denon is entry level, of course and you will get extras when you go up the line like HDMI connectivity and Audessey 2 EQ just to start with but if you're looking for a decent 75 watt home theater receiver, I can't think of a better choice than this one. Rating:  - DO NOT EVER BUY DENON< UNLESS YOU LIKE PUNISHMENTWe purchased a Denon A/R (receiver)..The machine broke down in 13 months ! Yes,Denon is overpriced junk ..We called Denon headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey . The automated line told us we had a wait time of almost 2 hours !! We obviously did NOT wait in line ..We asked for the president's name - We got hung up on 3 times as the receptionist would not give us the name !! The garbage was under warranty, we sent it to a Denon authorized service station in California on Feb 16th ..The machine still has not been looked at as of today, March 5th !!!! The worst customer service on planet ..The rudest employees, both at Denon and the service facility ..There is NO reason whatsoever to give this horrid company a penny of your hard earned money, unless you want to suffer, DON'T BUY DENON GARBAGE !!! ps: We filed a complaint with the BBB as well, who also doesn't particularly care ... Rating: - Great non-hdmi receiverI was looking for a good receiver to replace my Yamaha HTR-5150. I loved the Yamaha, but it was aging and only had composite and s-video inputs with no upconversion, and only 2 non-assignable digital audio inputs. I didn't need anything with hdmi, since I have an analog big screen tv and no plans to update to digital (and by the time I finally have to the standards will have changed again anyway). I got this on a really good deal at 1/2 the original price, since the new models have hdmi, and I jumped at it. I like the solid feel, the multitude of inputs, the configurability, and the auto setup of this receiver. What I don't particularly like is the complicated mode selection (it was simple on the Yamaha, but this one has many more modes, so I guess the complications are inevitable). I still haven't figured out how to select the right surround modes for my various inputs. The remote is also quite complicated; many of the needed mode select buttons are under a cover on the back of the remote. I also wish that it had a phono preamp and at least one more set of a/v inputs, but those things seem to be hard to find these days. I only gave this 4 stars because of the complicated and confusing setup required. Denon AVR-1707 7.1 CH/5.1+2 CH Independent Zone Home Theater Receiver |
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