Denon AVR 4308

Advantages: Good all round HiFi and cinema amp
Disadvantages: fiddly to set up

...I have been using a Denon AVR3300 Receiver now for 4 months as the heart of my home cinema system and have found it a great performer. The sound is very comparable to my old Technics HiFi amp, even with pure CD Audio. The Amp has plenty of power, good frequency range and seems to suit my TDL floorstanding speakers. I use a B&W centre speaker and Paradigm sub. AR-8 rears make up the full complement. Only niggles are: - Complex programming - No digital out - Could do with 2 more video in sockets - Poor remote control (ugly) For £600 (if you shop around) I think it is a good value amp for the quality and performance.... Read review

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Advantages: Good quality, Good number of inputs
Disadvantages: Complicated Menu's, Instructions

...Well this is an AMP I would recommend. I recently purchased this from Richer Sounds (cheapest place) to try and make life easier between all my electronics, and I am certainly happy with the result. I was attracted to this as it has 2 Coaxial inputs, 4 video and 7 audio inputs, where allot of the models I was looking at in the more budget end of the scale, were very limited. The AVR 1706 also has had good reviews in audio mag's and websites, which sealed the deal The 6.1 surround sound works well as there is added sockets to have an extra two front speakers for added power (total of 9 speakers). It covers Dolby Pro Logic 2, DTS etc, but the only one it is a bit hesitant with is Lucas Arts audio signals - They still work just as-well but when changing chapters on a DVD with this format, it takes a split second or two for the sound... Read review

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Advantages: Great picture and sound quality, Good build quality, Champagne gold finish looks nice
Disadvantages: MP3 feature not as good as it should be, Not cheap

...with these shops is you get carried away before you know it you are looking at a Home Theatre System that’s costing way above your price range. So I set myself a budget and asked the sales assistant for advise on the best equipment I could get for my money. I was shown a Denon Home Theatre set-up, the DVD-2800 being part of it. The full set-up was the DVD player a Denon AVR-2802 Amp and a set of five Definitive Technology speakers which they set it up I their demonstration room so I could see and hear them in action. The DVD-2800 player It had just been released and looked very smart in the champagne gold finish. The main difference from the older model was the Pro-Logic 2 feature which enables the speakers behind you to produce stereo sound effects. Pro-Logic 1 could only produce mono sound effects. It’s a big unit about double... Read review

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