Denon AVR-991 7.2-Channel Networking Multi-Source/Multi-Zone A/V Home Theater Receiver with HDMI 1.4a supporting 1080p and 3D (Black)
- The equal power amp design features 7 discrete power amp circuits, and each channel is rated at a powerful 125 watts (8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, .05% THD). Denon’s versatile Power Amp Assign function lets you use 2 of the 7 amp channels for surround back speakers, or front height effects speakers, or they can be assigned for second zone multi-room speakers.
- Decodes Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS ES 6.1 Discrete, DTS ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS Neo:6
- HDMI 1.4a Repeater Inputs (6) and Output (1) support 1080p/24, 3D (All formats) Audio Return Channel, 7.1 Uncompressed Audio, DVD-Audio, Deep Color, Auto-Lip Sync and CEC
- Anchor Bay ABT-2015 advanced analog and digital video 1080p/24fps/60fps upconversion and deinterlacing with multi-cadence detection
- Audyssey DSX surround processing, Audessey MultEQ automatic room acoustic measuring and correction system, Dynamic Volume and Dynamic EQ audio processing
The new AVR-991 is a technological tour de force, designed for consumers wanting to network their AV system. It’s also one the first to come equipped with HDMI 1.4a connectivity, including 3D pass-through (Broadcast and Blu-ray), along with Audio Return Channel. Ethernet connectivity opens up your AV system to host of exciting capabilities like audio and jpeg photo streaming via as well as hundreds of Internet radio stations. Pandora is supported along with subscription music services like Rhaps
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Awesome sound and incredible picture – all you need from a receiver,
I just purchased this item and am thrilled with the difference in sound when compared with my older Onkyo TX SR705 or even my Yamaha RX-V1400. A few months ago I was just looking for better sound and tried to join forces by using the pre-amp from my Onkyo with the stronger Yamaha amplifier. There was some improvement, however I still felt the need for an upgrade. My wife just shaked her head and said another one of those black boxes for your collection, my justification: it is Christmas time darling.
After reading a large number of reviews even from different countries, I came down to Onkyo’s TX-NR808 and this model. For sure Onkyo provides a great value for the money, mainly once prices start dropping, however after reading multiple reviews I had the impression that Denon’s AVR-991/3311 would deliver the warmer and more detailed soundstage that I was looking for.
Denon’s Audyssey setup was a breeze, menus are nice and easy to understand. It was the first time ever that I haven’t had to adjust the settings after auto calibration, neither YPAO nor the older Audyssey on my Onkyo could deliver such an accurate calibration.
Once calibrated I turned on Pandora and my jaw dropped, I didn’t know my B&W speakers and Velodyne subwoofer could deliver such crisp clear highs, and thight and precise lows, they always sounded great, but this was like if I had just installed a brand new HT system all together, I never thought this new Denon would make such a difference. My friends were always impressed with the sound in my HT, but this is awesome, it fills the room with incredible precision remaining pleasant even when playing loud or during movies action scenes.
My family room is large wiht high ceilings and open to the kitchen, this receiver can easily fill the room, it almost gets too loud at 0db reference volume. The front speakers seat appart at about 60 degrees from each other, after setup was like if they came closer together. I no longer feel any need for additional wide or high speakers, which I was evaluating before my unit arrived. I was even looking for a larger subwoofer, but after concluding my Denon’s setup, both projects were dropped.
The dynamic volume and dynamic EQ come as excellent add ons, it would be worth to replace an older receiver just because of those features. It doesn’t matter anymore at what volume we watch our movies or listen to our music, it is always pleasant and like a good wine, full bodied.
Once I started testing first BluRays it was unbealievable how natural and clear the voices were coming out of the center speaker, almost like if the actors were in our room, no longer that boxy sound from the center, all became more spatial / 3D. The level of detail is just amazing, when watching Knight Rider I could hear many surprising details in the back stage, the scene in the bank was so real,like it it was happening right in my room. Many sounds that I haven’t heard before and didn’t even knew they existed were suddenly very noticeable. The 3 dimensional and dynamic sound between front center and rear speakers makes you imerse even deeper into the movies. Once I tried my old Matrix DVD, the first I ever bought, it almost looked like BD, with the sound quality at a couple of notches up when compared with my older receivers. You need to re-adjust the settings on your BD player and TV in order get the best out of it.
In the past I was never much of a Denon fan because it used to be very user unfriendly and pricing wouldn’t justify the difference that I could hear or see. Onkyo still has a more intuitive interface but once you understand Denon’s logic it is fairly simple to accomplish your tasks, some minor things I still find odd, like you cannot choose all different sorround or effect modes by simply scrolling through without accessing Denon’s menu to makethe changes (i.e Pro-Logic Music/Movie/Game).
The only little problem I had during setup was the updating process, some error message popped up at the very end, after the system re-tried updating several times I just followed the instructions to re-set the unit. After reseting the update was quickly completed, had to re-run Audyssey though, but nothing that you won’t do better and faster the second time.
This is the first product review that I ever wrote and am just doing it because this product really exceeded my expectations. The sound, image and build quality you get from a Denon is like they define themselves, for discriminating folks, it is definately worth every penny. If for you quality comes before features I would higly recommend it. Happy 100th aniversary Denon.
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|Fantastic sound quality; lousy remote & on-screen guide,
I’m by no means an expert, but I am somewhat used to Denon products, having owned/used them for a while. I mention this because, if you’re new to Denon, or aren’t good at deciphering detailed instructions, prepare yourself for a new level of tech frustration if you venture beyond the basics.
The basic, plug-and-play setup is pretty easy and quick, and should work nicely for a standard config and standard speaker placement. My setup was a bit more complicated, mainly because the speaker placement is non-symmetrical, which caused the auto Audessy calibration to overcompensate the various output levels and crossover frequencies. It did it’s job the best it could, but the final product — the acual playback sound — was way off and I had to resort to manual calibration with a sound meter. Once everythng was set, the sound quality is second to none! Other pros and cons so far:
PROS:
Apple AirPlay – dowloaded the $49 upgrade from Denon and can now stream & control music playback directly from our ipod touch and PC. The best feature about AirPlay is that it automatically powers on the 991 ans switches it to the correct input/output as soon as you select a song. Definitely a nice feature for others in the household.
Networked – you need an ethernet cable, but once set up, there are many useful apps and features the networking brings to bear. Like, full configuration control of all settings from a web browser, streaming music & photo services, etc.
CONS:
Terrible remote – tiny buttons, most with illegible captions. In one word: pathetic.
Display – almost as bad as the remote. Unless you are less than 2-feet away, it’s almost impossible to read the mumbo-jumbo of data that is presented on the display at any given time.
GUI – again, very non-intuitive and arcaic-looking, with very little explanation of what the various settings do.
It’s hard to believe that, in the almost 8 years since I purchased my Denon 2803 AVR, both the front panel display and the on screen GUI have changed very little. It stinks (and always has), but that’s how Denon rolls.
I’m still on the fence as to whether or not I’ll return mine. Having seen and listened to my buddie’s new Yamaha AVR, I may jump ship. However, I don’t think it can stack up to the Denon when it comes to audio quality, which is the primary reason I stuck with Denon in the first place.
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|Does what I need to to do, plus a bit more,
Rather than parrot the expert reviews that are available with a simple web search, I will just say that I like it better than the Onkyo SR805 it replaced.
On my equipment, It sounds appropriate for the price point. It also works with all of the my equipment – including 3D. It hasn’t broken yet, seems to stream Pandora ok, and has a handy (albeit slightly clunky) web interface that lets you setup and manage the unit. I have never used the iPod dock (I use Airport Expresses), so cant say anything to that interface.
Very satisfied with the purchase.
Denon AVR-991
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