Denon AVR-1604 6.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: DTS ES® Dolby Pro Logic II
- THX Certification: No
- Number of Channels: 6.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 75 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.08%
- Stereo Mode Power: 75 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.08%
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Loks good and sounds good too!
Pros
Quality appearance, sounds better than my mates Bose system
Cons
Size, understanding the remote
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Classy piece of kit that'll impress your friends.
This was my first venture into the world of home cinema and the other Denon units rate in Epinions seemed to be rated, and this one was on special, so hey let's go for that.
I purchased online and got one hell of a fright when the box arrived. I thought I must have been sent a washing machine or microwave by mistake, but no, it was an AVR1604.
It was safely packed - I had ordered the sulver (it also comes in black), and it has a nice finish. The box also had the requisite mains lead, AM antenna, a dodgy little FM aerial, a hefty remote control unit and a multi language instruction book (about 400 pages!!)
Setup was fairly easy; I elected not to use the switchable video inputs for the channels, but opted for Optical input for the DVD signal. Connection for this was very easy, as was connecting the RCA's for the VCR. I personally found the speaker connections somewhat fiddly, but this is probably because they were more demanding than the clip type on my previous audio amp.
The remote control is used to set up the distance and location of the various speakers, as well as setting the size of these. This was accessed via a menu and it is displayed on the AVR1604's impressive display. Likewise setting the presets on the tuner was very simple. Unfortunately though I have been unable to get the remote to recognise my other components. There are lots of codes supplied, but I couldn't be bothered with that!
One excellent point about the remote and amp, the buttons on the remote glow in the dark and you can kill or dim the display on the amp, bar the two, very inobtrusive, LED's that indicate the speaker channels selected. This would be ideal for a home cinema room.
One tip - avoid letting children loose on the remote. I thought I had blown one input channel on the amp, only to find that my little ones had managed to somehow disable an input.
I purchased online and got one hell of a fright when the box arrived. I thought I must have been sent a washing machine or microwave by mistake, but no, it was an AVR1604.
It was safely packed - I had ordered the sulver (it also comes in black), and it has a nice finish. The box also had the requisite mains lead, AM antenna, a dodgy little FM aerial, a hefty remote control unit and a multi language instruction book (about 400 pages!!)
Setup was fairly easy; I elected not to use the switchable video inputs for the channels, but opted for Optical input for the DVD signal. Connection for this was very easy, as was connecting the RCA's for the VCR. I personally found the speaker connections somewhat fiddly, but this is probably because they were more demanding than the clip type on my previous audio amp.
The remote control is used to set up the distance and location of the various speakers, as well as setting the size of these. This was accessed via a menu and it is displayed on the AVR1604's impressive display. Likewise setting the presets on the tuner was very simple. Unfortunately though I have been unable to get the remote to recognise my other components. There are lots of codes supplied, but I couldn't be bothered with that!
One excellent point about the remote and amp, the buttons on the remote glow in the dark and you can kill or dim the display on the amp, bar the two, very inobtrusive, LED's that indicate the speaker channels selected. This would be ideal for a home cinema room.
One tip - avoid letting children loose on the remote. I thought I had blown one input channel on the amp, only to find that my little ones had managed to somehow disable an input.
