Denon AVR-483 5.1 Channels Receiver

When you look at receivers in the under $300 price range you see mostly junk. Many do not sound much better than that AM/FM clock radio next to your bed. I paid only $150 through a Denon certified online dealer. It works beautifully in my application. It sounds better than anything else I listened too under $300 at your local Audio/Video store. This receiver is in my family room and is not part of a home theater system. We use it for TV but it's primary use is music from a CD changer for the family room and outdoors. I wanted decent sound with A and B speaker channels so I could power my outdoor speakers. My 30 year old Sansui died when my home was struck by lightening. I had a Denon AVR-1801 in my home theater system for 4 years and wanted to stick with Denon. (The 1801 also succumbed to the lightening strike)

I connected the 483 to my home theater for a week prior to moving it to the family room. (note the AVR-483 is the same as the AVR-1403, the difference is the type of retail outlet they are marketed at) It performed well connected to Paradigm Stylus 120's L,R and surround, Paradigm CC-170 center and Klipsch KSW-10 sub. It didn't have quite the punch the 1801 had but the sound was clean and well balanced. You could tell it was a Denon.

The remote is difficult to use due to tiny buttons and printing. It is the same I had with my 1801 so I was used to it. It is not learning but can be programmed to operate some other equipment. This type of remote never seams to cover enough features in the other equipment to make it useful.

If you have a tight budget and small space, this is a great receiver. Go to Denon's site and look up dealers for local and online dealers.