Denon AVR-X1700H 7.2 Channel AV Receiver - 80W/Channel, Built-in HEOS

I found this receiver on a review site that indicated it had 10 out of 10 stars. It’s a smaller, more attractive unit than my old one. My son-in-law installed it and directions led him through the entire installation without problems. We were not happy with the auto-calibration so my SIL adjusted the 7 speakers manually. It’s only been a week but everything is working perfectly and I am thoroughly enjoying my surround sound.

I'm super glad I ended up buying the Denon. The sound is great and the eArc integration with my TV and DVD players is flawless (albeit rather complicated to setup). The number of HDMI ports is great. I haven't tried the phono input yet but it's inclusion was a major factor in deciding on this model; has both moving coil and moving magnet but you can only use one or the other; not dual phono inputs. The AM and FM tuner section works really well but I can get just about every station over the internet so why bother. I initially had it set up with the wireless ethernet but switch to wired through

I'm impressed with how easy Denon made the setup procedure for this receiver. I've set up a few receivers in the past and this was by far the most straightforward. Even the layout of the plugs on the back are done in such a way to make connections easy even if you're using bare wire (although banana plugs are still the way to go). The icing on the cake is that the plugs are color coded, with a set of labels provided so you can label your speaker wires top match.My only quibble on the setup process is that the screen font used for the setup wizard is terrible -- looks like something from the 19

I needed to replace a 12 year old Sony receiver, spent over 2 weeks reviewing many brands. I finally decided on this Denon, was a little pricey for my budget but definitely the perfect decision. Top quality sound and solid built receiver. Set up was fairly easy yet time consuming but well worth it. I have a 7.1.2 set up in a medium size room, the surround and height speakers create a theater like experience. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to upgrade and not spend a fortune.

Love love love it. One note of caution. If you are using an older 4k TV best of luck. The HEOS and DENON app, either embedded in the receiver or in the android app is clunky and looks like an old Text based interface. I find it difficult to use and very hard to manipulate the hardware. Despite the Hardware being excellent quality there is much room for improvement on the configuration side. Since Marantz shares the same parent company they also use this same rudimentary interface.Sadly, (or not) it looks like I will be forced to upgrade my television with an 8k compatible model. I have tried e

I bought this to replace a Marantz receiver after it wouldn't work with my new TV (ARC issues.)It took me a few weeks, but I was able to get this working perfectly with my setup.The only issue I had was that I had to use eARC. When I tried to hook up my firetv stick to this and then this to the TV, it would turn off the firestick, and when I turned it back on, the firestick would take a while to boot up so, it wouldn't find it.There really should be a per input option to turn the devices on/off over CeC.Soundwise, it's a little harsher than Marantz for music, the highs are too loud. But this m

This is an impressive piece of technology that can do pretty much anything you expect of it, if you can convince it to workThe initial setup and UI is about as straightforward as any piece of advanced technology from 1990. Settings are spread across so many different menus and options that it's pretty much expected you'll have to spend hours googling just to get it turned on. Not surprising, but they could have included a better startup guideAdding new devices can be as simple as plugging them in and changing modes. Or it could take 4 hours of troubleshooting and research. You'll never know un

The Denon arrived in 2 days as promised. This was the 2nd unit I'd purchased because the 1st had been a refurb from 'Electronics Expo' and was DOA when it arrived. I decided to go with a new one this time. Denon is really about the top of the line at this price level. I've tried Sony and Sonos units and Denon is by far the best in terms of compatibility with various TV's and Bluetooth devices. They have a great self-equalizing software program as well. You do need to be aware that Denon is very hard nosed about warranty repairs--if you didn't get it from an authorized dealer, you are s.o.l. if