I've had an older Denon 5.1 receiver for...let's say 15 or 17 years, always worked flawlessly, used the multiple zones, the whole shot. Plenty of power, really capable. So when I finally got off my wallet recently and bought a new gigantic TV, I thought it might be time to update the receiver, as well. I chose this one for a few reasons: the price, completely reasonable. The name...I've had numerous Denon products over the years and have been happy with them, without exception. I'm an Apple user - don't be a hater now, I'm very familiar with other stuff, too - and I have iPhones, MBP, iMac, TC, etc., along with a couple of little Airport Express units strictly to run audio to remote systems via Airplay 2...which I really love, works fantastic with iPhone, selecting multiple destinations, sets individual volumes, super responsive, all good. So I thought it might be nice to have this available to me in a new receiver, as well, which this one does, and it works wonderfully. So the good news is, everything to do with this receiver works, again, flawlessly. The little mic setup for evaluating speakers and placement, including the actual 'setup program' built into the receiver...fantastic. Even checks phase. Sounds great. Works great. The GREAT news, though, is that apparently manufacturers have been working a little bit harder in terms of MUCH more easily allowing control over other devices. So the new Samsung TV and remote were able to immediately detect and control the Denon, do all the various routing magic (and also control a Sony blu-ray). The whole thing just really couldn't have been much easier. I have achieved the impossible dream: one single remote to control the TV, over the air channels, streaming channels, DVD, and audio for the whole shebang. Nirvana. So I can't recommend this receiver much more highly. I was gonna pop for the next unit up, but really have no need for more speakers, and while I probably would've appreciated the extra power/output - cause there's no replacement for displacement where it comes to amps, and this is coming from a musician that's all about really big amps - this unit is plenty powerful, sounds great with my entirely adequate speakers, and was again, just so reasonably priced. Buy with confidence! Just my opinion.

I like how this receiver sounds. I have Martin Logan Vignette and Encore speakers and a Dynamo subwoofer and it drives them just fine. My previous AVR’s have been Yamahas and setup is a little easier with the Denon. Streaming with HEOS can be a bit buggy. I have the receiver connected to my network via Ethernet and sometimes the music will just stop and I have to turn off/on the Denon to get streaming working again.

I bought this to replace a Denon receiver I had had since 2003. I was very happy with it. I bought this out of brand loyalty, and so far it’s performing very well. Set up was pretty easy. The onscreen directions are straightforward and the Audyssey speaker balancing program was pretty painless to use. I am very happy with the sound and picture quality. Surprisingly, it sounds very similar to my previous Denon, which is a good thing. I am enjoying the new features too, like streaming internet music. I strongly recommend this receiver and will remain a loyal Denon customer.

Excellent Quality and easy-to-use! Pairs nicely with any tv and speakers!

Very happy with the receiver! Very easy to setup and use with Directv and great match with my Samsung 7000 series TV. Powers my Paradigm speakers adequately but wish I would have bought the next model up with a little more power. 4k pass through is excellent.