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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 465 reviews

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Video upgrade.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    What can I say, Denon receivers have been good for a long time. Bought this to replace an older Denon with the same power, so there wasn't any sound improvement. But the older Denon was only 1080P. The improvement in picture quality was very noticeable. Set up was super easy, it found all my video sources and even gave them names after I setup the Wifi.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Denon Receiver

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great HDMI connection to my Smart TV, surround sound, outdoor speaker and Blu Ray player. Tuner sound is excellent.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pick up grade

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The product has a lot more features in my old one and my old one cost three times as much

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This Denon Receiver is great for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great receiver. Had accidental damage to my previous receiver that I bought over the summer. Best Buy Total Tech is well worth the extra money on larger purchases. I they were able to replace the receiver with a new unit. Since it had been 6 months and the model I had was no long available, they price matched the new more upgraded model. Once all hooked up and calibrated it is working great. Total Tech is definitely good for repairs or replacement as well as other great benefits on larger ticket items.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    So far awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This AV is awesome only reason for a 4/5 is i have Klipsch Bi-Amp speakers and after calling Denon theres no way with setup with 7.1 to drop to 5.1 Bi-Amp setup for front towers. Non the less still awesome setup

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good option for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does what it is supposed to. Delivers good sound to the speakers and pretty easy to instal and set up. Only reason it is 4 stars is the Denon app and HEOS app is lacking.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Unlimited possibilities

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great head unit plenty of power and has the ability to use a second monitor separate from the main.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Denon Team
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      Hello TechGuy. We're really pleased to learn you are making the most of your AVR-S970H. Thank you for taking the time to post your review. denon

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great to price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good sound quality and a lot option on Heos app easy setup

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    May need advice

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the unit. Easy to set up after assistants. Sound quality is great. Never bought this brand. But thinking about getting different model number due to rms wattage doesn't match up to speakers

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Functional, but several drawbacks

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to replace an old Yamaha receiver that didnt support 4k or Atmos etc. As far as build quality, audio quality and support for video/audio formats this works great. Also, i VERY much appreciate there is an option for the little screen to turn off. There are some annoyances for me though. I can't stand the interface or remote compared to Yamaha's. Its extremely unintuitive and clunky. Settings that were quick and easy to change on my old receiver take multiple button presses or menu searches on this one. The Audyssey MultEQ is pretty useless for me. Do not buy the app because it does not improve it really unless you have a premium model with MultEQXT. I did not like how it applied EQ also. Finally, this is not a good value compared to the S760H. The ONLY difference is that this one has 2 HDMI outputs. Thats it. If i were to start over again, I would demo different models and compare.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderfull!!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent quality equipment. I've been wanting to buy it for a while. Easy installation and use. I highly recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    #1

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Made this purchase off of the recommendation from 2 store employees. Easy to set up and now watching in surround sound!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does exactly what i needed it to do. Sound quality is great and has good power.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Denon AV Receiver

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My first Denon, but I trust the name. It replaces an older Pioneer AV receiver. Set up was a breeze and the sound is excellent. Really like the HEOS app.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sound system

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sound system works well with my lg hdr tv and all my components

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great receiver with plenty of power!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Denon S970H is an outstanding receiver that is user friendly and produces an excellent, quality sound.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy nto set up and the quality was great. I also like the fact that the system came with speaker line markings.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This receiver Sound is absolutely amazing. It out did all my expectations. Very easy to setup. 5 channel sound is fantastic.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DENON AVR-970H

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome avr and great value for under $500 hard to beat! High quality for any home set up recommended!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    New Denon Receiverp rating 2025 model

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had not upgraded in over 18 years and when I bought a new OLED TV. My 4K DVD Player was not keeping up this due to the HDMI ports not handling 4K or better transmission. This receiver took care of that and no latency on speech and video. All synchronized now. In addition the 7:1 is what I was looking for so it fit the bill. Set up was a breeze and all is controlled with one remote. Great for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend