Denon AVR-789 HDMI Receiver Reviewed

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With all the recent changes in home theater, especially with the advent of Blu-ray and the now-defunct HD DVD, the AV receiver has gone through major changes in the past few years.  Denon, one of the best-known names in receivers, has more than kept up with these changes and now makes the $599 AVR-789, their cheapest receiver, which will decode all the new codecs and do far more than you'd expect at the price.


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The AVR-789 offer three-to-one HDMI 1.3a switching that can handle the new lossless codec, both from bitstream and LPCM, as well as all the legacy formats.  For video, it will scale all sources up to 1080p and includes Faroujda's DCDi processing.  That would be enough to get most people to be happy at this price, but Denon has added Audyssey MultiEQ room correction and auto set-up, as well as Audysey's Dynamic Volume and Dynamic EQ to boot.  The seven channels of amplifiers are rated at 90 watts each, and can be configured for a 7.1 system, or as a 5.1 and stereo power for a second zone.  The AVR-789 is also XM radio-ready and capable of controlling your iPod with the add-on docking cradle.  All these features come with Denon's new elegant graphical user interface (GUI) and an excellent remote to control all that luscious sound Denon is know for.

Read about the high points and the low points of the AVR-789 on Page 2.

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  • By greg

Up until now, when asked about a low or budget priced receiver, I would automatically go to Onkyo. but this Denon is really not missing a beat here, at all. Add in the Audyssey Dynamic EQ, and you truly have one great package.

And, if it sounds like the rest of the Denon lineup, this receiver could be considered a best buy in its category.

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