Don't just take our word for it — the home entertainment press has been mightily impressed with Denon's products, too...
Denon DVD-1930CI DVD-Audio/SACD Player
By Chris Chiarella Home Theater magazine February 2007 Read entire review
Denon is diving headlong into the fray with their reasonably priced DVD-1930CI deck. Like all good disc players, it performs its own Dolby Digital and DTS decoding. So, all you need for music and movies is the multichannel analog input of a home theater pre/pro or receiver, like the Onkyo TX-SR601 I used during this review. You will of course need to secure your own sextet of audio cables for the task. If you prefer to let your receiver or a dedicated decoder crunch the bits to take advantage of more elaborate formats such as Dolby EX or DTS ES, you can pass the raw digital signal via coaxial or optical cable. Stereo and multichannel analog sound quality get an audible boost in Denon's Pure Direct setting, which you can access via a button on the face of the unit. This temporarily disables HDMI output, all other video outputs, and the glowing front-panel display. This was an unexpectedly serious audiophile feature on what seemed at first glance to be a "music and movies for the masses" machine.
Denon AVR-2807 A/V Receiver
by Steve Guttenberg CNET May 2006 Read entire review
At January's Consumer Electronics Show, we picked the Denon AVR-2807 as the best home audio product of the show. It wasn't the boldest choice, to be sure, but unlike many of the show's pie-in-the-sky products that are vaguely sexy or potentially cool, the AVR-2807 has arrived more or less on schedule, and it's delivered exactly what Denon promised. A bit more down-to-earth than its big brother, the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink AVR-4306, this receiver still delivers a winning combination of impressive features, including HDMI switching and 480p conversion of analog video, automatic speaker calibration, and built-in support for XM satellite radio and Denon's new iPod dock--it sounds great, too. We said in January that the AVR-2807 "looks well positioned to deliver the best bang for your home-theater buck in 2006."
Denon AVR-2307CI A/V Receiver
by Daniel Kumin Sound & Vision magazine April 2007 Read entire review
The Denon AVR-2307CI A/V receiver boasts all the latest goodies, including XM sat-radio expandability, an optional iPod dock, and a customizable RS-232 serial input, plus 12-volt trigger and IR-signal features intended to wow custom installers — hence the "CI" in its model name. More important to many of us, it promises strong performance on the basics of power, surround, and video — qualities that Denon's receivers have consistently delivered.
Denon AVR-5805 A/V Receiver
By Chris Lewis Home Theater magazine November 2005 Read entire review Adorned with truly impressive features, internal components, and connections, the AVR-5805's real hook is its ten fully configurable amplifier channels (rated at 170 watts each) and all the possibilities that they present—particularly the option of simultaneously running two entirely independent 5.1 systems with fully powered main channels. Dual-5.1 zones obviously represent several intriguing options—like playing a movie in one area and multichannel/high-resolution music in another, or playing your favorite movie in the area you're in, while the kids, in-laws, or whoever indulge their questionable tastes elsewhere in the house. These possibilities clearly aren't new in principle, but they have never been this simple and consolidated from a logistical perspective.
Denon DVD-3930CI DVD-Audio/SACD Player
by Clint DeBoer Audioholics online magazine March 2007 Read entire review
I can't tell you how impressed I was with this player. It is an enigma and I predicted how hard it would be to review the DVD-5910CI following this report. The DVD-3930CI is simply such a stellar performer it doesn't leave much left to be desired. Video quality is above par as is the audio fidelity coming form this unit. Whether you are going analogue or digital, audio or video, the Denon isn't going to let you down and it will be very hard, if not impossible, to find anything that competes with this product at or below this price. At $1500 this player isn't for the weak of heart (or light of wallet) - this is an audioholic's and videoholic's transport. Highly recommended is an understatement.
