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Denon AVR-1708 Dolby Digital EX Decoding Receiver

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Denon AVR-1708 Dolby Digital EX Decoding Receiver

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Denon AVR-1708 A/V Dolby Digital EX Decoding Receiver

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Product Details

Product Width:	17.1 inches
Product Height:	6.7 inches
Product Weight:	29.5 pounds
Package Length:	20.6 inches
Package Width:	18.3 inches
Package Height:	10.7 inches
Package Weight:	29.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 2 reviews

Features

75 watts x 7 channels
Audyssey MultEQ audio calibration
XM Radio ready
100MHz component video switching
HDMI 1.3a video switching with deep color support

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.0

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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Worst choice May 16, 2009
Even though it has good features and good sound, my receiver broke down six months after I bought. The worst thing is that when I took it to repair, I found several others with the same problem. I thought the DENON would be a reliable brand in quality. My mistake. It is not.

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Great bang for the buck! Sep 13, 2008
I purchased this receiver in June '08 as one of the key pieces of building my new home theater system. So far, I've been very pleased with this unit's functionality, customizable options, and, of course, its look and fit with the rest of my home theater system.

Hooked up to this receiver are:
-a Nintendo Wii;
-a Sony PS3;
-a Bose® Acoustimass® 10 Series home theater speaker unit;
-a 52" Samsung LCD TV;
-a HDTV DVR cable box from my local cable company;
-a Panamax 5100-PM Power Line Conditioner;
-three (3) 4' Monster M1000 HDMI cables; and,
-two (2) 6' Belkin optical audio cables

Setup was a relatively quick and straightforward. The manual was easy to read and follow. Once the speakers were hooked up, I plugged the Denon into the power supply and went to audio heaven. This unit supplied plenty of power to all 5.1 channels. Right out of the box, the audio seemed just right for my room; without making any fine adjustments, I experienced ZERO issues with any aspect of sound: no muffled/muddied voices, harsh highs non-existent, and there were zero indistinguishable bass notes. The LFE output on this unit really gets the living room walls shaking with the low notes and rumbles from explosions when watching movies, or when playing Call of Duty 4. Even when listening to the everyday radio or mp3's on my iPod, this Denon receiver delivers clean, clear power to every speaker and channel.

The one thing that's worth noting concerns those all-too-important the HDMI slots. The two HDMI inputs on this unit are for VIDEO ONLY and the one HDMI output carries VIDEO ONLY. So if you want your HDMI connection to carry both audio AND video signals, then you'll have to find another Denon receiver because this unit won't do it for you. Though this may be an inconvenience for some people, this wasn't an issue for me, as I wanted to keep all audio signals separate from video signals (to maximize bandwidth within the cables). I wanted the HDMI cables devoted only to carrying video signals to maximize bandwidth to the TV to minimize as much audio/video lag as possible (of which there hasn't been any)

I cannot comment on the remote control because I do not use it for day-to-day operations. For that, I use a Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote my wife bought for me, which gives me access to nearly all the functions that the Denon's factory remote control allows me to do.

All in all, this receiver is a great purchase for the cost. It's an efficient and powerful receiver that's easy to set up and easy to customize. I look forward to many years of satisfaction from it!