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| $549.00 | |
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| $399.99 | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 18.35 inches | | Product Width: | 21.14 inches | | Product Height: | 10.51 inches | | Product Weight: | 29.44 pounds | | Package Length: | 20.6 inches | | Package Width: | 18.3 inches | | Package Height: | 10.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 29.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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| | Features | Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding, including dts Decoding7x 85 watts per channel, 2 source/Zone Audio, XM Satellite Ready1080p Compatible HDMI 1.3a Deep Color(2/1) switching.Network client compatible port (for use with optional ASD-3N/W Dock)Video conversion to component; Audyssey MultEQ w/calibration microphone included
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 Audiophile quality and 20 seconds setup Aug 06, 2009
Superior sound quality and surround processor, plenty of power, easiest setup ever. Setup is done out of the box, yes this system can do so many things, but the default from the factory works on its own. No configuration is needed. I use banana plugs for my speakers, so the speakers are plug and play (12 gauge wires). In addition to the speaker I have 3 cables, that is it: one HDMI from the HD cable box, one from the DVD and a third to the TV. Cables are plugged, ready to go! For front speakers I am using a pair of JBL pro control 30 connected to speaker B. I have pair of JBL speakers connected to speaker A, except they have 15 inch woofers, so they are bi-amped, and yes the 788 can drive 3 pairs of front speakers thru three separate front channels. This in addition to the powered sub and surround speakers. The sound is AWSOME. All are controlled by a Harmony remote! my 2 year old has no problem using it
I cannot believe the price, you can spend more on the 789 or the 889 if you want the extra HDMI input and the video upscaling. My favorite if you can afford it is the 3809, or 4308 if you want WIFI. Or the pioneer elite VSX 94TXH. You will be getting a lot more features and power..
Please not this receiver DOES NOT support Dolby True HD, the format used with blue ray disks. It does support Dolby digital. You will notice the difference if you have all 7 plus sub high quality speakers (NOT CHEAP SATELLITE).
Denon AVR-788 Apr 27, 2009
I love this receiver. It has all of the connections that I needed and it works well with my RF remote! I got this for a great price, but it took 3 weeks to get it shipped from DakMart. I did not pay for express shipping though.
Denon AVR-788 Jan 20, 2009
Great sounding receiver. Best price on the internet too. The manual is terrible though. Not even the Denon engineers understand it. [...]. Only thing I dislike about this receiver is that it does not have HDMI pass through. The receiver has to be on for audio to be heard, only plays through surround speakers (you can go into the set-up and change it to play over the tv's speakers, but to hear surround sound you again have to reprogram it to play over the surround speakers). Newer models have pass through that allows the audio to be played over the tv's built in speakers when your not in the mood to hear sound played over the home theater speakers.
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 Difficult to set up Jan 13, 2009
Very frustrating to set up. Manual difficult to understand. System had annoying feature of going to mute each time system turned on and at first I thought system was not working. Sound level with system set for HDTV and then switch to CD was ear shattering high. Never did solve this problem, except to not switch to CD before turning sound way down. I can not imagine anyone operating this system without a great deal of sophistication with electronics. I could not get system to operate until I had spent several hours setting up and studying the manual. Great sound when set up correctly.
Great Receiver but complex Jan 12, 2009
This is a really nice receiver and it sounds great, but it is non-trivial to set up! I am an engineer and I think it took me about 2 weeks to get it correctly set up. The HDMI is switching only, so you need separate cables for sound--not a big deal to me. The remote did not always work with the setup--I had to turn the Rt knob manually sometimes--kinda annoying but it works. The Setup menu does not work through HDMI so you have to have the component video connected as well--again, kind of annoying but no big deal really. There are lots of options for sound outputs, plenty of inputs (I have mine connected to a computer, DVD, VCR, iPod, and Cable Box) and the inputs are programmable, which is very flexible, but you have to spend some time figuring out the setup. Overall, this is a great receiver. If you have a techno-savvy friend to help you set it up, or you are well versed with electronic stuff you should be fine, but if you are a novice, watch out, or be ready to spend $$$ for someone to set this up and plug in all the connections for you
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