All 7 channels of equal 105-watt power @ 0.08 % THD, 20 - 20kHz
HDMI 1.3a Repeating (5 input, 1 output) provides one cable connection between the receiver and TV
1080p HDMI connectivity supports Blu-ray disc surround sound formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DD+, dts-HD and dts-HR
Dolby Laboratories new Pro Logic IIz Matrix decoding featuring front height effects channels
Audyssey MultEQ, Dynamic Volume and Dynamic EQ
This review is from: Denon AVR890 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI ConnectivityAfter a lot of research I decided to go with the Denon AVR890. I recently set up my media room with a HD projector and have a 105" screen and wanted something that could upconvert everything to 1080p. I am extremely satisfied with this AV receiver as I can run just one HDMI cable from the receiver to the projector and it upconverts everything. A few downsides I have is the price compared to other brands, I think I could have gotten more for the money, but hey it's a denon. No THX, which I used to use to optimize my system. Also not happy with the pre-outs, you cannot use room B Pre-outs and 7.1 surround at the same time (cannot use the back 2 surround speakers when in zone 2 mode). I have no clue why, considering the pre out does not use the built in amp power. It's not nearly as loud as my old Kenwood KRF-X9070D, which I though was 100w x 6 channels, but somehow can also be 130w x 6, which it must have been. On an upside it doesn't get nearly as hot, and has yet to auto-shut off as the old kenwood would. Overall, I rated it with 4 stars because it does just what I bought it to do. I am very satisfied with this as a surround receiver, but still plan on using my old kenwood in my basement game room for as my "Stereo" since I cannot use my Infinity SM 155 (15" woofer, 2 4.5" mids, and tweater) speakers the way they were ment to be used with the Denon. (Thats why I wanted the pre outs to work on the denon, because I have 2 separate Kenwood Amps "KMF X9000" which can be bridged to put out 270w each, and the speakers are rated for up to 300w).Hence, me not being happy about the pre out situation or lack of power.If I had to do it over again I would still have chosen the Denon AVR 890, as it's a great surround receiver. RE: Also tried to adjust the front speaker level in the manuel setting which can be adjusted from -12dB to +12dB. I got a lot more volume out of the front speakers when I just wanted to listen to music, but anything over plus 8 the reciever would have distortion / cut out the higher frequencies even with the volume set at -2dB or higher. I am still learning about this receiver and highly reccomend looking through the user manuel if you never owned a Denon before. Still learning about a lot of features. Also just realized the remote has a cover on the back side with a lot more options....
This review is from: Denon AVR890 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI ConnectivityGreat product overall but I was very disappointed to find out the zone 2 can only handle an analog input. This is useless for Apple TV which only has digital outputs. Essentially, the only thing I can list to in zone 2 is the radio. There was no mention of this in the specs I read and it was only when I got to the small print in the instruction manual that I realized. Very disappointing on the part of Denon.Aside from that, it is a great product. I was just really disappointed with the zone 2 function. There are 5 HDMI inputs, 2 optical inputs - why can zone 2 only work with analog?...
This review is from: Denon AVR890 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI ConnectivityLet me reiterate what the other reviewers have said and add my own lament. I have owned a wide range of stereo equipment over the years and in the past I was very happy with Denon. Recently after about fifteen years of party music and blockbuster explosions my Denon AVR1010 finally died. I was very happy with the unit both in sound quality and features so another Denon was a no brainer. My old remote had about fifty buttons which at first I didn't like but now I miss greatly. Denon has always been known to print less than stellar instruction manuals but the manual for the 890 is a joke. I have been playing with the unit for a couple of days and I usually can pick up on anything technical in a few hours. I have rewired this thing about seventeen different ways and still have no graphic user interface on my Samsung TV. Perhaps they are incompatible. I also can't turn on my main upper speakers. My front mains, center and surrounds work fine but the others will not respond. I am saddend and angered by the poorly laid out remote and the user interface on the unit that utilizes a page over system for menue navigation. It is not intuitive and I find myself having to backtrack a lot just to find the function I want. I would love to throw my cell phone at Denons research and developement team to show them how a menue should work.I think the first company to create a full color led touch screen on their reciever will be able to corner the market until the competition catches up.To sum up.Pro'sExcellent sound and power for the price. Construction seems good although not as solid as my old AVR1010Cons Poor manualClunky dual sided remote that is missing essential buttonsUser interface is about ten years out of date and hard to navigate Bottom line the unit sounds even better than my old Denon and it cost about half as much.5 stars for sound quality.4 stars for construction quality3 stars for user interface2 stars for poorly designed remote1 star for the worthless owners manualOver all it rates about a three and a half. The good news is it's last years model so I got good deal. I think this will be my last Denon though I will sacrifice a little sound quality for ease of use next time around....
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