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Denon AVR-589 375-Watt 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver
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Fantastic!
(5 out of 5) by Terry N. Watts on Jan 29, 2009 (Raleigh, NC)Bought this at your local Big Box recently that is going out of business (CC). Works very well. Setup is a breeze. Although the manual and all reviews tell you that HDMI does not do audio, it does. However, you cannot hear the audio through the Denon unless you use another connection (RCA analog or SPDIF digital). The Denon will pass-through any audio being output by your device via HDMI, but it cannot output it to your speakers.
I'm running HDMI and SPDIF Coax out of the Cable Box and I can hear the sound through the TV (connected to Denon by HDMI only) as well as through the Denon. If I unplug the SPDIF, I can only hear through the TV. The same is true for my DVD player - HDMI and SDPIF Coax out to the Denon. Denon works if Coax is connected, TV works either way. This is useful as now I can listen to the TV without turning up the volume on the Denon - useful in the AM and late nite when I'm being quiet for the wife! BTW, I had the "Direct" option turned ON.
As far as Audiophile audio quality, I'm not so sure. It would be nice to have the Burr Brown DACs of the "better" models, but since I'm using this mostly for TV/DVD/iPod, I can't complain. It sounds great with the TV and DVDs but I have yet to really sit down and blast it out with CDs or FLACs via my Squeezebox... Maybe this weekend...
That being said, this is a 5 for 5 product. Props to Denon for doing us right once again!
I'm running HDMI and SPDIF Coax out of the Cable Box and I can hear the sound through the TV (connected to Denon by HDMI only) as well as through the Denon. If I unplug the SPDIF, I can only hear through the TV. The same is true for my DVD player - HDMI and SDPIF Coax out to the Denon. Denon works if Coax is connected, TV works either way. This is useful as now I can listen to the TV without turning up the volume on the Denon - useful in the AM and late nite when I'm being quiet for the wife! BTW, I had the "Direct" option turned ON.
As far as Audiophile audio quality, I'm not so sure. It would be nice to have the Burr Brown DACs of the "better" models, but since I'm using this mostly for TV/DVD/iPod, I can't complain. It sounds great with the TV and DVDs but I have yet to really sit down and blast it out with CDs or FLACs via my Squeezebox... Maybe this weekend...
That being said, this is a 5 for 5 product. Props to Denon for doing us right once again!
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Works fine.
(5 out of 5) by Amy Sponseller on Jan 19, 2009 (Holland, Ohio USA)The Denon AVR-589 even though it was a scratch and dent, I can't see any scratches or marks on the unit. You have to run audio through a separate set of cables and not through the HDMI, but it seems to work fine. Audyssey balances out the 5.1 speakers.