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Denon S302 DVD Home Theater System The Denon S-302 system is designed for total no-compromise audio and video, featuring state-of-the-art sound and image enhancing technologies ... Read More
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( 11 of 13 found this review helpful ) Posted: Oct 21 2007
Listed below are my thoughts on the S-302 after a week of use. Styling The styling is fair. This is very subjective, but the cabinet does not really look like it should cost $1700. I very much like the compact size. The controls look fine and feel solid. Sound I am not an audiophile, so take this with a grain of salt. I believe the quality of the sound is very good when playing music. The bass was not too deep and the highs were very clear. There was a good separation of instruments on some the jazz recordings. I tested this with various types of music using sources from CD, FM, and MP3 (VBR 165-175 kbps). DVD This is a 2.1 system and to me that is what it sounds like. Watching several movies, I never had the illusion of 5.1. The sound is fine, the sub-woofer did a bit too much shaking of the apartment for my tastes, but this is easily adjustable with a dedicated button on the remote. Occasionally the voices did not seem to come from the correct place on the screen. This could be due to the location of the speakers as they are at the bottom of the screen since the stands are not yet available. The picture from the DVD is very good. I have the S-302 connected via HDMI connection to my 42" plasma, which is 1080i. The picture is extremely sharp. No noticeable jagged lines. The memory function of the DVD does not work very well. If you stop the DVD and turn off the unit, it will remember the location when you turn it back on. If you switch to another source (e.g., tuner) and return to the DVD, it starts at the beginning of the movie. Not the menus or the FBI warnings, so it appears that it recognizes that this DVD has not been newly inserted. Internet/USB This unit is equipped with WiFi (802.11b/g) and ethernet network capabilities. I was not able to get the wireless to work. My WPA key contains spaces and I could not figure out how to enter a space in the key. I removed the spaces from my key. I then turned off security. All of these options failed to connect. I then connected the device using a power line ethernet adapter and was able to connect. This connection is not reliable and I cannot tell if it is the adapter or the S-302. Occasionally, when starting the unit, it will try to connect using the wireless. This should occur only when the direct ethernet connection is not present. The interface for the internet radio is easy to use. The stations are categorized by genre and country of origin. Although you can get to a station with this interface, a search feature would greatly facilitate getting to a known station. The interface for the USB is not so friendly. It is just a directory listing of the USB drive. It would be easier to navigate if it used the ID3 information to group by artist, album, genre, etc. Tuner While the quality of the sound from the tuner is very good, tuning of stations is very frustrating. There are three modes. FM Auto, FM Mono, and AM. When in FM Auto, the unit will not let you enter a weak station. Direct input of the station results in no sound whatsoever. Switching to FM Mono, the station can be entered and listened to. Entering a preset for this will remember which mode it is in, so this is necessary only once. Also, in the FM Auto mode, if a station starts to fade, it just goes out. It is either tuned or not tuned, so it can just keep cutting out. I would rather have static, but to do that I would have to use the FM Mono for all of my stations. [...]
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Denon S102 DVD Home Theater System The Denon S-302 system is designed for total no-compromise audio and video, featuring state-of-the-art sound and image enhancing technologies ... Read More
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Posted: Apr 3 2008
The Denon S-102 is a great system: It has everything you could want in an attractive, simple, and easy to set-up, package. It plays AM/FM, CDs and DVDs, and the sound is amazing. However, for close to a thousand dollars, one would expect a certain level of quiet in the speakers when switching between functions and low-level DVD watching. Thinking I had a lemon (that made noise), I had a new one shipped to me. But the problem was still there - a 'fluttering' sound coming from the subwoofer that could best be described a combination of distortion and electrical static. Needless to say, I returned both units. I am in the process of looking for a replacement, perhaps of another brand...
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( 3 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 15 2007
High quality, beautiful picture and awesome sound. The Denon S102 is perfect for the person looking for the absolute best without all the clutter of a 5.1 system and the old looking equipment still on the market today. I am the type of person that researches extensively befor investing into somthing and this system fits my needs perfectly. I paired it up with a Samsung LN-T 4071 and I wanted a clean look to mount on a wall with no wires, stands or a stack of recievers, dvd player vcr etc.. We watch mostly movies dvds and I can honestly say the sound quality rivals that of my 5.1 polk system that was twice the cost. Easy setup took about 15 minuites including taking it out of the box. The first thing you will notice when puting it together is how simple and easy it is and how much attention to detail went into this system. Well worth the cost. In this case less is more... much more.
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Denon DHT-FS3 Home Theater in a Box 2-piece home theater audio system * front speaker * six 3-5/32" drivers * 22 watts x 5, and 40 watts for subwoofer * built-in Dolby Digital ... Read More
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Denon AVR-5308CI 7.1-channel home theater receiver The epicenter of your earth-shaking home theater system. The Denon AVR-5308CI. Six HDMI inputs and two outputs deliver optimal multiple-format ... Read More
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Denon DHT789BA 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System 5.1 channels, Optimized for Blu-ray, 3 HDMI inputs, 1 output, 100 Watt 8 subwoofer, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio ...
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Denon AVR2308CI 7.1 Channel Independent Zone Home Theater Receiver ... The AVR-2308CI has been redesigned to become the focal point of today's advanced home theater system. The AVR-2308CI's audio and video circuitry ... Read More
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Posted: Jun 21 2008
(This review was written about the nearly identical AVR 888.) Reviews on other sites lauded the build quality and quality of the power this unit puts out but warned about a shoddy manual and remote control. Those comments were right on both counts, but understated how difficult it is to program this this unit due to the manual and remote, which are both POS. My wife, a geek who maintains our networked, 1-Mac, 2-PC household (and built one of them), built her own DVR, and programmed our Harmony remote, is stumped by this equipment, able only to grasp the basic functionality. She's spent 8 hours so far searching for information to supplement the manual, which incorrectly describes many controls on the remote, which itself seems defective. We can watch our DVDs and listen (with Belkin dock) to our iPods through the receiver, but we can't take figure out how to take advantage of the many advanced features listed in the documentation because it's so bad. In addition, the user interface on the front of the unit is screwy. For example, the default volume display goes from -100 dB to 0 dB, with 0 being the *maximum*. If there's an alternative way to display the volume, we haven't figured it out. For another example, to play music on the ipod, you have to flip the remote over, open the back, and press a special button to switch the surround sound mode to -- get this -- "DTS Neo:6." How much more convoluted could that get? The 2803CI and its kissing cousin, the AVR 888, could have been outstanding units, if Denon had spent a few bucks more to get the user experience right. As it stands, though, stay away from both these units.
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Denon DHT588BA Home Theater System with 5.1 Channel Speaker PRODUCT FEATURES:The latest HD video supportDenon design solutions for maximizing content qualityDigital media connectivityCompressed audio ... Read More
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Denon DHT488BA Home Theater Systems. 5.1-channel home theater system The theater experience at home, for a matinee price. Your new Denon DHT-488BA home theater system features 5.1 channels and 475 Watts of ... Read More
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Posted: Apr 8 2008
Hi, we bought this surround sound system after shopping around for a few days. It has 2 HDMI inputs, but the sound is not received through these so you'll need separate digital sound cables. After getting it setup, took about 4 hours. The sound is amazing! The surround is fabulous and the whole thing just creates a great theater experience. I had never setup up a receiver and speakers before so probably took me a bit longer than an experienced person. I would skip on the additional purchase of the D-dock. I could get the remote working for the Ipod, but no on screen display of the menus. I have a support email into Denon for this so it might get resolved. It looks great all black and the speakers are reasonably small. Highly recommend
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( 3 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 7 2008
I originally was going to buy a different Denon system but decided on this one with the Boston Acoustics speakers. It arrived on schedule and took me a couple days to read through the manual (just do it) and play with the various settings before the setup was close to what I wanted. A few minor tweeks after that and this thing rocks. I watched the Super Bowl in HiDef surround and was glad I didn't spend the money for the tickets. It was like being there. When you hear people behind you yelling "Defense" or cheering as Eli threw the winning touchdown pass, it makes watching the game more fun. There are enough settings on the tuner to satisfy anyone. Whether it's watching a DVD, listening to the stero or playing XBox, this system can make the experience more fun. Well worth the money. Read the manual. The set up is not for the faint of heart. I'd recommend this to anyone.
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Denon AVR-1708 7.1 Channel Independent Zone Home Theater Receiver The AVR-1708 surround sound receiver is network ready and can integrate into a home networked system when used with the optional ASD-3W/3N iPod ... Read More
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Denon DHT488XP Home Theater Systems. 5.1 channel home theater system Affordability that matches the peerless quality that is Denon. Your new Denon DHT488XP home theater system features 5.1 channels and 475 Watts of ... Read More
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