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05 Nov, 2016
Great AVR
This replaced my JVC RK7030, which was taking longer and longer to get sound out after turning it on. It took up to 30 seconds. It could not be repaired because no one sold the motherboard.
The Denon takes 7 seconds to get sound after turning on. Much better.
The sound is awesome. I seem to have much less problems hearing the dialog over the background sound with the Denon. The JVC was not good, probably because the motherboard was going bad.
I hooked it up without even reading the manual. Very easy to understand the rear connections.
It took a bit of experimenting to find how to get sound out by using the optical digital out from the computer (which is the only thing that drives the Denon -- yeah, I'm a "cable-cutter"). Awesome setup that drives my 50" TV. I do not route the TV from the Denon -- I use the HDMI from the computer to the TV. I then set the TV to use the HDMI setting from the computer, and disable the internal speakers.
The RC is a pretty loaded with buttons, but there are only a few that I really need -- power on/off, and volume controls. The rest is for customizing things. But I am satisfied with the default settings. So no studying a complex manual. It's well written, but could be organized better for a newbie (I used to write technical manuals, so I know how it could be improved).
All in all, an excellent product.
15 Oct, 2016
Excellent motherboard
Too bad this board is no longer made or sold by Amazon. Only on eBay now.
It will likely come without an I/O shield. So make your own with cutouts from a stiff piece of cardboard (like the back of a notepad). It's tricky, but you can always tape small pieces over larger spaces. The idea is to prevent dust from being sucked in through the back. Just tape it to the outside of the chassis. This makes installing the MB much easier because it doesn't have to precisely fit into the metal I/O shield.