exellent sound quality, powerfull bass & treble

remote control too big and ugly display, Can't adjust the bass and treble tone control from the remote. Remote dosn't glow in the dark. $450 litle bit expensive

Compare with Yamaha, Denon sound more natural and powerfull.
For music, Yamaha 595 & 795 sound so ugly. Sound preaty good. Even Yamaha 595 $120 cheaper and simililar price with yamaha 795, Denon 1800 still unbeatable.
With the price I bought, I'm quite Happy. In Australia, those kind of receiver cost AU$1200.00 => $600.00



My spec
Front : ALR / Jordan entry 2m
Center : ALR / Jordan centre 3m
Rear : Tannoy 603 (very old model)
Sub : M&K VX-7 soon upgrade to M&K V-75 MK II
DVD : DVD-Rom Pioner 10x
CD : Sony Disc man D_475

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Yamaha RX-V 595, 795

5 channel stereo mode, decent DACs, fantastic theater sound, easy to set up.

No S-video switching (new 1801 has it) or OSD, stereo imaging only "fair", a tad weak on bass; powered sub fixes that little problem! Binding posts are not "5-way" (won't accept spade lugs but does take bananas), cheezy remote.

Yep, I stole this baby from ubid for $155 delivered. I was actually bidding on what I thought was the 1600, and believed I did fairly well with that price...when I received the unit, I was delighted to see that they shipped the 1800. I don't know if they made the mistake with the auction listing or the shipment; either way, I'm a happy puppy, and ubid won't hear a peep from me.

Like other do-it-all mid-fi AV receivers there are some compromises when it comes to pure audio listening. My "reference" amp is a 1978 vintage Realistic SA-2001 integrated amplifier...don't laugh, all you Rat Shack naysayers out there - there was a time when they made good quality audio gear. That little 60 watt amp has a HUGE power supply, discrete components, and weighs almost as much as the Denon. It served me well for over 20 years, and still sounds great. Better imaging and bass than the Denon in stereo mode. But, ahhh, that sweet Dolby Digital sound that emanates from the 1800...I was giggling like a schoolgrrl when I watched the widescreen DVD version of Air Force One. The bass was rumbly in my tumbly, and the surround effects were wonderful. The merely passable stereo performance is the only thing that prevented me from giving it a 5/5 rating overall.

Before buying, I auditioned a pile of receivers in the $400-600 retail price range (which includes all the Japanese brands) and none were superior to the Denon models in any aspect. You would be hard pressed to do better than this receiver, assuming you can get it (or it's newer incarnation, the 1801) for under $350 or so.

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Ancient Heathkit Dolby Surround decoder