I've had the pleasure of owning the 3200 for a month now, and I must say that I'm very pleased with it.
After months of research, I finally found a winner
and not a contender. The HK AVR85, Onkyo, and Yamaha
models can't compare with this model, wether it be
features or price.

I presently have my Sony DVP-S3000 DVD player hooked
up to it, and Infinity all around. The sound is
nothing short of heartstopping. I can't reckon why
anyone would feel that this model is too trebly. I'm
not being biased when I say that it has a very heavy
punch, and if that's not good enough have you ever
heard of a subwoofer? Or are you one of those types
of people that criticize everything, and don't
actually purchase anything? Just checking!

Overall, I feel that this receiver blows the
competition away easily. I'm so glad that I never
purchased the HK AVR85, because with a hefty pricetag
and no 6CH DTS input, I would've probably lost it!
The 3200 is definitely the way to go. The sound is
breathtaking,the features are abundant, and the price
makes me wonder if god was really listening to my
prayers. Thank you so much Denon!

I just bought the DENON AVR-3200 10 days ago and let me tell ya....This is the best value ($899 Hi-Fi Buys) in its class. I heard the Yamaha RV-992 and although it sounds very nice in the Dolby 70MM setting, It simply cant touch the DENON. I love the 5-channel stereo settings especially thru my Sony DSS watching MTV. This is my 1st foray into the HT thing and I'm sure I "got the right one baby.." With the 6channel input, DTS for me is available for only $400additional (Rotel RDA-985 DTS adapter). The fact that my DENON remembers my settings from source to source is a great thing. I have Energy Take 5 sats
and the Mirage PS-10 sub and I'm looking to upgrade my speakers to perhaps NHT's VT-2's or The Klipsch KSF10.5's. Why the sudden speaker upgrade? Cause the DENON pumps more bass that a litte bit and I can't REALLY crank it up before the litte Take 5 sats start hollering. The sound is very smooth yet firm with great separation in DPL. I dont have a DVD yet, I'm looking at the Panasonic A110 (DTS compatable for $349). Yes the manual is poorly translated and the remote does not allow for direct access to AM/FM tuning (this does kinda suck), but the remote is very useful. Wish it had a backlit display instead of the "DAYGLO" keys. Someone reply and which speakers (I'm on a budget of perhaps $850 to $1200 )do they like mated to their AVR-3200.

The denon 3200 is great! I'm very impressed with this reciever. It does very well for Home Theater aplacations. This reciever is really good at home theater and good at music reproduction.
If your emphasis is on home theater, than you can't go wrong with this reciever. If you listen to mostly music, you may not be 100% satisfied. I bought this reciever for 75% theater and 25% music. I'm 100% satisfied with the performance of this reciever. The specifacations are as follows:
Front 85W + 85W (8/ohms, 20Hz-20kHz with .05% T.H.D.)
Center 85W (8/ohms, 20Hz-20kHz with .05% T.H.D.)
Surround 85W + 85W (8/ohms, 20Hz-20kHz with .05% T.H.D.)
Some of the nice features of this reciever include:
Binding posts for all terminals
Bi-Wiring for front and center channel
Glow Key universal remote(programable)
6-channel input for outboard decoder(DTS)
Cinema Eq.(turn on if too bright with your speakers)
D.Comp(low, mid, high, off)
Dial.Norm.(on, off)
5-channel stereo(sounds better in a large room)
There are two things that I wish it had though. One of them is pre-outs for all channels. It has pre-outs for sub, FL, FR, and center, but no surround pre-outs. But that is meaningless unless you add an external amplifier. The only other thing I wish it had, or rather didn't have, is a built in surround crossover set at 80Hz. It would be great to be able to turn this feature on and off. Oh well.

Overall, I'm very impressed with this unit and would recomend it to anyone looking for a solid reciever for their Home Theater.

I've got an AVR 2400. Didnt feel I needed the 3200 at what was at the time alot of extra money for DD processing before I was ready for a DVD! There are far more similarities than differences, so I feel it fair to add my comments. I use it 95% for music, and am quite satisfied. I might have done a little better sonically fo go with music specific, but I like having one box that does most everything.
I'm hearing alot of complaints about the bass. My strongest words are: experiment with interconnects! I've just picked up a pair of Audioquest Quartz to run from my CD player. What was previously pretty but bright top end is significantly mellowed (maybe a little too much, but a slight tilt of the treble control and Im there. What was thin mid-bass to bass is now so full of mid to low frequency detail and power, its amazing. Using B&W 602s, now withoug the the sub for music. I dont like center channels. I believe with propper speaker setup/placement, phantom imaging can be excellent without it for voice tracks, and when soundtrack music comes on, the soundstange is much broader than with the center in Dolby Pro Logic. Im not certain with DD what is best.

As to tuning controls on the remote, you can scan up and down all channels with the tuning buttons under the door, or set up your presets and scan through them using the orange "channel" buttons (same ones as for TV channel changes, but when set to tuner input. Though it doesnt give you direct access to presets, you would need a ton of buttons on the control for what would be what...5 sets of 8 each presets? Id rather have 40 FM presets if I want them, than 6 or 8 buttons on a remote for direct access.

Ergonomics on the receiver face are not real well organized, and take some getting used to for tuning the receiver. Nice that I discovered how to do it from the remote, which is not clearly marked for it. I found the DCM 460 CD Changer I have to go with it poor ergonomically too--no place to drop CDs in for playing directly without selecting (both my old Sony changer and the Marantz models will let you use one space to close and play directly without further selection). With the Denon, I drop in the disk I want to hear now, then wait for the very slow drawer to close so that I can enter my choice of disks, having to view which space its in first under light before I select. Finally, I push one of the 5 buttons in dim light that are all even edged and hard to tell apart in the dark. A bit off the subject, but illustrative. With the Sony, I selected it while the drawer was still closing, and with the Marantz, just push the button on the tray for direct play, and leave my post for my seat about 8 seconds sooner. On the 2400/3200 faceplate, I too wish that I did not have to turn the unit completely off from Standby, before turning it all on again. With the remote, standby is easy, but sometimes Im loading a CD and turning on the unit at the same time. I prefer to ALWAYS leave the units on Standby (except in stormy, power surge type weather conditions, as there is far less electrical jolt to the electronics, a major cause of wearing out. A button on the front that turns on from standby would be nice.

Overall, I feel the Denon AVR systems give you one heck of alot of fun potential for both music and theatre, all in one integrated box, at a high value for all the can do.

Thinking about the 5 channel stereo mode, it seems it would have been nice if time delay was available on that setting. If your surrounds happen to be closer than your mains, you are receiving ambiant sound to your ears before the original "sourcepoint" makes it to your ears. Doesnt sound correct to me, though maybe the clarity from lack of time processing makes up for it. Comments?

BTW, I have a 1 meter SINGLE AUDIOTRUTH OPAL cable for sale. $$85 shipped. Potentially superb as center channel IC. e-mail if interested.

I bought the 3200G last month, it sound quite good(concern with the price), but there are many thing i am not so happy about, 1.can't select speaker A,B - i use 2 sets of speaker, one is for movie and one is for music, so that's very inconvience, 2- lack of digital input, only has one digital, i have to connect my md to the an. input. 3-not so powerful, esp with some exposion screen from the movie. 4- lack of teble, idonno why but it happen to my 3200g.
but overall it's a good amp, bulit in AC3 rf demo. better that those yamaha 1092 and 2092 (simliar price)

but i finally sold it and buy a 2092, 2092 also has many problems, but it's more powerful and most important, it can select the speaker A/B even from the remote.

thanks byebye

I have own the Denon 3200 for about a month and IMHO it is a very statisfyingreceiveer. All functions on the unit work extremely well especially the 5ch
stero. Denon at the moment is the on is the only manufacture that has the great
feature (if you DON'T get it...you DON't get it). The DSP modes are all fine and really add a different sound field which can be heard (if you like those kind of things). The overall sound musically is find. but I think the
Harmon Kardon 85 is better. On the flip side the Denon video wise is a better unit...the Pro-logic is incredible (makes you feel the FIRE!) I have not purchased a DVD player yet but when I do I know I'll be in stero heaven.

The best thing to me is the unit allows you to be very flexible when setting yous system. You can actually tailor the sound to you exacting demands...I did!

I gave this unit 5 stars for flexibility, sound, video, expandibility, easy of use (once you know what your doing) and of course the 5ch stero capability,

What do folks think about mating a Denon AVR 3200 receiver with a Atlantic Technology 250.1 surround system for home theater and music?
Would B&W 602's be better front speakers, as I've often been told?
And what of the Sony STRDE-915 receiver compared to the Denon? Should I get both the AT 250.1 system and the B&W602's as separate hookups for music?
I could not tell the diffference between the B&W's and the AT 250 fronts for home theater sound, but there was a definite improvement in midrange with jazz vocals with the B&W's; the Denon receiver is the one that I'm leaning towards but I need a lot of advice....

I'm throwing in my review of my new AVR3200 to offset some of the lame 1 star reviews that inconsiderate people have posted here. This receiver has been tested by the best reviewers and been rated as an excellent product. Stereo Review, Stereophile, Home Theater Secrets, etc, all recommend this piece.
Let's set something straight right up front. Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo, HK, and the Pioneer Elite products are ALL great products, each with strong points and each with minor points that detract from a great product. I chose the Denon AVR3200 because of the multitude of great reviews I had read in my research, and the great price - $750, AND the great feature set, Svideo setup, 6 channel inputs for future DTS decoder, and a great learning remote. Yes, I had to call the store two time in order to get the receiver set up correctly, but once I did, and got past some of the minor ergonomic quirks, I fell in love. I first started with just 2 Pinnacle AC650s, and the stereo performance was outstanding, with no lack of bass, and holographic imaging. I then ordered an ACI Titan subwoofer, and set it up using the Denon's internal crossover. Oh baby! I bought the Chesky Stereo Review Setup CD and can truthfully say I have bass extension down to 20Hz now. The Denon has no trouble with this combo.

Next I bought a set of Atlantic Technologies 254 surround sound speakers and spent 2 nights replaying Jurrasic Park and Lost World, ConAir, and 5th Element.
Beofer then, I never appreciated all the hoopla about Home Theater, but now I'm hooked. As soon as I get an entertainment center cabinet, I'll be getting the Pinnacle Wide-Center speaker to complete the system, but the Denon's Phantom center mode is so convincing people ask where am I hiding the center channel speaker!

I love the remote's separate channel adjustments, and the fact it remembers the settings when I return, and the infinite adjustments for time delays and room dimensions. I even re-mixed the Video Game DSP setting into a great sounding medium club setting that is even a bit nicer than the Matrix setting.

I can play music and video to the point of my pain threshold, and rattling of objects inthe room with absolutlely clean sound. And that's my point. With my speakers, my peroperal components (Yamaha) and my room's furnishings, and my taste in music, this receiver is everything I ever could ask for. I agree the tuner situation is lame, but I never listen to FM or AM anymore, I wished I could connect 2 sets of speakers, I'll never Bi-amp my speakers, I wished the tone controls were better arranged, and had a variable loudness contour, or a setup similar to some of the Sony receivers, and I wished there were pre-outs for ALL channels. But with all those minor annoyances, I;ve got a clean, powerful, highly configurable, AND upgradable receiver that didn't cost the bank.

Folks, I've tried to be objective in this review and would like to challenge other reviewers to do the same. If you feel another product is better suited, tell us why in some form of A to B comparison, but just trashing a product that the audiophile community has said is a great product serves no purpose.

Ok, I'm off my soapbox. Anyway, for those of you looking for a receiver that is equally competent in either music or home theater, with a myriad of useful features, AND upgradable for DTS, I can't recommed the Denon AVR3200 highly enough.

Even they agent that sells both Denon and Yamaha, put the Denon 3200 as their demo !!!. Need I say more ?

I want to finally put to rest which receiver you audiophiles seem to think isbetter!!!! Yamaha RXV-992 or Denon AVR-3200 please post your
answers.........