Great Value and no nonsense receiver.Easy to use and sound excellent.

Remote takes patience to learn and program.

The denon 4802 is one of the best top end receiver I've used.The sound quality meets or exceed most preamp/processor/amp.The sound are detail and honest, SACD and DVD AUDIO sound very musical..

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DENON 3802,YAMAHA 2092,PIONEER 37,INTEGRA 9.1....CAMBRIDGE NEWTON 500, SONY DVP-S9000ES,DPA RENAISSANCE CD,DPA 256 DAC,BOSTON VR 2000 THX.PSB STRATUS 3i,.

Powerful, Powerful, Powerful! Easy to operate... Looks nice and strong. Very crisp highs and deep bass! Too many other to list..........

It takes a bit getting used to the remote - If you can call it a weakness? The on screen display does not work thru the component monitor out, which is a little painful!

I have only had this receiver for a few days and I love it... It's the best receiver I have ever had! It's very simple to operate, no fancy gadgets, and extremely powerful! Denon does NOT mess around when it comes to building receivers... This is better than my old SONY ES and Denon 3802! FANTASTIC!!!

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Sound!!! The sound is stunning, very detailed. Simple to operate, and very versatile.

Video Switching problems

I bought the 4802 about four months ago to upgrade my 11 year old Dolby surround Yamaha (RXV-750) receiver. It was a huge upgrade. Before listening to the 4802 I did not know how much music I was missing. This system was used for 80% audio listening, 20% home theater. The sound on this unit is a little on the bright side, but very acceptable even when paired with my Klipsch with horn loaded mids. The definition of the instruments, and vocals are superb. This system offers ample bass management that I suggest every owner to learn to master. I did not have this unit long enough to add a hi-rez front like SACD, or DVD-A to test the bass management under those uses. I did try some DTS Audio discs on it, and I was impressed on how those could be managed. This unit includes more input and output connections than you should ever need, including Phono. The Phono section works OK with a MM cartridge but expect to turn the volume up five to ten decibels. As long as your speakers are efficient enough you will have plenty of power to work with, otherwise a separate Phono Stage may be required. The remote is a little clumsy, but very versatile. I loved the ability to record and name macros with it. Set up: I had the system up and running within 15 minutes but, with all of the adjustments that this unit offers I found myself tweaking the sound for a couple of weeks after the initial set up to get just the right sound. The onscreen menus are easy to follow and simple to adjust on the fly. My problem was with the video switching. The video switching stopped working and the unit would not pass the video through the monitor out. This happened during week 4. I had the unit repaired and the video died again after another 3 weeks of use. I have been bypassing the video switching since. After experiencing the sound quality from this unit I could not downgrade to the lower quality Marantz, or Yamaha so I have decided to move up to Anthem's separates system. In summary, if you get a working 4802 you have a solid system with sound quality equivalent to an entry level separates system. Give this system some great recordings, and enjoy. The 4802 was connected to: Fronts: Klipsch Forte II's using Julian's from Zu Cable Rears: Klipsch Kg1's using zip cord Center: Klipsch KV-1 using zip cord SW: Klipsch KSW-150 using Monster Cable

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Marantz 8200 & 9200, Yamaha 3200. Upgraded to Sonic Frontier's Anthem AVM-20 and PVA-5 (to be reviewed in 6 months)

Sound!!! The sound is very impressive for an integrated amp at $2,000.

Video Switching problems

I bought the 4802 about four months ago to upgrade my 11 year old Dolby surround Yamaha (RXV-750) receiver. It was a huge upgrade. Before listening to the 4802 I did not know how much music I was missing. This system was used for 80% audio listening, 20% home theater. The sound on this unit is a little on the bright side, but very acceptable even when paired with my Klipsch with horn loaded mids. The definition of the instruments, and vocals are superb. This system offers ample bass management that I suggest every owner to learn to master. I did try some DTS Audio discs on it, and I was impressed. No DVD-A or SACD thests though. This unit includes more input and output connections than you should ever need, including Phono. The Phono section works OK with a MM cartridge but expect to turn the volume up five to ten decibels to match the volume levels of an audiophile CD, not today's maximized CD's. As long as your speakers are efficient enough you will have plenty of power to work with, otherwise a separate Phono Stage may be required. The remote is a little clumsy, but very versatile. I loved the ability to record and name macros. Set up: I had the system up and running within 15 minutes but, with all of the adjustments that this unit offers I found myself tweaking the sound for a couple of week after the initial set up to get just the right sound. The onscreen menus are easy to follow and simple to adjust on the fly. My problem was with the video switching. The video switching stopped working and the unit would not pass the video through the monitor out. This happened during week four. I had the unit repaired, which took three weeks, and the video died again after another three weeks of use. I definitely did not want this unit back, and was scared to try a replacement. After experiencing the sound quality from this unit I could not downgrade to the lower quality Marantz 8200, or Yamaha 3200 so I have decided to move up to Anthem's separates system (review to follow on that unit). In summary, if you get a working 4802 you have a solid system with sound quality equivalent to an entry level separates. The 4802 was connected to: Fronts: Klipsch Forte II's using Julian's from Zu Cable Rears: Klipsch Kg1's using zip cord Center: Klipsch KV-1 using zip cord SW: Klipsch KSW-150 using Monster Cable

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Marantz 9200 and 8200, Yamaha 3200, Sonic Frontiers Anthem AVM-20 and PVA-5

ease of use, lots of inputs and outputs, plenty of power, versatility

don't care for the DSP modes

I upgraded to the 4802 from the 3802. Wow, what a difference! Movies and music just seemed to come alive. This is a quality built piece of equipment with plenty of inputs and outputs to run the gamet of you audio/video needs. In switching to the 4802, I immediately noticed better separation of the instruments in music CDs and DVDs. The DSP modes are not my favorite but the rest and the surround peramiters and yes even good old stereo sound great. Regarding the remote that a number of people complain about, I found it realatively easy to use. I did take the time to read the manual carefully and by some trial and error, have it working well with all my equipment. I do kind of miss my six different remote controls scattered on my coffee table though. Another good thing about this remote is its size. It is much harder to be swallowed by the remote god. In short, this is one awesome receiver! other equipment: Paradigm reference 60s, fronts Paradigm reference CC, center Paradigm reference 20s, rears Yamaha C920 DVD changer Kimber Kable Speaker cables Straightwire inter-connects

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A crap load and still finding more

none so far.

I like it...I like it a lot. this is the first A/V reciever I bought. I hate the buid up thing just give me something awsome and I'll run with it. Tons of bells and wistles which makes it fun. DVD sound is awsome even the old vhs tapes sound good. If your new in the A/V world take your time and set it up right and I'm sure you'll be happy.

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7.1 THX Ultra, DTS-ES,and the other formats. DVD-A 5.1 inputs, power rating for all channels.

Remote?????? For some yes.

This is an extremely good receiver with many examples of how a good receiver should be built (on this scale). The 7.1 channels makes movies "come to life" and the 5.1 for DVD-A is a true performer. The remote, well, as they say, some like it and some don't. I am one that doesn't and evently will trade up for a Pronto, which is supposed to be more user friendly. I have been impressed with the sound quality and the many options that this receiver offers. Setup: Hitachi UDX53HDTV - Widescreen Denon AVR 4802 Denon CD DCM 460 Denon DVD 3800 Mission 705 Front Mission 70C2 Center Mission 703 Surround Mission 701 Rear Surround (Effects) Sub - Sold Mission 70ASA - None at the moment in the process of purchasing - any ideas??? $500 - $1000cdn PS2 - gotta have one!!! All Monster cables used for hookups and biwired speakers front and surround.(not effects)

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Build, 24/96, Warm sound, incrediable amount of processing, THX Ultra, Musical performance, Quality of DSPs and Algorithems such as DPL2 and Neo6

As with any receiver, separate outboard amplification is always better for cleaner sound.

Right off the bat I noticed how much warmer sounding this receiver is compared to my older Yamaha 995. The bass managment is supurb also on this machine. The remote, while not as good as a Pronto is very nice... but it is split right down the middle, some love it, some hate it. Music is excellent. 5/7 ch stereo, Pure Direct, and Pro Logic 2 Music Mode are all incrediable sounding compared to flat stereo on other machines. The amount of processing on this receiver makes it a processing monster (decoding, processing, post processing). Sound is very clean and enveloping going through 24bit/96 khz DACs. THX Post Processing improves a films presentation with its Re-EQ, and timbre matching. The entire system is THX Ultra Certified. Pro-Logic 2 and Neo:6 make regular TV watching almost theatrical by producing 5.0/6.0 playback from 2 channel sources. It's nice to finally have stereo in the surrounds from 2 channel. Dolby Digital and DTS are absolutely supurb on this machine, as good as they are going to get. Plus the ability to play DTS 6.1 Matrix, Discrete, and DTS 24/96 make it very future proof for the next few years, not to mention 8 ch analog inputs to solve the problem of connecting DVD-Audio and SACD (with a player with specific bass management for mutlichannel audio of course). So far I've only used this as 5.1, but when I add more speakers and go 7.1 this receiver will no doubtedbly open a whole new dimension. There are so many features to it it's hard to fit it all in one review. Any questions feel free to e-mail me. My current setup: Denon AVR-4802 Boston Acoustics VR-950 Mains Boston Acoustics VR-10 Center Boston Acoustics PV600 Sub. Def. Tech. BP1X surrounds (Upgrading soon to BA VRMXs) Pioneer DV-525 DVD Player. Monster interconnects and speaker wire all around.

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Build quility, sound processing fields, power, price.

None for anywhere near the money.

This A/V receiver is great!! I highly recommend it. I upgraded to 7.1 from 5.1 with this A/V receiver and I am so glad I did. This receiver has a feature called widescreen 7.1 which is perfect for listening to regular TV shows and movies with. But with DVD's - the THXsurroundEX is tremendous! Play the ZF1 screen from the DVD "The Fifth Element" and the sound and location of the bullets and explosion are wonderfull! My wife, who could care less about audio and video equipment, had to admit that see was quite impressed with the THX 7.1 sound vs. our prior system of 5.1 with a Pioneer Elite VSX-33TX. Look around, I got mine as an open box unit discounted down to $1,700, which I think is a great deal. The remote, while not being as good as a pronto or similar aftermarket remote, is very good. It takes some time to set up, but now it can control my DVD player and TV (every function) as well as having several macros set up to handle numerous switching functions with just the touch of one button. With it's features, good power(125 X 7), great remote included with the price, and competitive price, I rate it as one of the best A/V receivers you can buy today. (and beleive me, I've purchased and tried out a lot of them!) My entire system for your reference: Denon AVR-4802 Energy EXL15 front speakers Energy EXL-C center (4) Energy Take 2.2 satellites Energy S8.2 sub Pioneer Elite PRO-510HD Pioneer Elite DV-38A DVD player If you can swing it, go buy this receiver, you will never regret it!

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Lots of other competing products - Sony, Yamaha, Pioneer Elite, Etc.

sound

none yet

I got this working for a week and its everything I expected and more ,well worth the money. everything sounds great ,the video switching works good,This is a great Reciever