Great reciever

not as good as seperates(but no reciever is)

I would mostly like to comment about the reviewer who said that sony es had better sound than denon. Sony music is crap. They have other great electronics, like TVs and DVD players, but their speakers and recievers all suck. Anyway, this reciever is great quality, but the price is a little bit high. If you have enough money for this(but not enough for seperates) I recommend it.

Had the 5600 and upgraded to the 5700. Too many cool features to mention, but the one thing that does stand out is dts performance. When I watched the Dances With Wolves dts DVD I was amazed. You really have to hear it for yourself.

i will put the Denon 5700 at the first place, Marantz SR-18 to the second, then B&K 202, and the last one is Yamaha A1, they are all great receiver, but i found that the Denon tends to be better sound (more crispy, cleaner, better bass, good for music and HT). Marantz SR-18 is new one on the market, it's very good, too. It's also THX Ultra design, some things are similar.(THX=THX Ultra, THX Select is lower, see the www.THX.com) But i found that the Denon's better maybe the 32 bits SHARC processor, only Denon and Sony has use this 32 bit processors on the receiver (the fastest processing power in the market. That's why it has good presentation on those small, detail and tinny sound. I knew that when i asked the saleman after i tested all four receivers. U won't disappoint after buying the Denon 5700. B&K202 is a bit too bright. Yamaha A1, actually it's not such bad, but we don't need 42 DSP, just some useful DSP is enough. That's why i suggest ppl to buy Yamaha's A2, and 2095 which is much better deal ( i found the sound is very very similar, althought A1 use 3 seperate Motorola/Yamaha processors to do the DD, DTS and DSP. And A2/2095 use Yamaha's new all in one processor which will produce less heat for better performance..)

Holy Moly....what a machine!! I just received my 5700 from Uncle's Stereo a few days ago and I'm duly impressed. It's renewed my CD collection and opened up a whole, wonderful world of surround sound cinema like I've never heard before. The array of adjustments and tweaks are so numerous and flexible that I can't imagine anyone not being able to dial in a sound that suits their ears....and the quality of that sound is first-rate and clean clear through! And practically everything is adjustable from the remote! The remote ain't bad either...it beats those monster remotes from Yamaha (Yamaha makes great stuff too---I just don't like their remotes). I took the door off of my remote, which is REAL easy to do, and it's much handier.
The 5-Channel Stereo Mode sounds great, but on some music I prefer to eliminate the center channel, which is a snap with the set-up button. I like that the bass and treble can be controlled from the remote, too. When I want to use them, they're there. Some older or poorly-recorded music needs some help.

The first thing I ran through it was the Eagles HELL FREEZES OVER DVD in DTS. I new it would be good, but it was WAY beyond good! The Eagles are notorious perfectionists anyway, and this medium is "perfect" for them.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to contribute to this site, and to everyone who answered my query for help in deciding between the Denon and a Yamaha. I made the right choice.

Holy Moly....what a machine!! I just received my 5700 from Uncle's Stereo a few days ago and I'm duly impressed. It's renewed my CD collection and opened up a whole, wonderful, world of surround cinema like I've never heard before. The array of adjustments and tweaks are so numerous and flexible that I can't imagine anyone not being able to dial in a sound that suits their ears.....and the quality of that sound is first-rate and clean clear through! And practically everything is adjustable from the remote! The remote ain't bad either....it beats those monster remotes from Yamaha (Yamaha makes great stuff too---I just don't like their remotes). I took the door off of my remote, which is REAL easy to do, and it's much handier.
The 5-Channel Stereo Mode sounds great to me, but on some music I prefer to eliminate the center channel, which is a snap with the set-up button. I like that the bass and treble can be controled from the remote, too. When I want to use them, they're there. Some older or poorly-recorded music needs some help.

The first thing I ran through it was the Eagles HELL FREEZES OVER DVD in DTS. I new it would be good, but it was WAY beyond good! The Eagles are notorious perfectionists anyway, and this medium is "perfect" for them.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to contribute to this site and to everyone who answered my query for help in deciding between the Denon and a Yamaha. I made the right choice.

I am new to Home Theater. At age 64 I have always enjoyed music, whether in concert, on stereo, in a jazz club or really anywhere..Just the last week I finally got my dream and am now listening to my (all new) Thiel CS 2.3 speakers, SCS 2 center channel, BPX surrounds (Def Tech) and Sunfire's MK II, along with a Sony AVP 7700 and a JVC 7500 VCR. I got a line conditioner/surge supressor for the main system and one for the SW which is on a separate 20 amp line. I am watching a 36XBR200 Sony and this is all with the Denon AVR 5700. I was concerned that the Denon wouldn't drive the Thiels...It Does!!! I have listened for two years to a number of different systems, speakers, etc... When this was finally installed in our family room and I finally could operate the remotes (partially) without adult supervision....this was the single best listening (watching too) experience of my life...I know that "live" is wonderful...but "in my own home...WOW". Thanks to everyone who posts here...you all have been a big help. I love it !!!

I been at this "game" of upgrading receivers and integrated amps to ensure that I have been close to the "cutting edge" of audio excellence (without going into separates) for almost 2 years now. Many of the opinions posted on this site have led me into auditioning and owning a few great receivers. I started out with a Pioneer VSX D906S, and upgraded to the Yamaha 2092, from there I went to the DSP-A1. I have now moved on to this particular piece, the Denon AVR 5700. Without question this is the best sounding receiver for music and movies (IMHO). I had questioned when I had the Yamaha DSP-A1 if it did get any better than this. Apparently so ... theres too much technically to go into, but having been able to compare first hand the DSP-A1 and Denon AVR 5700, I'm a believer!

Powerful sound, flexibility, the ext in allows you to bypass the Denon environment completely if thats what you want.

I've used this receiver for about 2 years now and greatly pleased with it. It does home threatre extremely well and is very powerful. In the past, I was not very happy with the musical side of this unit given that it was built with HT in mind. Until one day I discovered that I can hook up my cd player to the ext in, and thus bypass the Denon DAC completely. And wow, what a revelation of added details coming out of my Sony XA7ES cd player. Die hard audiophiles may also find this feature helpful.

Power,Sound,Simple,Looks

Remote

What a step up.This reciever really brings my music to ife.I love it.It seperates the channels beautifully.5 out of 5.I also got a 5 year warranty price can not be beat.

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Yamaha RX-V800 Yamaha RX-V596

Best "Receiver" I have ever owned,and I've owned a lot!

AVR-5800 on the way....5700 DISCONTINUED!

This is truly a fantastic piece of equipment,I'm sad to see it go so soon....and I'm sure we will all be back here soon arguing if the new AVR-5800 is worth swaping up for.I don't have too much info on it yet,but I hear...everything the 5700 has PLUS>>>>THX ULTRA, DD-EX,DTS-ES,7.1, and maybe 7 channel amp @140w each! It's like the new 4800 plus a hell of alot more....OK,OK, See you all on EBAY!

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AVR800,SOME SONY ES,YAMAHA-DSP1