User interface, feature package, power, hometheater performamce

Puts off heat, music performance, remote,

The Denon is truly a hometheater power house among receivers today. The SHARC processors make using these complex machine a breeze. It allows the user flexibility in set up and operation. Its strongest performance is hometheater. The movement of sound and ability to customize your listening tastes is worldclass.

It does fall down a little on two channel playback. You must use the direct mode or endure a low level hiss coming from the speakers. This was a minor annoyance.

Lots of power to drive most any speaker load as loud as one would like to listen. If you do listen loud for an entire movie, make sure that your room is well ventilated. The multi speed fans (very neat) kick out a lot of heat.

Denon could improve the remote a little, I prefer to use a Marantz RC5000, most factory remotes leave lots to be desired.

I find many positives about this machine, it is one of the best home theater receivers I have ever used. I would say it ranks in the top 3 receivers availble today.

Similar Products Used:

Denon AVR5600, NAD T770, Marantz SR18, Yamaha DSP-A1, BK AVR202

outstanding sound for music and movies

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i have been reading all these reviews this past week on how most of these reviewers not all, prefered the avr-5700 over the yamaha dsp-a1. they reviewed how much better the sound quality was as far as clarity, dynamics, warmth and how less harsh and bright the denon was over the yamaha. i am a yamaha fan, and i know this is the best av amp on the market excluding separates. so i thought. i didn't believe most of the reviewers who have the avr-5700, so i decided to go listen for myself. to make this short, i bought the denon yesterday and i am selling the yamaha. you guys were right on everything you wrote about.

Similar Products Used:

yamaha DSP-A1

The Denon 5700 is awesome! Imaging is astounding and the remote controls are VERY friendly (a new thing for Denon). A tidbit for you guys...the 5700 uses the same HI-END audio DACs that are being used now by "seperates" manufactuers on all their newest systems. The DSP-A1 uses delta-sigma DACs costing very little compared to the Burr-Brown Corporation R2R ladder super-low-distortion CHIPSET PAIR DACs in the 5700, costing about 600% more. You get what ya pay for! Those DACs ARE the ones being used in over 2/3 of the seperates coming out this year, including the $70k super DAC from one company which I cannot name now until product releases.So those who say "Seperates" are better are just VERY jealous, as the 5700 sounds to me "as good as" (not better than) a $10K seperates systems I heard. Yamaha has great DSP "effects" processing but the Denon 5700 is all about HIGH QUALITY sound. The 5700 uses ADI's newest super high end SHARC DSPs (can you say DIGITAL THX!?!) with a whopping 150MIPS peak processing power, and that's like 300% more than any others out there. SWEET! is what I gotta say. I give 5 stars ALL THE WAY AROUND.
P.S. If you spend for the 5700 do NOT chince on speakers. B&W high end, Mission mid-end.

I fully agree with Tom (the previous reviewer) -- especially about the spelling and grammatical accuracy in one's reviews!
Five stars for the Denon! (This is not a "blind" seal of approval -- I auditioned this unit and the Yamaha DSP-A1 for quite some time before buying the Denon. Of course, there are people who prefer separates and that's their choice. If you are looking for an excellent, top-of-the-line integrated amp, then please consider the Denon (also). For those who are interested, please see my review of this fine product and also of the Yamaha DSP-A1 further down the list -- I put down my initials, M.R., in the previous review).

OK, I've lived with my 5700 for over 6 weeks now. It's burned in, I'm burned in, and everything is set up properly. I'm in audio paradise! Here's the best way to show off this miracle of modern electronics: Get 6 good speakers, including a decent subwoofer (and you probably already have these if you've spent the money to buy a 5700), buy the Steely Dan and Lyle Lovett DTS Surround CDs, seat your friends, lovers, family, pets, whoever, in the middle of this array of speakers and hit the play button on your DVD player. Mind-blowing results guaranteed! This is the way music was meant to be heard. All you hear is crystal clear music coming from all around you...the 5700 adds absolutely no noise or hiss. It's just the greatest music I've ever heard. It's thrilling! The quality of the bass the Denon puts out is incredible. Two-channel stereo is dead! Step up and buy the Denon....you won't be sorry. There's nothing better at this price.

have a look of this websiteabout the completion of lab report, (u can compare the AVC-A1D and Yamaha's A1)

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/tried&tested/Amplifiers/index.html

actually yamaha is out there very long time, the denon's AVC-A1 can't compare with Yamaha's new features...then they replace the AVC-A1 with AVC-A1D (AVR 5700) and the Yamaha doesn't have 24bit/96k)

It is amazing how many clueless people post on this site. The Yamaha DSP A1 also has a fan on the power supply, but you would be hard pressed to hear it. I have owned the Yamaha DSP A1 for over a year now and I have not yet heard or seen it turn on. The Denon is a nice piece but I feel the cheap plastic front door and lower build quality when compared to the Yamaha DSP A1 or even the Denon 3600 makes its retail price unjustifiable.This unit can be had for around $2100. However, I feel at $1699 the Yamaha DSP A1 is a better buy. The DSP A1 still has a better preamp section, DSP processor and nicer sounding amp section. I verified this at my local retailer who had both units in the same room hooked up to B&W Nautlis 805's. Buy what you like however. In the long run its all about what makes you happy.

Ilooked at both the Denon AVR 5700 dts (called AVC-A1D in Japan without the receiver) and the Yamaha DSP-A1 for quite some time before deciding to buy the Denon. As integrated amps, both are outstanding units (at the $2000-2500 price range) -- I am sure that there are other equally good units but these are the two that I listened to. In my opinion, the Yamaha is slightly better than the Denon for Home Theater use (the 42 DSP modes, though I'm not sure whether I'll ever use that many) while the Denon was the superior performer in terms of music (both 2 channel and 5 channel reproduction) -- just my opinion, okay. I also liked the extra power of the Denon (140 watts X 5 channels) and the build quality is superb. Though I bought the Denon, you can't go wrong with the Yamaha. I have had the Denon for a few months now and am absolutely satisfied with the product. Incidentally, I used to own a Yamaha RXV-2090 and was very happy with it but got the "itch (I think you all know what I'm talking about) to get an unit with AC-3,and DTS capabilities. Lost a lot of good and hard-earned money in the procees -- the dealer here offered me peanuts for the Yamaha (I didn't know whether to laugh or choke the guy, just kidding, just kidding), but I did end up with the peanuts (I wasn't joking here) and the Denon. What the heck,you live only once!
On another note, as another reviewer has pointed out will some of you people grow up/get a life/put your energies into other constructive activities (for Christ's sake, look at all the problems that the world is facing right now -- the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and Rwanda, drugs, high school killings, child pornography, child labor, the list goes on...). Music is an enjoyable hobby/passion (or whatever you want to call it) and each person should buy whatever pleases him/her the most and also enjoy whichever form of music (jazz, classical, blues, country, rock & roll, etc.) that gives them the greatest pleasure. So, stop the name-calling and the cyber warfare. This is one of my favorite sites and I find each visit (almost every day) to be both enlightening and very enjoyable (I think 99% of the other reviewers would agree to it). The site was meant to be that (a forum to exchange ideas and tips) in the first place and that's how it should be -- so, don't spoil it for the rest us. As a "famous" person (hints -- LA, police brutality, riots) said "Can't we all live together?"! JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE MUSIC, FOLKS!!

Just my 2 cents worth of philosophizing!!! And oh, by the way, five stars for both units!!!!

almost as good as separate

Bass Management is not flexible. fixed 80Hz.

Yesterday i went to local audio store to audition the Proceed AVP and
some other stuff. luckily,I have the opportunity to listen to B&K 202,
Denon 5700, Nak Av10, DEnon 3300 and Yamaha Dsp A1 at the same
time in the same through the same speaker! this will give some idea
how those receiver compare to each other. i listen to sarah
maclachan, track 7. (forgot the album names). this song has nice
vocal and alot of low level detail with big soundstage and very good
imaging. perfect for auditioning speaker for me because i listen to it
almost everyday.
i listen to Denon 3300 first, very good indeed. the source was Sony
xa-20 es. digital output. speaker was snell. ($7000/pair don't
remember the model). first impression, very good..
then i switch to Nak Av10. this one sounds better to my ears.
smoother and more involving. the bass was tighter compared to 3300.
vocal is more laid back without losing the detail and transperency.
sounndstage open up a little bit.just the type of sound i like.then i
swithed to the big brother, 5700, obviously not in the same level. this
beast really sounds good. no wonder people are raving about it. the
bass was more tunefull. SS opens wide. Vocal is right up the the
middle of the 2 speakers. more low level resolution. switching to B&K
202 dis not make much differences. in fact i could not really pin point
any pro/con between the two. both are good but they sounded
differently. i prefer the sound of 5700 even i think it was a bit forward
in comparison.the last receiver i listen yerterday was Yamaha dspA1
which is as good as the 5700 and 202. but it was brighter and
sounded more "edgy" which i don't really like. Anyway, those 3
(DSp-A1,202, 5700) receivers belongs to the same category which i
expected and i could rank it as 5700 to be the first, 202 second and
DSP-A1 third. after about 25 minutes of listening and switcing back
and forth with those receiver, i took a listen to the Ref 20/av5000
combo which is in the same room and most likely the most expensive
one in that room. surprisingly, the sound was not really far
"separated" from those receiver. even though it has more controll on
the bass, everything else was almost as good as the receiver.
if i'm still in the dawn of setting up of HT, i might have purchased the
5700 or the B&K. but not the yamaha. and the NAK was not far left
behind these big receiver. i think those who listen a lot to music like
me and ricky might be well appreciated the sounds of NAK Av10 which
only cost $1200.
anyway, i could not believe that the 5700 sounded so refined and
almost make the Ref20/av5000 ashamed of themself. so i went to
another listening room with more high end stuff. this time i listen to
the same track through the top of the line snell ($9000), Proceed
AVP, AMP5 and Sony S-7700 as transport. the first few seconds of
the song just "reboot" my brains... those receivers are not the match
for this setup. may be it was the room, the speakers or the front end,
but this setup sounded amazingly good,it's like having sarah
maclachan singing on the stage in front of me, the soounstage extend
all the way back of the speaker and all of the imperfections of the
recording are revealed. of course, this is a highly tweaked setup with
big bucks components and cables.
i wish i could compare my setup with any of these receiver. BTW, i
could not say that those receiver are in the same class as separates
like some people are saying, maybe they are for sub 3k pre/pro& Amp
combo, but saying that it is in the same class as MC1, EAD,
Parasound just couldn't get into my head. they sounds good...well
very good indeed..but not as well as well matched pre/pro and amp
combo. and they are far cry from the proceed setup which i listened
to.


just wanna share my experience and thought.
for ricky, i think your best bet now is Nak AV10. but it sounded so
good because its amp section is very nice. i don't know if it as
pre/pro is a good idea.
but the 3300 is well packed with features. in fact, i bought one just
to try compare with my setup and play around for a few days. keep in
touch if wanna know more.


thanks for reading.

What a reciever, what can I say, I love it and the DVD5000. What a perfect pair.