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Denon AVR-1604
Denon AVR-1604
MSRP: $ 400.00

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Reviewed by:

djc

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
April 13, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 1 of 2

Price Paid:  $299.00 from Listenup.com

Summary:
Having been a Denon fan for many years, I decided to by this unit and see how it performed. I hooked it up to my 3 Kef Q15.2's, Celestion MP1's for the rear and an Athena ASP-400 Sub. I use a Toshiba 36" TV. Set up was relatively easy, though the Japanese to English translation has always been sore spot witn me regarding the op manual. The Denon's D/A's are good and provide an excellent soundstage. The center volume needs to be carefully adjusted for effective dialogue presentation though. Bass out put was very good only limited to the Athena's placement in my room. I did measure output down to 36Hz.

Strengths:
Plenty of Power, easy to use, decent sized display, compares very well with similar priced units from other mid-fi companies.. I think it sounds better than the RXV540 from Yamaha and is dead even with the more laid back 502 from Onkyo.

Weaknesses:
None really for the price point.. a backlit remote should be included.

Similar Products Used:
Onkyo TXSR 502, Yamaha RXV 540, Pioneer VSXD-812


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Rating
Reviewed by:

djc

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
April 13, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Rate this review?

Review 2 of 2

Price Paid:  $299.00 from Listenup.com

Summary:
Having been a Denon fan for many years, I decided to by this unit and see how it performed. I hooked it up to my 3 Kef Q15.2's, Celestion MP!'s for the rear and an Athena ASP-400 Sub. I use a Toshiba 36" TV. Set up was relatively easy, though the Japanese to English translation has always been sore spot witn me regarding the op manual. The Denon's D/A's are good and provide an excellent soundstage. The center volume needs to be carefully adjusted for effective dialogue presentation though. Bass out put was very good only limited to the Athena's placemtn in my room. I did measure output doen to 36Hz.

Strengths:
Plenty of Power, easy to use, decent sized display, compares very well with similar priced units from other mid-fi companies.. I think it sounds better than the RXV40 from Ymaha and is dead even with the more laid back 502 from Onkyo.

Weaknesses:
None really for the price point.. a backlit remote should be included.

Similar Products Used:
Onkyo TXSR 502, Yamaha RXV 540, Pioneer VSXD-812


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