Price Paid:  $2800.00 from goodguys

Summary:
At first i was pleased with the avr 5600 then one day out of nowhere the protection cucuit came on. The unit was dead,took it back under warranty, it was fixed in about 6 weeks.Two months later while watching a movie it blew again. Took it back and in 6 weeks it was fixed again.About 3 months later i turned to show a couple that had come over, did'nt even get to touch the volume level,it blew again.......once more it was fixed in about 6 weeks.They finally told me an out board item was the problem.all wires are monster,banana clips.my harman kardon works perfectly with my speaker combo.. The other day my wife turned it on and puffff,blown again .......i give up..I'll get it fixed and use it for a fishing weight.please don't buy this product.

Strengths:
sounds great, home theater will impress anyone.

Weaknesses:
protection curcuit stinks , you would think for this price it would really be a "protection curcuit"not a smoke cucuit.

Similar Products Used:
harman kardon kenwood kr 9600 (this unit still works like new)

Price Paid:  $750.00 from e-bay

Summary:
Well I waited a long time to get this receiver. I actually read almost ALL of these reviews, which I think are invaluable to consumers who love audio/video equipment. I really had to wait for the price to drop to a point I could convince my FONSAY was reasonable. The 4800 is really very good. It has a much CLEANER sound than my Yamaha RXV-890 did. The Yamaha was warmer, but less detailed. Maybe the DAC's in the denon make the difference. I am learning all the functions of the unit now, and I actually like the fact that it has a fan, later incarnations of the AVR-4800 ie 4802, 4803 do not. It has never come on but it is there to protect electronics. DTS, DD and DIRECT modes sound great. I had SAE seperates a long time ago (A501 amp, P102 preamp) and this unit sounds MUCH better. My only gripe is that the ASSIGNABLE amps are limited. I wanted more flexibility with hook- ing up an AMP which is CLEANER. But the Denon will only let me use it when I have programmed it for 7.1 not 5.1 I wanted to simply run two channels of the 5 with the additional amp, not 7.1 at all. Other than that the product is great. In USE with: Snell E.5 speakers Paradigm Mon. 9 speakers Onkyo DVD-S525 player Hughes GAEBO satellite receiver Phillips Hi Fi VCR

Strengths:
Clean sound Alot of power Much flexiblity, but could use better AMP assign menu. Great build quality

Weaknesses:
Better AMP routing would allow unit to be used as PRE/PRO with added upgraded AMP.

Similar Products Used:
Yamaha RX-V890 SAE A501

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This has been discussed here earlier, but I would like to reiterate how bad Denon customer service is. After owning the 4800 for 5 months it died on me. I took it to a "Denon Authorized Repair Center" who kept it for a month before they told me that they could not get the correct parts from Denon to repair it. Then I sent it to Denon. Four months later I got it back and it has been fine since then. Denon had it for a good percentage of the warranty period. This is a good product, I have been pleased with the performance. But is it really better than other receivers in it's price range? I'd say it is better than most receivers, but not all(Onkyo, Marantz, Outlaw & Pioneer Elite are just as good if not better) Is it better than decent separates? Maybe some, but definitely not all. If you try hard and shop around you can do better and find a company that supports it's products and cares about it's customers. More recently I had a Denon Progressive Scan DVD/DVDA/CD carousel die on me. It was only 2 months old. Denon has had it for a month and I am guessing they will have it for a lot longer. I will never buy or recommend another Denon product. Clearly I have had bad luck with Denon. But should you really have to ask yourself how lucky you feel before spending ~$1500 on a piece of electronics?

Price Paid:  $1800.00 from sound advice

Summary:
there is not a better receiver made at this price.i came to this conclusion after subscribing to these magazines,and owning this receiver for over a year.. sources:the perfect vision, sound advice,hometheater,stereophile guide to home theater,sound and vision,stereophile,sound advice!there is a moron who put forth his review 4 reviews earlier . his sentences do not make sense! are we to seriously consider his and others negative comments about this receiver? there should be an IQ test for these reviews!!!!!!first, one should know the rating in watts at 8 ohms for their speakers. secondly,keep the volume at reasonable levels.third, purchase speakers up to the task.fourth,read the instructions....

Strengths:
best sounding receiver out there.the denon avr 5800 is the only one betterand it costs 3800.00 equal to high end seperates.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
in order of sound quality;denon,b&k,onkyo,harmon kardon,marantz,nad,rotel,pioneer,sony,jvc,kenwood.yamaha......

Price Paid:  $1800.00 from sound advice

Summary:
there is not a better receiver made at this price.i came to this conclusion after subscribing to these magazines, sources:the perfect vision, sound advice,hometheater,stereophile guide to home theater,sound and vision,stereophile,sound advice!

Strengths:
best sounding receiver out there. equal to high end seperates.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
in order of sound quality;denon,b&k,onkyo,harmon kardon,marantz,nad,rotel,pioneer,sony,jvc,kenwood.yamaha......