Denon AVR-3300 A/V Receivers
Denon AVR-3300 A/V Receivers
[Jul 15, 2000]
Kevin
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sounds, connections, assignable digital inputs. A super, super reveiver if you get one that works.
Weakness:
serious quality control issue on some of the 3300s Follow up to my previous review dated 6/17/00. Well I'm sad to say I boasted a little early on my unit. I think Denon makes great products and the 3300 is a wonderful unit provided you get one that was built correctly w/o any defective components Similar Products Used: Denon AVR-4800 |
[Aug 03, 2000]
Greg T.
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Everything
Weakness:
can not think of one weakness I have to tell you I am very impressed with this Denon 3300. Music is just stunning in the 5 channel,matrix and direct modes. I am using the Denon dcm370 cd player which is awsome. Home theatre is just simply awsome, you cant wait to watch your next dvd. My wife thought i had lost my mind when i was buying all this new equipment until she saw and heard a dvd through it and she said she didnt care what i spent it was well worth it. |
[Aug 08, 2000]
joshua haddon
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sound and Clarity, Remote, Power
Weakness:
none When I initially bought mine it immediately started a noise with the fan. I had my DVD player on it so I picked it up and it was cookin. So I moved DVD and let the receiver cool. I turned it back on and it sqealed and got real hot again. I tolerated it for a little while as it only seemed to happen occasionally. Once it got too much I called Denon they referred me to an authorized repair center I took it there and they had it for about a month. I got a call from the Technician it was a bad transistor making the squeal and cooking my receiver. I got it back and I can pump it for hours and there is no heat coming out of it period. Similar Products Used: Onkyo 777, Yamaha 995 |
[Aug 10, 2000]
Joel Conaway
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
AMAZING SOUND!! Lots of features!
Weakness:
POOR DENON QUALITY CONTROL!!! BUY LOCAL, DON'T BUY THIS OVER THE INTERNET UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS A SOLID RETURN POLICY!! I bought my 3300 back in July, but have only had it arround to listen to for about 3 days total. The rest of the time it was in New Jersey at Denon getting repaired. I bought it online and could only return it within 7 days :( It was shutting down and overheating at low volumes and producing static out of the right channel, even with no input!! So I finally got it back two days ago, and this morning the static started again!!!! I'm really pissed off and I'm calling Denon to try to get a NEW unit. Similar Products Used: None, first receiver. |
[Sep 05, 2000]
darryl Barabee
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Smooth sound
Weakness:
None yet, except a little confusing at first I mostly listen to music. I bought a yamaha 995; it was great at first. Clarity of detail was incredible. Movies sounded awesome. But the more I listened the less I liked the Yamaha. It tired me out with it high end and lack of lows. A snap on the drum snare would leave me overwhelmed. I began only listening to music that sounded great on the Yamaha, but not the rest of the music I owned and loved. After three weeks I couldn't take it any longer, and I went back to the dealer to test drive the denon 3300. I listened to the Denon 3300 against the Yamaha 995 using B&W floor standing speakers; I also listened with a denon set of Headphones. What a difference; the Denon was so much smoother and easy to listen to. The Yamaha sounded almost tinny at this point. I traded the Yamaha in for a Denon 3300 (still under 30 days). Once I installed it at home it sounded less lively than the prior Yamaha, but as I listened I began to appreciate the wonderful bass and midrange, and the highs were crystal clear. I currently have RogerSoundLab speakers, which sound pretty good, but I think a speaker upgrade will really make this Denon shine. Remote works for me - way better than the Yamaha. Manual was mostly good; I only needed it for those items that were not intuitive on the Denon. I'm big on the technical goodies, but in the end only the sound matters, and in this range of stereo equipment the Denon is the best. Similar Products Used: yamaha 995 |
[Jul 03, 2001]
Glenn
Casual Listener
Strength:
Good clarity, DTS and Dolby Digital, inputs
Weakness:
remote After reading the reviews about the fan and heating problems I bought this with some apprehension. I visited many stereo stores and asked all the dealers if they had heard of the problem. None of them had. I still was unsure. However during the auditions I liked the sound better than any of the other receivers. Even my tone deaf wife noticed the improvement in sound over the other models. It had a good rich tone. It did not sound like the sound was forced like some other models. I have liked the Denon very much. I use this primarilly in my dedicated home theater but the sound is equally good for music. The clarity, volume, and sound movement are all very good. It has all the inputs I need. Since I still consider $ 850.00 a lot of money I can only give four stars for value, but I could not ask for more in a sub $1,000.00 receiver. Similar Products Used: Techniques |
[Sep 26, 2000]
Jim White
Casual Listener
Strength:
Excellent surround sound quality for my movie setup. Very customizable setup for my particular room. This is a very crisp, clear unit, no hiss. plenty of imputs for optical, svideo and composit. I am glad that I read the reviews and found this unit.
Weakness:
Would have liked a different controller-LCD would be really nice. I am very pleased with the quality of this product. It is well built and delivers excellent sound quality, clean power and clarity. I use thi smainly for DVD movie played throught a Toshiba DVD player and Klipsch speakers all around. Fronts have integrated Subs on both sides and when set up correctly via the Dennon, provide excellent recreation of sound, and effects. Even Video's seem better now. Thanks to all who reviewed this before. It helped a lot! Similar Products Used: Yamaha, Panasonic and Sony. |
[Sep 25, 2000]
Joshua
Audiophile
Strength:
Peerless sound, especially with audiophile-grade cables.
Weakness:
The processing options (Video Game, Matrix, Hall, etc.) are kind of weak, but then again, I'm comparing it to a Lexicon MC-1 here... Okay, first off, Jeff, you hardly register as human in your infinite foolishness. I'm amazed that you have the brain capacity to remember to breathe, much less write a decent review of a product as amazing as the Denon 3300. That said, on with the review... Similar Products Used: Lexicon MC-1 |
[Oct 03, 2000]
theforce
Audiophile
Strength:
Very detailed sound especially while listingen to DVD-sound. Very powerfull amplifier and superb dynamics.
Weakness:
Sometimes a little bit noise from the fan. Yes, it runs hot but no problems with cooling so far. If you're going for superb listening to DVD Dolby Digital/DTS, you can go for this baby. Also performs great listening to music, even classical music. The dynamics and sound positioning already scared most of my friends and our dog. Similar Products Used: Did not own a DD-receiver before. Read many reviews and listened to this baby....and bought it. You know why.... |
[Oct 03, 2000]
mohd fadhala
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
clear with fantastic movment sound between each speaker
Weakness:
no osd for volume i replace yamaha rxv995 because the boomy sound all my friend felt that. and bought denon 3300. Similar Products Used: nothing |