Plenty of power. 5.1 is the best i've heard. Excellent construction

Remote is a bit bulky, lack of 6 channel inputs and worst of all has only 1 optical input.

I picked up a onkyo 939 for 850.00, It's protection circuit would not handle my 4 ohm Fideks. I traded it outright for the 3600. It has never shut down and I have no other problems to report. My 2 favorite features are 5 Channel stereo, which releases 90 watts to each of my full range speakers, 2nd is the bi-wiring capabilities which allow me to run 2 full range towers for a center.
My system includes:
3 pairs Fidek 8301-AL towers
1 10 in. Jbl 100 watt sub
1 10 in. Jbl 10 watt sub
Toshiba dual disc Dvd layer
Yamaha natural sound 10 band EQ
The value for me i a five star,due to the unusual circumstances of how I got this receiver, but for everyone else, I give it a four. Overall ratig is a five, this unit cranks! It is a reliable machine which provides outstanding sound quality on all types of media, especially 5.1/DTS

Similar Products Used:

Onkyo tx-ds939, Denon avr2700, yamaha 995

Nice appearance.

Not enough clarity/power. I'm convinced they're over-rating their power.

I borrowed the Denon to evaluate before purchasing. I A-B'ed with the Harmon Kardon AVR 7000 and the AVR beat the pants off it. My take is the Denon isn't bad for casual listeners, but to the discerning ear I'd go with the HK. Their stuff ROCKS...and with a nice Veladyne 15" sub you'll be knocked out. The Denon price/value was, in my opinion, way out of line. My take was it's more of a consumer unit with pro hype, where the HK really delivers.

Similar Products Used:

HK AVR-7000

Well built and price

Not enuff optical inputs (only 1) and no 6.1 upgrade

Handles all my AV needs without a hitch and plenty of power. Bot it at a close out when I couldn't afford to buy the 2001 model 3801. Pleased to find out how well built the receiver was and the simple operations. Not a lot of bells and whistles, just plain competent.

Hi Everybody,I recently exchanged my DENON AVR-3200 for the DENON AVR-3600DTS. I really liked the 3200, but they store that I purchased it at was having a pretty good sale & I was able to get the AVR-3600DTS for about $300 less than it usually sells for. Anyhow, before I purchased the AVR-3600DTS, I also tried out the Yamaha RX-V2095. In the store, I thought that the Denon sounded a little clearer and had a little more punch to it than the Yamaha - however, I have no idea weather either unit was configured correctly, and the speakers that were used are not the one's that I own.
Has anybody demo'd the DENON AVR-3600dts and the Yamaha RX-V2095 side by side? I still have the opportunity to exchange the Denon for the Yamaha, but I want to know what everyone else thinks about the two.

Thanks!
jhav

Very happy with the Dennon 3600 DTS. I've been living with it for a couple of weeks now. Sound is clear and well defined, though with my Polk RT-2000 speakers the upper end and midrange seems just a tad dry for music listening. The Pioneer I replaced had a nice warm sound. I certainly don't have a golden ear, but a couple of friends claim too and they say they don't hear it. They say the sound is "very detailed and neutral with no coloration". To me, it sounds a little dryer than my old Pioneer, but still great. Note that your milage may vary due to your personal preferences and setup.
The Dennon has all the inputs and outputs one could want including 6 channel input to add another decoder, say for SDDS, if it ever makes it to home theater (this is contary to a previous review). This unit also includes a phono input, something I found the newer mid to high end receiver manufacturers seem to leave out. I don't use my turntable much, but its nice to be able to still play them when I wish. The unit includes dual wiring posts for the center, L/R speakers in case you wish to bi-wire your speakers. As for digital inputs it has an optical TOS-link input, Coax digital input, and for laser disk fans an "AC-3RF" input. Every video input has a S-video or composite jack.

Home theater is where this unit really rocks! The Dolby Digital decoding is the best I've heard (I auditioned Yamaha, Onkyo, Sony ES, Pioneer Elite, and Harmon Kardon. With my set-up, the Dennon won hands down. It also includes some special features such as an Cinema EQ (Dennon's THX-like track equalization...nice touch), Voice Compensation (couldn't really tell the difference with this on or off), and Dynamic Range Compression which is really useful to shink the dynamic range down for listening to movies without waking up the neighborhood during explosions and other loud scenes. DTS on the other hand, does seem to be added as an afterthought and there is no separate indicator on the front panel like there is for Dolby Digital (LED shows digital and panel displays AC-3). For DTS encoded CD's or Laser disks the digital LED glows green (for dolby digital it glows red). Unfortunately, for DTS encoded DVDs (if they ever come out!) the led doesn't glow green, but remains red. The manual suggests that to verify DTS performance to use a DTS encoded CD or LD. Why they couldn't make the LED glow green for DVDs, I'll never know. Not too tough an engineering problem. Used a DTS encoded CD to check out the DTS function and DTS appeared to be working fine. I'll be able to tell better when DTS movies come out. A note to newbies: to play DTS DVDs, you will not only need a DTS decoder (either in your receiver, processor, and DVD player), but make sure your DVD player either has a DTS decoder or has a DTS compatible out port. Dolby Pro-logic on this unit sounds light years better than on my old Pioneer. Without a side-by-side comparison with Dolby Digital, I actually couldn't believe how good the Dolby Pro logic was. So good, it actually breathed new life in the re-release Star Wars trilogy video tapes I tried it on. Very impressive. As with most Home theater receivers it has some DSP special effects, concert hall, theater, jazz, and dance, etc) I usally don't have much use for these, but it has one mode that really has a nice effect called 5 channel stereo. Great effect to use if you have good quality, full range surround speakers.

The unit set-up menus appear on your TV/monitor as long as you have the video hooked up via the S-Video, or composite video out. Set-up was kind of a pain because the manual only takes you through basic setup and doesn't the esoteric stuff very well. This unit has a LOT of possible input/output combinations, but once you have it set up, the unit remembers which input goes to what output and what sound format/special sound features you want. For example, I have my S-VHS VCR setup to play through the video monitor output, using dolby pro-logic. I have my DVD playing through the digital coax input to the monitor, using AC-3 (dolby digital), with small dynamic compression (wife get's mad when the roof threatens to cave in!), and Cinema-EQ.

Remote is less than sterling, it has a few vendors pre-programmed, but it only covers basic functions (FF, REW, STOP, Pause, PLAY) and not much else. It is also programmable but tops out at around 26 codes (!?). I'll be looking to upgrade my remote (Marantz!?) since I'm suffering from an overage of remotes.


All in all a finely designed an built receiver that sounds fine to me for music (though to be fair my audiophile freinds with golden ears think it sounds great), and is just fantastic for home theater. I'd rate it 5 stars, but dinged it do to the wimpy remote, harder than most setup, weak manual and lack of DTS decoding indicator when playing DVDs.

Receiver lists at around $2000. Buyer beware, there are non-DTS and DTS models out there. Non-DTS version can be had for around $1400-$1500 and DTS version can be had for $1500-$1900. I lucked out and caught a salesman with his pants down. Sold me the DTS version for the non-DTS version clearanced price! Manager caught him as I was walking out and gave him a pretty good once over. Hope he's still there when I need more toys! All these prices are local Dayton OH prices, you can probably do better over the internet if you're willing.

Need to amend my review. This unit does NOT have 6 channel inputs. Please dsiregard that portion of my review. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused. This also makes adding an off-board decoder impossible. Still rate it 4 stars though. Again, I appologize for the mis-information. Must have killed that brain cell last night.

Like you, I am also interested in either the Denon 3600 DTS or the Yamaha 2095. As the salesperson explained it to me, the Denon's DTS was an after thought, while the Yamaha's DTS is integrated. The Denon 3600 DTS has nothing to differentiate between the older version other than a sticker on the front panel. Not even an indicator light showing DTS processing. Because of the lack of a DTS indicator, and no 6 channel input for upgradability, I'll rate it 4 stars.
On the other hand, the Yamaha does not have a RF demoulator which I need since I have laser discs and want to hear DD. The 2095 has many of the attributes of the DSP A1, yet $1k less. Also the 2095 has more digital inputs than teh 3600. Power rating is similar to the Denon, but it has 6 channel inputs. I like the looks of athe 2095 with the hide away panel like the A1, but it has a tuner. Other than that, I am in the same boat, not sure which unit to choose.

I have a Harmon Kardon AVR 25 Pro Logic reciever. I purchased a Denon 3600 reciever to replace it. The numbers on the 3600 all said that it should out perform my HK recever. I paid $1000 for the receiver from Sound City. I hooked it up to the exact same speakers in the same room that my HK receiver was hooked up in. I went through the setup witch is quite lengthy. Set all of the speaker distances up as required. It sounded like S***!!!!! My first thought was that I had the setup wrong. I called the tech people at Sound City and they walked me through the setup on the phone. I had it setup correctly to begin with.
The volume would get just as loud as my HK would but there was no presense to the sound. The highs were very metalic and the lows were non-existent. I run two Infinety BU-2 subwoofers so my systems is more than capable of producing bass if it is there.
The Denon 3600 is the bigest piece of junk I have ever owned. If I had paid $100 for it, it would have been $99 too much! I am very lucky the people at Sound City were nice enough to take it back. I couldn't wait to get my Harmon Kardon AVR25 hooked back up. It does not have AC-3 but sounds fantastic. It will be a long time before I dare try to replace my receiver again

Bought it from Kief's Audio through mail order. Very good service. Originally, we planned to buy AVR-3200, but we can't do it after hearing the sound from AVR-3600 even it costs twice as much. For music, it sounds very natural with lots of details. It fills up the room with music even when it's played quietly (~ -30db). I am now in the process of re-listening my CDs (400+!!). 5 channel stereo is fun too, but I would prefer listening to it the old way. Don't really care about the DSP modes. The setup is not complicated per se, but understanding the menu takes some time. The on screen menu is also helpful.I am very satisfied with the performance of this receiver.

Well guy's I am trying to get the best for my ear's and I need some help from you guys. All of these receivers offer you different aspects of the sound and that's why it's hard for me to make my decision. Ok,I am selecting from the following receivers the HK -AVR65, the Yamaha 995 and the Denon AVR-3600DTs and of Course with the Onkyo, plus I am trying to match them with the best speakers not going more than 900, So I am between the NHT Super Two's, Paradigm Monitor 7, Paradigm Atom with a Subwoofer, the KEf Q55, Polk. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated, since I think all of them offer excellent sound quality, Has far the Denon 3600 Is a very impressive one, a brutal HT Experience but only have a one down is the "PRICE" I know!! if you whant to get good quality you have to put some $$$, otherwise nice receiver.
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