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I've hooked up my laptop via optical and external soundcard as "CD" so every time I need to listen to music I have to turn over the remote, open the back and select "CD". Personally, it was very easy to follow. Took it to a Denon repair shop, they changed some parts, brought it home and nope, it ain't fixed. Biggest surprise: The 1907 was selling for over $500 last year. You can listen for hours and not tire. Not that complicated, really.Now for the bad part - the receiver 'broke' after 3 months of use. Next I fine tuned the sound via the manual setup.
The English is easy to follow. I love the remote, it has a heavy quality feel to it. Its similar stuff to that in my Yamaha receiver. Setup was easy for me. If auto, insert mic, place in 6 different listening positions.If manual, 'setup one item at a time as you go step by step' in logical sequence. The sound is warm and pleasant compared to the Yamaha receiver its replacing. My only gripe is that the remote is front and back. You can never go wrong with this.
Given how great quality of the sound is, I'm standing by my Denon. The problem - within 5min of use, it automatically turns off and puts itself in protection mode. Its logically designed - manual or auto setup. Took it to another Denon repair shop a week ago, awaiting their response. After 3 months I can say the Denon receiver 1908 is a great product. I've seen a few complaints against the manual. Matched well with my Athena speakers.
Not a big deal but seems like a hassle. First I used the automatic setup with the provided audyssey mic. This discovers the distance & sizes of your speakers and sets up the sounds. I got the 1908 for a little over $300 brand new on Amazon.
They all work great together for a superb audio and visual experience. The HDMI 1.3 switching is just what I needed for my HD-DVD player and my HDTV. I have been using this receiver for a few weeks now, and it is everything I hoped it would be. The surround sound is just great, and I am making good use of all the options for inputs and outputs that this fantastic box offers. The price of this unit is very reasonable considering the great technology and performance that you get for your money.
After all the trials, it turned out the receiver was faulty and Denon guys asked me to return it. I'm going to buy the same receiver (since I have heard raving reviews about this particular one) and try if that will work out. I was excited to hook this up with my 5.1 system and worked patiently with Denon customer service. Keeping fingers crossed.
Doesn't actually tell you how to use the product. The user interface is, if anything, slightly worse. Worst manual I've ever seen in an electronics product. For example, there is a button called "analog". No idea what it does, but after you press it, you can never turn it off. Tells you all sorts of details of how to alter the crossover frequencies, and such. These guys need to get lessons from Apple.
That being said the sound is great once set up. The menu system is like something from 1990. Unless you are very experienced with these types of components you can forget about setting this receiver up yourself. The manual instructions are terrible. Better call in the Geek Squad on this one.
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