USAFRetired
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New Receiver onboard Denon RIP
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Post by USAFRetired on Sept 21, 2013 15:43:52 GMT -5
Finally decided to purchase a new receiver today. Denon X4000 to replace 2807. Finally installed, really was not that bad, other than internet, still a work in process. Ran room EQ but will have to run again since I did not have both subs in place or the speakers exactly where I wanted them. Overall impression, sounds better. Going to watch World War Z tonight to get a real impression of overall sound. So far so good though.
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Post by dust770 on Sept 21, 2013 15:52:06 GMT -5
That will be a good test movie, I was quite happy with the sound, and it had some good LFE in there too! Enjoy, let us know your impressions and congrats on the new receiver!
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Post by jdskycaster on Sept 21, 2013 16:24:21 GMT -5
The x4000 is one I have been looking at as well. Very interested in your impressions and experience with it.
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Post by USAFRetired on Sept 21, 2013 16:36:59 GMT -5
The x4000 is one I have been looking at as well. Very interested in your impressions and experience with it. Set-up very easy thanks to the idiot proof help menu. Sound for OTA so far is vastly improved over my previous 2807. I feel the picture quality is also improved but really hard to say for sure. I have been watching the Vols Florida game on a local channel and the surround is far improved over other receiver. I need to rerun room EQ since I did not have both subs hooked up when I did the first time. For some reason the B & W would not power up when plugged into my Monster Power device. I finally plugged it into a plug on my kitchen counter and it worked instantly, or at least powered up. Not sure why the plugs on the 1800 failed b ut I did find an unused plug on the back of my cable box and it worked. I'll discuss more after I have more time with this thing. I was waiting for the XMC but decided I could wait no longer. I may still get it later once it's released and all the bugs are worked out. I would have gone UMC-200 but I would not be able to update since it's not OS compatible. World War Z, great movie. Sound effects from 5.2 channels was outstanding. Far superior to what I was listening to before. |
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Post by jdskycaster on Sept 23, 2013 18:20:44 GMT -5
Sounds like it is working out pretty good so far. I am mostly curious to hear the effect of the latest implementation of Audyssey in these. XT makes a fairly dramatic improvement in my HT but would like to see if there are even further improvements to be had.
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Post by gravi on Sept 23, 2013 18:32:23 GMT -5
That is a fairly expensive receiver. Why did you not consider a UMC-200 since you already have the XPA-5? Finally decided to purchase a new receiver today. Denon X4000 to replace 2807. Finally installed, really was not that bad, other than internet, still a work in process. Ran room EQ but will have to run again since I did not have both subs in place or the speakers exactly where I wanted them. Overall impression, sounds better. Going to watch World War Z tonight to get a real impression of overall sound. So far so good though. |
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New Receiver onboard Denon RIP
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Post by USAFRetired on Sept 24, 2013 6:27:26 GMT -5
That is a fairly expensive receiver. Why did you not consider a UMC-200 since you already have the XPA-5? Finally decided to purchase a new receiver today. Denon X4000 to replace 2807. Finally installed, really was not that bad, other than internet, still a work in process. Ran room EQ but will have to run again since I did not have both subs in place or the speakers exactly where I wanted them. Overall impression, sounds better. Going to watch World War Z tonight to get a real impression of overall sound. So far so good though. Inability to update from OS computer. I do not currently own a PC. Also reading many postings on this site, AVS and Audioholics I decided the Denon was the right fit for me. |
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