Ab Work Outs: Denon AVR-591 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver with HDMI 1.4a (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Denon AVR-591 to simplify my home-theatre setup and so far it's working perfectly.The Quick Select buttons also power-on the unit and so my preschool kids are able to press just one button ('Quick Select 1') and get the TV to work.I was also able to reprogram our Logitech Harmony universal remote so that it sends fewer commands.

I also appreciate the analog-to-digital video conversion (the kid's composite-video Click Start game is converted to HDMI) as it allows me to leave the TV on one input and never need to change it; this also makes the system simpler and more predictable.

The Denon configuration menus are relatively easy to use though I do have to keep the manual around to help me find some of the 'advanced' settings.You are required to run their Audessey speaker-test before you can adjust a lot of things, e.g. speaker levels (the center speaker needs to be louder), or 'Night Mode' volume compression.

The one problem I've had is that I sometimes lose the audio signal/sync, e.g. when I pause my Tivo S3.Switching to/from another input or program always fixes it, though, so I'm only knocking 1 'star' off my score for the unit: I give it 4 Stars.

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Product Description:

Packed with great features that assures a superb 5.1-channel surround sound experience, the Denon AVR-591 supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and it includes the latest HDMI 1.4a technology, which provides for 3D pass-through capabilities to your HDTV (broadcast and Blu-ray). It also features Dolby Pro Logic IIz, a technology that adds a vertical dimension at the front for a more exciting surround sound experience. Additionally, the AVR-591 features Denon's Audyssey MultEQ and AutoSetup capabilities, and it includes a tower type microphone for more accurate measuring.

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