My "theater" is really just a 55" TV sitting in a pretty nice oak entertainment cabinet where it is surrounded by 19th Century antiques. Lately, the audio has been popping and crackling and sputtering in a really offensive way. But that's just Donald Trump. The Denon receiver does a fair job...
I've been limping along with an older Denon 5.2. It does a great job...but it's a 5.2. I've got the speakers for better and it's criminal not to have a receiver capable of doing them justice. Gimme, gimme! :wub:
Honestly, my ideal Atmos setup is one that I don't have to pay for myself. I'm very flexible about the specs in every way but one -- cost -- so this looks like the ideal system for me!
I used to have a very solid and serviceable Onkyo Receiver - analog - that was a joy to use. But times change, and with it goes otherwise decent equipment. My husband wanted something new so we got a Denon. It's serviceable, too, but seems much more complicated to use. Yes, it does everything...
My current receiver -- a recently purchased Denon 5.1 -- came highly recommended...by a salesman on commission, I think. It works. Just not very well. Both movies and music bring much joy to my life and I'm very serious about them. I need serious equipment to do them justice. Let's start with...
I've spent the past 35 years spending much of my money obtaining a music collection I am proud of. It crosses musical genres from classical to classic rock, from country to Celtic, from bluegrass to R&B to jazz, with a little opera and Broadway musical thrown in. My CD collection numbers about...