Reddit reviews Denon Audio & Video Component Receiver Black (AVRX1400H)

Dont get the klipsch sub. Save $200 on the AVR by getting a better Denon x1400h for cheaper, then put that $200 into the sub budget and get a HSU VTF-2 MK5 sub for $607 shipped. Bob's your uncle.

New Denon AVRX1400H $299 on Amazon

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Denon X1400h on Amazon for $300 new. Seems like a good deal to me.

Right, you'd have to plug any atmos sources directly into the soundbar. The Soundbar's output would go to the TV.

As far as whether you should get a different TV or Soundbar... Well there's a lot to unpack there. Disclaimer: These are my opinions as an audio curmudgeon.

Let's talk about what Atmos is and what it isn't. It is a way to encode sound such that each channel can have what direction it is coming from built into the encoding. So you can have a number of virtual channels, and atmos will map this in the best way possible to your actual channels and where they are located. It is better because it doesn't depend on you having the same speaker positions that the content was designed for. However, atmos is not appreciably higher quality sound. I do not think it is worth going out of your way to support Atmos. Will a 5.1 Atmos system sound better than a properly positioned pre-atmos 5.1 system playing 5.1 content? Not necessarily. In fact, it is possible that the end result has the exact same sound coming out of each speaker. Will an atmos soundbar sound as good as a 5.1 system regardless of encoding? Generally no. Will an atmos soundbar playing atmos content sound better than playing 5.1 content on regular old stereo (2.0) speakers? Maybe you'll have positioning a little more "accurate" than the stereo speakers, but I really don't think this is always better. Since you blew so much of your budget just supporting atmos, the resulting quality of the speakers is probably lower. Quality speakers absolutely trumps atmos support. In a perfect world you could have both. (it just costs more)

another disclaimer: I hate soundbars. First of all, they're pretty universally overpriced. Yours is listed at $1000, and clearly has tiny drivers in it compared to a similarly priced component system. Soundbars are usually not physically long enough to have a very wide soundstage. I don't care how many side firing speakers they have. There is no replacement for the ability to arbitrarily position each speaker. Atmos can't change that. All it can do is make the positioning within the tiny soundstage more accurate. I just built my home theater system, and I am currently using 2.1 with future plans to upgrade to 5.1. I am not bothering with Atmos. If you value the sleek small footprint and appearance of a soundbar over sound fidelity; you can ignore this paragraph. If you want better sound; I would suggest returning the soundbar and buying some KEF Q150's and cheap amazon speaker stands. You can buy 2-3 of them and a nice subwoofer and do 2.1 or 3.1, or if you have the space for rear speakers, get five of them and do 5.1. You could buy this denon that is lower end but well regarded and has Atmos support.

As for TVs... I don't know how much of a videophile you are, but the way I look at it is it's OLED or it's nothing. OLED TVs are so much better than LCD/LED that I don't really think anyone should buy anything else. The difference might be less if you can't darken your room, but if you can, it's night and day. LG OLED is rolling out the new line right now. So it might be a great time to get a deal on the gen8 ones being cleared out.

So my response is: I don't like any of your stuff, return it all and get something else. Even if you don't do that, maybe you'll find some useful nuggets in my rant. Good luck!

Nope, Denon x1400h is $300 new which is what I did. Comes with 3 year warranty instead of the 1 year of the refurb. https://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVRX1400H-Receiver-wireless-technology/dp/B06XYG978Z

Look at the Klipsch RP line. They're fantastic for home theaters.

A receiver like this would work

Denon 1400 is what I would suggest.

https://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVRX1400H-Receiver-wireless-technology/dp/B06XYG978Z

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrx1400h/denon-avr-x1400h-7.2-ch-x-80-watts-networking-a/v-receiver-w/heos/1.html

Accessories4less is reliable.

I'm also confused on how he wired it, since the sony is a 6 channel receiver, but this 7 channel should work the same if he was just sending the same signal out

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$470ish and an amazing deal on the ELACs right now.
to be honest you could cheap out and not get a receiver, but this would allow you to add a sub and 7.1 surround down the line for less than $500

Yeah, it can be difficult (see username). I was gonna suggest a refurb receiver from A4L, but while it’s normally $9 shipping to the mainland US, it’s $80 for Honolulu.

However, right now the Denon X1400 is only $400 (normally $600) and still includes Prime shipping to Oahu, so get on that right now.

For the subwoofer, I’d go Rythmik. I know their L12 is $539 plus $60 shipping to Oahu ($85 for priority shipping), not sure on their LV12R model. So depending on sealed or ported, you may wanna contact them.

So, let’s just call that $1100.

Wireless is not a native option, there is an adaptor for $100 though.

Surrounds can be <$100, so focus only on the front speakers.

For front speakers, I’d go with Emotiva (B1 + C1, or better C2) or HSU (they ship to Hawaii, but you’d have to contact them).

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You’d also need speaker wire, subwoofer cable, HDMI cables, and maybe speaker stands.

Speaker wire: Anything 18awg or lower really (lower is better, can be longer length with less signal loss). If you don’t want to be stripping wires and what not, I recommend and own GearIT’s braided and pre-terminated cables, but they are out of stock, but these look like a great alternative, you’d need 3 pairs for the fronts (use normal wire for surrounds). Now, since a roll of in-wall 100ft wire can be had for $50 or less, you can buy that if you want to save money and don’t mind the cheaper look and having to strip the wire (what I do in my cheaper setups, I splurged for my good setup). I also recommend Monoprice banana plugs (the semi-expensive cables I listed already have them).

Subwoofer cable: Amazon Basics or Mediabridge (on Amazon).

HDMI cable: I’d get these.

Speaker stands (if needed): I like this one (wire concealment and the top plate swivels to allow toe-in (so you have OCD-like tendencies like I do, it’s really cool).

Should have fully read before about Amazon.

Anyways, Amazon has their warehouse specials, you can get the X1400 via the warehouse deals. HERE

The X1400H is $329 brand new with the full 3 year warranty through an authorized online dealer.

AVR-X1400H : Which should I get?

$300 new at amazon or $250 refurb at accessories4less?

https://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVRX1400H-Receiver-wireless-technology/dp/B06XYG978Z

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrx1400h/denon-avr-x1400h-7.2-ch-x-80-watts-networking-a/v-receiver-w/heos/1.html