Reddit reviews Denon AVR-E400 7.1 Integrated Network AV Surround Receiver with Airplay

Another Denon is my answer. Either the E400 or X2000 (love these new model numbers.. lol) depending on your networking needs.

On my 92" projection screen, for center, I have a pair of Dayton B652's. One above and one below the screen. It isn't usually a recommended practice since you can get cancellation if the distance from each speaker to the viewer's ear is off but since I am me and a bit OCD it comes off rather well. You get a defined middle of the screen image without an audio transparent screen and the pair easily keep up with the rest of the system which might soon be changed out anyway.

I just want to say you got lucky the previous owner labeled the connections! My sister bought a house with 4 separate rooms with built in speakers, all running to a common connection point, all unlabeled. That was tricky to figure out, especially since it turns out the living room was (as far as I can tell) never hooked up in the first place. We never figured out where some of the additional RCA cables ran too, so we just stuffed them back in the wall.

Also, you'll want a receiver. Check /r/zeos for recommendations. I'd go for this Denon personally.

This Denon has a lot of wattage per channel power. Or for slightly less power check out this Denon. I'm not sure if either has a phono input, it's not always advertised. If not, you can get an external one. I know, however, that Onkyo still uses phono inputs regularly.

Two words "source upscaling"

You want an AV receiver that will upscale analog video sources like RCA and Component video to 1080p HDMI.

This (or something like it) is your ticket.

Unfortunately Display port is going to be a thorn in your side unless you are willing to get an adapter to go from DP to HDMI. Here is one with audio

You will also need an SCART to RCA adapter

All of these put together are available for under $400. All prime eligible. It will give you:

5 HDMI inputs (one of which for DP adapter, another for DVI adapter)

2 RCA inputs (one of which for SCART adapter)

1 Component video input

I just want to say that your guides are awesome! I just started researching on home theater and they have really helped.


So I am looking at getting possibly getting a 5.1 system and I've found some sweet looking speaker bundles on amazon. I was curious on this 5.0 Klipsch RF-42 II bundle. Would that be a good combination or would bookshelf speakers be a better choice than the surroud speakers? The bundle saves ~$120 from the individual prices so I thought they looked like a good deal.


I wanted to pair that bundle with the Denon AVR-E400 receiver and SVS SB1000 subwoofer in hopes that this setup would last for a long time.

I didn't get much input in /r/hometheater, so I am going to cross-post this here:


> I want to upgrade my home theater setup. I'd like to pick up some higher-end towers, and have been on the wait-list for the Chane A5RX-C's for 6+ months now.
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> I'm curious if that is still a good upgrade path, or if I should be looking at other options? And if so, what?
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> Current setup:
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> L/R - BIC America FH6
> Center - BIC FH6 LCR
> Rears - BIC PL-66
> Sub - (1) BIC F12
> * Receiver - Denon E400 - 7.1
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> Planned upgrade path:
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> 1. Replace left and right speakers with tower variants and a matching center.
> 2. Figure out NAS vs HTPC and the universal remote situation.
> 3. Upgrade receiver to 7.2 and pull in another sub.
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> Speaker upgrade options:
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> 1. Upmarket BIC Americas -
> BIC PL-980 and PL-28II
> 2. Chane's top end tower and matching center -
> Chane A5RX-C and A2RX-C
> 3. Wildcard. Suggestions welcome! Accessories4less is local to me, so something like KEF Q700 or Q900 open boxes are on the table.
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> Room is 18x26. Use is 60% music, 40% TV/gaming.
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> I've been happy with the efficiency and clarity of the BICs. Definitely enjoyed the volume. I'm just looking to upgrade and in a better place financially than I was two years ago. Curious what I could get for a few dollars more.

I like the speaker choice if you going to space savings. If you wanted some other options to ponder I would look at these.

• AVR: Denon E400 - Should have everything you need for less money.
  
  
• Speaker Set: Yamaha - could get the a whole set for what the ML sub costs you. Since you're probably looking for small these seem to fit the bill. You could even replace the existing speakers if you didn't like the sound from them or if they are 4 ohm car speakers.
  
  
• Sub: Yamaha if you wanted something even smaller than the ML.
  
  
• Sub: Dayton 1000L again not a cube so it might work better for your setup.