Customer Ratings & Reviews

So far I am pleased... I know this is a bad time to be buying a receiver being that we are on the verge of proper HDMI 2.1 receivers coming out. But I needed something to replace my other garbage one I had previously. It was an entry level Onkyo which I purchased on BB as well but it just wouldn't play nice with my newly acquired LG C1 65". Anyways got tired of trying to make it work properly and went on BB and looked for the best sub 699 receiver that I could get right away. Well this one was the only free overnight one and it just happened to have a lot of the features I was looking for. ~ Arc/eArc works without any fiddling along the LG C1 TV. ~ 7.2 with the option of running Bi-Amp fronts. Since I am a 3.1 guy this was a nice feature to utilize that amp a little bit more. ~ Enough inputs for all my devices including proper phone input for the wife record player, something the Onkyo did not have. ~ Nice calibration even though I changed a lot of the settings after. ~ And overall clean look receiver. I have paired it with a pair of Klipsch RP600, a RP600C center and R100SW sub. Sounds short of amazing being that I upgraded from some white van speakers I got some 10 years ago... I did only pay 50 bucks only and they weren't bad just meh. But this receiver gives this speaker a nice lively sound compared to the Onkyo. It may be just in my brain but once I bi-amped the speakers along with going from the built in preamp to the receiver phono preamp the wife record player just sounds amazing. Anyways solid receiver. Feature packed and if you in need for a receiver right now and you can't wait then this receiver will work superbly. Works perfectly with the LG C1 TV.

Love my 2013 Denon AVR-X1000, and needed to replace my Yamaha RX-A7000 from 2008. So this is what I chose. The AVR-X1600H sounds great and is more dynamic in a movie theater than the old Yamaha it replaced. Now the User Interface for on screen setup looks dated, but it works and is very similar to the X1000 that I already own. So it was easy to setup for me. Sounds great…not disappointed at all with my decision to purchase a 2019 model in 2021.

Works great. There was no problems with setup. Everything works great except i am unable to connect it to the wifi so i can integrate it into my smart home.

wifi/ bluetooth connections with hardwire to ceiling speakers and outdoor area works great was able adjust each group of speakers for sound and watts.

Does it all and then some. Just buy it. Worth the money.

The equipment is fabulous, works great four our family. Pros It’s well-built, easy to use and set up, has lots of ports in the back for all the various how do you leave equipment you could want. Cons The Built-in AM and FM radio does not get good reception through the antenna that is provided. In fact, The radio is pretty much useless for that reason. My 46-year-old off brand AM/FM tuner gets great reception comparatively, so I know it’s not the weak signal. Also they he looks app and user settings interface are counterintuitive and hard to figure out how to fine-tune The surroundsound. However, The surround sound speaker balancing set up walk-through is pretty straightforward and easy to accomplish. Overall This is a great product, which I would buy again and it is a 4 star to 4.5 star product in my view.

Love the sound setup takes like 15 minutes to do but well worth it. I did have an issue still with PS4 pro screen going black over and over again. But my old pioneer elite did the same thing. Xbox and Blu-ray works flawlessly though. It’s apparently this is a PlayStation issue. Not the cord. Sound is good on it as well plenty of power for a small medium room and the HEOS works awesome for connecting a phone or iPad for music wireless. I’m sold on denon. After owning a pioneer elite and onkyo this one is my favorite so far. If your looking for a solid surround receiver this one for the price can’t be beat.

This is replacing a older top tier Pioneer Elite receiver, it worked great, plenty of power and clean sound, but I switched my bedroom to a 7.1 and my DTS HD MASTER AUDIO and DOLBY TRUE HD, did not work, I was on a strict budget, saw this as an open box, plus the store even gave a better discount, great price, had geek squad hook it up. Was worried about it’s power, but it has plenty of good power for my bedroom, best thing I am getting all the latest audio codecs, plus I can even use DOLBY ATMOS and DTS X, I am satisfied, it has a clean solid sound.

Solid sound and HDMI ports at a solid price! Very easy to set up and use. Denon pulled through with this one!

I have been a Denon user and fan for many years. This unit replaced one that is 15 years old and functioning perfectly. Upgraded because I needed the ability to switch between HDMI sources. Apprehensive at first because my older Denon 3805 sounded sweet and accurate. I was afraid that I maybe downgraded in sound. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the music and movies played through this unit. The sound is awesome and musical. Gave new life to my old speakers. The power is more than adequate for tower speakers. Setup was a snap. Super easy to hook up and set up.

Easy to setup. Receiver “walks” user through the process. Plenty of features. Hooked up with TV I bought from Best Buy, also. Great sound coming from Klipsch surround sound speakers. Speakers are calibrated on the receiver and set for optimal performance based on listeners position and speakers positions/distance from the listener. Calibration uses eight sound tests to optimize sound.

Its not cheap. And technically there are other AVRs that would make very solid "entry-level" products if you are trying to get into building your home theater. But at this level, at this price, this is the entry point for those who want to get a little serious with their home theater, and they want some conveniences to go along with it. The main thing right now is Dolby Atmos, and this takes care of the basics and then some. Its meant for normal sized living rooms, and technically Dolby recommends 4 elevated speakers for a "standard" home Atmos experience. This will only come with 2 elevated channels. The difference between this and paying for a AVR with two additional elevated channels is simply too much for the average person. But there's other options. This comes with Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization, which it uses when you have no elevated channels, it uses your regular speakers at eye level to simulate noises overhead. Don't know how, and I haven't been able to test what that sounds like with it on and off. But the good thing is, if you haven't gotten around to buying your speakers, or installing the wiring, this AVR still gives you a good experience at 5.1, or even 3.1. I bought some discreet Atmos speakers on sale, those sit on top of your left and right speakers, and are pointed upwards. The idea is that the sound is supposed to bounce from your ceiling (assuming you have a non-vaulted flat ceiling) and the sound comes down on you. When running the speaker setup, they ask you if you have elevated speakers, and then they ask you what kind of configuration. Are they sitting on top of the F-Left and F-Right, pointing upwards? Are they speakers that are up against the wall where the TV is, but near the top of the ceiling? Or are they actually hanging FROM the ceiling. And they adjust accordingly. Which brings me to the next part. The calibrator function. This is where this AVR is convenient. It has its own calibration program, called Audyssey MultiEQ XT, and this is a huge help. They give you a microphone that you connect to the receiver. They ask you for how your speakers are setup, how many speakers you have. And then they have you place the microphone in the EXACT spot you would sit, and nearby spots. At ear-level. And then they run a series of sound tests to determine position and speaker power. And then they calibrate everything so that you have a perfect, level sound right where you sit. If one speaker is slightly further away than the other, the sound takes longer to travel to your ears, and could result in a slight echo or muffled noise. it compensates for that by CHANGING the timing of each speaker so that the audio arrives at both of your ears at the same time. If a speaker is sounding weaker than the other, it increases the power to that speaker to compensate. This takes 15 minutes, and this is what makes your home theater experience pain-free. The lower-priced AVRs do not come with this, and Denon's calibrator is one of the better ones. Unfortnately, there is one complaint. Some people say that it doesn't calibrate the subwoofer too well, and its too loud and heavy. Which you can turn down your subwoofer when watching a movie to adjust it to your preference. Lastly. This receiver has eARC. Not "ARC", but rather "eARC". And if you are buying a high-end television from 2020 onward, you are going to want this. A new, high-end TV will have one HDMI 2.1 port listed as "eARC" you just connect a HDMI cable (HDMI 1.4 or higher, but I'd splurge some money on buying some HDMI 2.1 cables anyways) from your TV's eARC port to the eARC HDMI port on the back of this receiver. Makes everything easier. I turn on my cable box, which turns on the television as well, which sends a signal to the receiver for it to turn automatically and set it to "TV Audio", and that automatically turns on my powered-subwoofer, which has an Auto-On/Off function (if it detects a signal, it turns on, and after a few minutes of inactivity it turns off). It does everything. I don't need to go through multiple remotes. It all turns on and its ready to go. It detects if you are watching something that has a Dolby or DTS signal, and if automatically notifies you on screen that it has detected Dolby Surround, or DTS, or something else, and it decodes it accordingly. You don't have to do anything. If you switch over to a video game, or turn on Netflix or some other streaming service, it will recognize the special audio codec. eARC will allow for lossless, uncompressed Dolby Atmos and DTS-X audio data. The only places you will probably find uncompressed audio will be 4K UHD Blu-rays for big-time hollywood movies from recent years. Shopping for home theater is EXHAUSTING. I understand. Its like shopping for a car, and the more you look into it, the more buzzwords get through at you. This is why alot of people simply run towards buying a packaged Dolby Atmos Soundbar set. And, let me tell you. Paying over $500 for thin speakers housed in a thin "polycarbonate" slim box that look like PC speakers that came with your Dell PC many years ago, it just doesn't make any sense. I was lucky in that I found 20 year old "reference" speakers that I bought at a Goodwill several years ago for $70. This is old speaker technology, just heavy wood and heavy magnets. And this Denon AVR has the juice to make them sound fantastic. If you live in an apartment, buy a 2.1 or 3.1 soundbar and just leave it at that. If you are in an area in which you can run wire up walls, invest in a real home theater system. And that means buy a real AV Receiver. if you can find somebody getting rid of big ole heavy speakers because they're from the 90's, and you can buy the whole set for very cheap, I'd even recommend that. This AVR will make them shine. Or slowly buy your speakers over time, buy the Front Left & Right, and then a subwoofer, and then a center channel, and you will already be having a great listening experience by that point.

Great receiver, very powerful for nice speakers. Easy set up and tons of extra features. I had the AVR-E400 Av surround receiver and this blows it out of the water! Highly recommended for those who seek superior sound for high powered speakers. Definitive technology bp 9080 speakers

Bought this to replace our Pioneer VSX-523 primarily for the 4K support and because the on-screen display for the Pioneer is only usable over composite connections. Couldn't be happier with the ease of setup for this Denon AVR-X1600H – straightforward instructions that actually work as described in the manual. Sound quality is great even without using the included calibration mic (we haven't used that yet because we still need to setup our rear speakers.) Every device communicates with the Denon seamlessly through the HDMI connection and all of the ARCe functions work perfectly. We have our AppleTV, Xbox, PS4, and Switch connected and the Denon discovered and connected to all fo them with no problem. Loving this receiver!

Upgraded my system with this Denon 4K receiver since I caught it on sale and I am glad I did, this receiver produces a strong sound that I was missing from my older receiver. I’m going to purchase another one of these when I upgrade a second tv to 4K in the future.

Excellent avr. I recently upgraded from an Onkyo that was over 10 years old. So far this Denon has surpassed any expectations. I have the Klipsch Corus from the 80's and 2 new rears, center and sw from Klipsch and it sounds great. The audyssey makes it even easier for me. No more having to select what I want each time I select a new device or show/movie. It knows and sets it to a good setting. 90's movies are auto tuned to stereo and if it's not great, it sets it to multichannel stereo. PlayStation and Xbox are set to DDDSur+ and sounds great. If you are on the fence, get it.

Good sound. Kinda on the pricey side though. If you can find this used online for less than $500 get it

Setup was incredibly easy as was running the initial room correction. Sound/performace is incredible and tons of features for an entry level In-Command series receiver. Coming from Pioneer I am very happy I made the switch. Cons: Aesthetics of the unit could be a bit nicer/less 'plasticy' looking. Also, the setup UI, although functional and intuitive, is incredibly outdated graphics wise and just awful looking. And that's really about it for cons...

This is my 7th Denon receiver and I continue to buy them because they work. Typically, I have purchased the higher end Denons because of the set-up ease, functionality, and solid surround sound. This time I opted to buy the entry level of the high end and it is a step-up from my $3800 10 year old top end unit. ARC means one remote handles everything. It sounds good and has the perfect power for a much smaller listening room. Has been the perfect purchase.

This amp was all I had hoped it would be. I've had Denon parts before and they have always been excellent! This is far better than the high end Panasonic amp that it replaced, which was a gift from a friend who was an audio freak. So yeah, I am very happy with this purchase, and the Geek Squad setup was great, very brisk and enlightening and I enjoyed watching the 2 guys do their job. All around, a very satisfying experience. Thanks!