George
January 31st 05, 03:02 AM
HI, I purchased a Denon 1602 A/V receiver last April, and I have been
less than satisfied with the sound quality in this unit. I have
adjusted every setting that I can find, save for turning off the bass
altogether, in this unit. I am not getting the crystal clear highs I
have been expecting. The highs are there but they "roll off"
extremely quickly. I don't even bother with the Tonal Defeat, as it
is like listening to music with a wool sweater over my speakers.
My setup is as follows:
Denon 1602 Receiver
Sony DVP-NS325 DVD player also used for audio.
Athena speaker setup all around using
AS-B2's for fronts
AS-C1 for center
AS-B1's for rears
ASP-300 for Subwoofer
All speakers connected with 14 guage speaker wire, and High quality
digital coax connection from DVD to Receiver.
Surely with this as my setup, I should be getting a better performance
than I am experiencing. I am likely going back to the dealer to get
them to send this unit back to Denon, as I believe it is a case of
faulty workmanship in this one particular unit. I auditioned the 1604
which is close to the same unit at the store (using the same DVD
player and Speakers that I own)and the sound quality was the
difference between day and night.)
If there is a hidden switch on this unit that I don't know about that
will clear this system up to be more bright, please let me know... I
would feel foolish to return a unit because of something I have
overlooked.
less than satisfied with the sound quality in this unit. I have
adjusted every setting that I can find, save for turning off the bass
altogether, in this unit. I am not getting the crystal clear highs I
have been expecting. The highs are there but they "roll off"
extremely quickly. I don't even bother with the Tonal Defeat, as it
is like listening to music with a wool sweater over my speakers.
My setup is as follows:
Denon 1602 Receiver
Sony DVP-NS325 DVD player also used for audio.
Athena speaker setup all around using
AS-B2's for fronts
AS-C1 for center
AS-B1's for rears
ASP-300 for Subwoofer
All speakers connected with 14 guage speaker wire, and High quality
digital coax connection from DVD to Receiver.
Surely with this as my setup, I should be getting a better performance
than I am experiencing. I am likely going back to the dealer to get
them to send this unit back to Denon, as I believe it is a case of
faulty workmanship in this one particular unit. I auditioned the 1604
which is close to the same unit at the store (using the same DVD
player and Speakers that I own)and the sound quality was the
difference between day and night.)
If there is a hidden switch on this unit that I don't know about that
will clear this system up to be more bright, please let me know... I
would feel foolish to return a unit because of something I have
overlooked.