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.

hi george
sounds like the unit maybe not 100%...if your sure the speakers are conected
properly ...then there is very little else to change (or would make the
sound so BLAND) ...maybe a trip to dealer with unit and get them to test it
while your there would be the best advice
let us know how you get on
best wishes
j7
www.audioorigami.co.uk

Thanks for the response. I am aiming to take it in to a Denon
distributer soon when I have the time from work. One thing I have
noticed, is that my Sony Playstation 2 sounds a lot better for music
than my Sony DVD player, one is hooked up through coax (DVD) and the
other hooked up through optical (PS2). Both type of hookups should
give similar quality sound, all things being equal. Maybe it is my DVD
after all....