Denon AVR-1508 Dolby Digital EX Decoding A/V Receiver

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Denon AVR-1508 Dolby Digital EX Decoding A/V Receiver Features 75 watts x 7 channels Analog Devices Melody 100 32 bit floating point DSP processing XM Radio ready HDMI 1.3a video switching with deep color suppor 24bit/192kHz A/D Denon AVR-1508 Dolby Digital EX Decoding A/V Receiver Overviews Denon AVR-1508 Dolby Digital EX Decoding A/V Receiver Related Products Milwaukee 2300-20 M-Spector Digital Inspection Camera, AA Battery Powered Samsung BD-P1600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black) Apple Airport Express AudioSource AMP-100 2-Channel Bridgeable Stereo Power Amplifier Customer Review Best Customer Review : I was replacing a Marantz SR7500 with this receiver! Audio quality is good. It seems to be driving a old Martin logan speakers (which are usually picky - needs good high power current amplifiers at 6 or 4 ohms to drive them). Denon 1508 is still not up to it and falls a little short. But I am not hearing any other extra noises/sounds/hisses from the amplifier. Cons: 1. remote is still too complex to use; still don't know how to setup other components to work correctly with this remote ( I had programmed Marantz and before that even a harmon-kardon remotes correctly!) 2. Didn't give an onscreen for configuring the receiver, though I have the TV attached using component cables. 3. video: no upgrading to even 720p at this price; just a passthrough Update after 6 months of use:Finding more problems as I try to use different features! Tried connecting HDMI input of DVD player to the receiver; looks like this receiver can only connect HDMI to HDMI (won't work unless you connect your TV to HDMI) Update: Another thing I found was the volume is low with Martin logans compared to if I use a normal 6 or 8 ohms speakers - this does mean that it is straining to supply high currents. Customer Review 1 : Features aren't features if you can't find them - RestonGL - Reston, VA USA I bought this as an inexpensive centerpiece for a basement AV system. Input, outputs and sound are fine. I almost wish I had paid more for a better designed unit. The manual is terrible. And there are so many "features" I will never use getting in the way of the simple ones I would like to find (for instance how do you get to the bass and treble controls!!!). Also, if you don't wear glasses then get some. The front panel controls are very small.