I'm impressed with how easy Denon made the setup procedure for this receiver. I've set up a few receivers in the past and this was by far the most straightforward. Even the layout of the plugs on the back are done in such a way to make connections easy even if you're using bare wire (although banana plugs are still the way to go). The icing on the cake is that the plugs are color coded, with a set of labels provided so you can label your speaker wires top match. My only quibble on the setup process is that the screen font used for the setup wizard is terrible -- looks like something from the 1980s. The feature set is very rich, and it can take some time to become familiar with. The full manual is available from the Denon site. It's a comprehensive 300+ page guide. But, learning the basics is quick, so diving into the manual is something to do only if you want to tweak and improve things. The auto speaker calibration is OK -- it will produce a decent sound that most people would be happy with. Doing it manually is more time consuming, but in my case provided a much better end result since I have an unusual room layout. My system consists of a Polk ES-35 center; Polk ES-15 fronts; Polk ES-10 surrounds; SVS PB-1000 sub. Over the years I've had various Denon and Onkyo receivers and have always preferred the sound quality of the Denon's. This is no exception -- five stars.

I upgraded from an S740H and this sounds significantly better. It was definitely worth the upgrade. A few small complaints. 1) Switching to speakers that are not 8 Ohms is a bit quirky, and should be on the user interface. 2) The Audyssey mobile app is very cool but it should come included with the purchase of the receiver. $25 for the app is overpriced in my opinion.

This is a great receiver - sounds great, easy to set up, lots of inputs. However, some quirks I wouldn't have even thought to research before buying (therefore providing to you now) are: 1. The volume changes in 0.5 db increments, which is impossible to notice and means you have to press a volume button a ton of times or hold it, for any noticeable changes. (I change volume through ARC so it takes even longer.) I have asked Denon to add an increment setting, and am hoping they add that simple feature in a future update. 2. The integrated "apps" aren't really individual apps - they assume you will have the app on your smartphone and port the audio data through their HEOS app. This annoyingly requires you to use your smartphone, and I'm not confident that I'm getting the full pure stream quality available. Note also that the automatic volume control is turned on by default, so you may want to turn this off for listening to music. Otherwise I'm happy with the product.

Love it. Replaced Onkyo 5.1. Easy set up with good onscreen instruction. Surround sound is excellent and it works like a charm with Harmony remote. Also pairs easily with iPhone or iPad via WiFi or Bluetooth. Nice to stream Sirius XM or Apple Music from either.

This was so easy to set up and all the features are tremendous Wi-Fi plus blu tooth and sinks with all devices

Bought a open box , came like new inside. I had yamaha tsr-5810 earlier. After plugging denon I realized the difference. HEOS is awesome. Got denon 250 to use heos. Both working flawlessly.

The sound quality is great,set up was easy. over all a good unit. My complaint is volume limit set at 70 when set on DTS. Even with volume limit set to off, their is still a limit set @70. When using audyssey the volume @ 70 is weak. If i had known about the volume limit I would not have bought the unit.

Great receiver, 6 hdmi 3 of which is 2.1. Features wise it good for the price. Not a AV expert but it gets the job done. With all my speakers.

Had to send in item to Denon for repair. The Bluetooth connectivity was not working. The good news is Denon did Repair at the job for free just had to send it out for Repair.

Love the features and Denon sound! I’ve had the unit for 3 months. It took about 30 hours of fun before I had it al down. With computer-like selection, these page to page internal maps gradually unleashed a killer sound and variety, with some disappointments (see later in review), but for the money this is a great sounding unit! I have a large bedroom-sized room for music and movies. Incredible upgrade from my previous setup. But BEWARE before you buy this model, that it’s a 7.2 output, including a second zone . The receiver can give you Dolby Atmos, Height and surround backs etc., and a second stereo zone, but you share ONE pair of speaker terminals on the x1700 for all of these extra features. (There are 2 subwoofer outs, but only for the main zone, so it’s really 7.2.) Another nice feature is an excellent phono pre-amp. One quirk. You can’t have a zone 2 set and Dolby Atmos at the same time without going to the back of the receiver and changing the wires. An internal speaker patch would be a great cure for this, but then you could just spend another $500 and get the x3000 9.2 series units with more headroom, too, although this is a punchy little monster through my Linn speakers and a KLH and JBL subs and JBL Studio Monitor 4311 sides. I have one sub behind the listening position so I can reach back and adjust 80-500hz at will. The price went up 10% a few months after I bought it, so beware if you’re on the fence.