Product Description
The Denon AVR-687 A/V Surround Receiver lets you customize the home theater experience you've always wanted. Front panel inputs Night Mode for not disturbing others Front A/B speaker terminals High-grade speaker terminals (All channels) Frequency synthesis tuning - 56-station AM/FM/XM preset memory tuning; auto preset Fully discrete 7-channel high power amplifiers -
* Front - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Center - 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Surround - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Surround Back - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
Audio Inputs -
* Analog - CD, DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, Aux, VCR, CDR/Tape, V.Aux (front)
* Digital - Optical (x2), Coaxial (x2)
Audio Outputs -
* 1 Analog PRE OUT - Subwoofer
* 2 Analog REC OUT - VCR, CDR/Tape
Video Inputs -
* 3 Component in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR
* 3 S-Video in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR
* 4 Composite in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR, V.Aux (front)
Video Outputs -
* 1 set of Component outputs - Monitor
* 2 S-Video outputs - VCR, monitor
* 2 Composite outputs - VCR, monitor
Unit Dimensions(WxHxD) - 17-3/32 x 5-25/32 x 16-9/64 (434 x 147 x 417 mm) Weight - 25 lbs, 2 oz. (11.4 Kg)
Amazon.com Product Description
Power up your home theater with the Denon AVR-687 surround sound receiver, which offers seven discrete amplifier channels (75 watts apiece, for 525 watts of total power). This includes for the surround back channel speakers to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for 6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1/Matrix 6.1/NEO:6 and Dolby Digital EX. The power amp circuits have been designed to reproduce exceptionally high sound quality with a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Denon's multi-room entertainment system feature lets you select different audio sources for listening in different rooms, and the AVR-687 offers two zones.
The AVR-687 is XM Radio ready (optional XM tuner required) and offers XM-HD surround sound. It's also compatible with Denon's ASD-1R control dock for iPods. It features a 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning. For video connections, this receiver offers three sets of component video inputs that maintain a flat response up to 100 MHz to ensure sharp video quality, as well as three sets of S-Video switching and a front composite video input. It also offers a video up/down conversion function (composite to/from S-Video; composite to S-Video/component).
With Denon's Auto Setup feature, you can confirm speaker phase, assess the size of all your speakers, measure speaker-to-listener distances, and balance speaker levels. With the included DM-S205 microphone placed in your favorite listening position, Auto Setup uses a test tone generator and proprietary programming to precisely balance speaker levels and fine-tune the delay settings for each speaker. The result is optimized system performance for your specific home theater room.
You can customize the performance of this receiver to suit your home theater and enhance operating ease. Adjustments are easy to make via a dialog format on the fluorescent display on the front panel, and these customized settings are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in a personal memory setting. Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with Denon's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes, which include jazz club, rock arena, video game, virtual surround, and mono movie. Other features include:
- Surround playback formats: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
- Denon's 7 Channel Stereo mode transforms 2-channel sources (such as CD, tape, stereo radio) into surround sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all 7 speakers.
- 8-channel external inputs
- Variable subwoofer crossover switching (40/60/80/90/100/110/120/150/200/250 Hz)
- Night mode
- Glow key remote control
- Power transformer for high power, twin drive rectifier, and large aluminum extruded heatsink
Cinema Equalizer
The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or other formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater's front speakers being placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. This Denon receiver's Cinema Equalizer feature corrects these high-frequency components so that the sound is clearer and easier to listen to when using Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes.
What's in the Box
Receiver, power cord, remote control (with batteries), DM-S205 Auto Setup microphone, printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
Welcome to the Minor leagues.......2007-08-24
I bought this on Amazon for 40% less than C City, & I feel like that I stole it. I have this hooked to Sat & DVD, it is only used for TV. The room is 30' x 23' & I have not had it over 0; it is way loud. I was a little concerned since it was rated 75w, but @ 6ohms it is rated 110w.
This is my first experience with this level of equipment, so the manual was confusing & redundant; plus when you made some adjustments it automatically undid other adjustments that you had made. With some inputs you are adjusting speaker volume [which I understood], but the inputs that I used [optical]. The only adjustment is in feet. I did figure out less feet = less volume. I did all my adjustments from the Receiver [it seemed much easier]. The auto-setup mic in my case was useless. One feature that I do like is you can cut it off on the receiver & it uses no electricity. I did get it balanced perfect, excelent sound; & unbelievable price.
Great Receiver...Terrible Manual/Remote.......2007-03-04
Let me preface by saying the sound and capabilities of this receiver are best of the bunch for this price point. Not only are there multiple inputs and outputs for every video source, but excellent quality conversions as well. The sound definition and reproduction is fabulous as well. Read the tech specs and brag sheets from Denon for all the info...it's all true.
The main criticism I have is the Owner's Manual and System Setup. I am a tech geek. I love this stuff. But I have never found a manual so poorly written or organized. Instructions on setup are incomplete. Directions concerning how to access certain menus don't work if one switch on the remote is in the wrong position (this switch is never referenced in the directions, by the way...happy hunting). Seemingly simple actions, such as selecting Zone 2 speakers On, are convuluted. There is a Zone 2 button on the front of the actual unit. Seems easy, yes? Just press it. But pressing it does nothing unless you navigate (without much help from the manual) to section 2 of System Setup and scroll to the Preamp section. From there, choose between Zone 2, Surround, Speaker Set A or B. Apparently the Zone 2 Preamp (a separate preamp from the main) also powers a second set of surround speakers used in a 7.1 configuration OR a set of Zone 2 speakers for use in a secondary location. That's great...that's fine. But why would you put a Zone 2 button on the face of the unit AND a Preamp setup in the 4th level of a System Setup Menu? It's redundant. Worse yet, the button on the face of the unit doesn't even work properly if the System Setup Menu isn't configured properly. Clearly, if I want that set of speakers to be used as Zone 2, shouldn't I just press "Zone 2." If I want them as Surround, couldn't I just press it again to de-select? Why not make the button on the face "Zone 2/Surround" and be done with it?
This is just one example of an overly complicated receiver. Here's another seemingly simple item. The volume control increases in increments of 0.5 db per volume touch on the remote. This is pratically imperceptible and with a range of -80db to 16db, you can quickly get frustrated hammering away at your remote like a video game controller. Alternatively, if you press and hold the volume button on a remote, the volume increases too fast and overshoots. Why not make this control interval adjustable? If you're going to preset a volume control at 0.5 db per touch (which is ridiculous), why not allow the user to customize the interval?
Bottom line: The hardware and performance of this unit is great. But the engineers that designed it are not. And the individuals who wrote the owner's manual and designed the remote must have been playing a practical joke. Did they not product test these items? For ease of use alone, I would seriously consider an Onkyo or Harmon Kardon before buying this unit.
A great entry level Denon!.......2006-12-27
Denon always has great sound, so I'm not going to waste time talking about that. I'm going to try to concentrate on some very minor things that I lost when upgrading from my JVC. So if you don't like nitpicking, then hurry out and buy this unit! If interested, read on to see if these little things matter to you, too.
New features that I love, and why I upgraded:
3 Component video inputs. This was actually hard to find, as many new receivers have only 2, or have HDMI instead.
Multi-source, multi-zone. I've always had yard speakers but never multi-source.
Video up-conversion. That means that I can just leave the TV on component video all the time without pushing tons of buttons to control the TV's input source. Much easier to plug a camcorder on rare occasions.
Independent Video/Audio select. This wasn't really rant/raved about in the specs, but I think it is very cool because you can listen to some audio while having say, a news scroll going in the background on video. Also, it turns out it is incredibly important for me, since I don't have enough video inputs (see below) for my VCR and media center together, so I have to do some fancy wiring to capture old footage from camcorders and VCR's into MPEG2.
Now, here are my gripes:
First, I've always had JVC receivers, but they stopped making receivers with enough inputs for me. So I had to switch brands. I've always loved JVC for what I think is a good mix of advanced features but user friendly enough for the wife or visitors. Well, this new Denon bad boy is tough for even me to navigate until I get used to it, and I haven't even tried to demo how to use it to my wife yet. I understand they are less expensive, but I don't like switches on the remote. Rather I prefer the device selection by button, with some indicator (glowing or LCD display) to show what is currently selected. Also, it is still difficult to figure out when the buttons on the back are active or not for each source. This will take some getting used to but I haven't figured out the pattern yet. Oh yeah, speaking of the back, it is very difficult to open unless I've got a long thumbnail!
Another small gripe is the "dB" volume indication, rather than all positively offset from zero. I've had other components like this before, but it is still weird. Also regarding the volume, it steps very small with a single press, but then advanced too quickly when held down. Last gripe on volume: With my JVC, it remembered the last volume level for each source when you switch back to it. This is VERY handy since not all sources have the same input level. So with the Denon, sometimes you switch sources and get blasted with sound.
One more thing that many people won't care about, but I certainly do. Normally when you plug headphones into a receiver (or most devices), the speakers are muted. With my JVC, you could leave the headphone jack plugged in all the time and you just switch the speakers on/off, while having headphones + speakers active. This was great because I have a wireless base station that can be picked up upstairs by my wireless speaker in the shower, or I like to listen on wireless headphones when everyone is asleep. I don't have to plug/unplug headphone jacks all the time. Well, as I expected, this is a rare, unheralded feature that I lost when upgrading to this Denon.
I also wish there were just one more rear video input source. I have DVD, Cable, and a Meda Center PC connected, which doesn't leave an opening for my old S-Video VCR, which I occasionally need. Now if I need it, I have to do a little rewiring, and then wire it back. And why isn't there an S-video input in the front for video, rather than just composite? It is cool this upconverts to component at the output, but I'll still lose a little quality when hooking up my camcorder.
Don't get me wrong, this is a great unit, and I was very pleased to find a Denon that met nearly all my needs without breaking my bank.
Product Description
If you are searching for a receiver to be the centerpiece and control of an elaborate A/V system, the AVR-987 undoubtedly assures you the never-before-experienced high quality you are looking for. The AVR-987 incorporates all the current surround formats and provides an external eight-channel input for external sources such as HD. The AVR-987 provides Auto Set-Up and Room EQ by Audyssey, which helps you achieve optimized system performance for your specific room. With the included test microphone placed at up to six listening positions, the powerful new 32 bit floating point DSP automatically and accurately analyzes, adjusts, and sets the speaker configurations of your system. In addition, Pure Direct mode was designed for those who want the ultimate in sonic quality by shutting down all unused circuitry for the cleanest and most precise stereo sound from any audio component in your system. Analog Audio Inputs - 11 Including Tuner Phono Input MM type Source Function Renaming Analog Record Outputs - 3 Front Panel A/V Inputs w/Cover and Optical/Drop Down Door Video Conversion - Composite to S-Video to Component or Composite Video Conversion - Analog to HDMI DVI/HDMI Video Inputs - Multi-Channel Audio 1080p 2x HDMI HDMI Video Outputs - 1x 1080p Composite Video Inputs - 7 including front Composite Video Outputs - 2 plus Mon/Z2 S-Video Inputs - 7 including front S-Video Outputs - 2 plus Mon/Z2 Component Video Inputs x Bandwidth - 3x 100MHz Component Video Outputs - 2 8-Channel External Analog Input Banana Plug Speaker Terminals, All Channels Cinema EQ XM Satellite Radio Connect and Play Ready with optional antenna Direct Function (Tone Bypass) Volume Control Un-muting Selectable Muting Levels (Full/-40/-20) Video Select Control IR Serial Remote In/Out terminals Multi-Source/Multi-Zone - Uses REC OUT 2S/3Z Multi-Zone Pre-Amp Outputs - Selectable Output Level
Amazon.com Product Description
Power up your home theater with the Denon AVR-987 surround sound receiver, which offers seven discrete amplifier channels (110 watts apiece, for 770 watts of total power). This includes for the surround back channel speakers to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for 6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1/Matrix 6.1/NEO:6 and Dolby Digital EX. The power amp circuits have been designed to reproduce exceptionally high sound quality with a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Denon's multi-room entertainment system feature lets you select different audio sources for listening in different rooms, and the AVR-987 offers two zones. It's XM Radio ready (optional XM tuner required) and offers XM-HD surround sound. It's also compatible with Denon's ASD-1R control dock for iPods. It features a 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning.
The AVR-987 is equipped with two HDMI inputs as well as one HDMI output, allowing the selection of multiple digital video signals (up to 1080p). The HDMI terminals also accept multi-channel digital audio input and the input signals can be output via amps. It also includes a video up/down conversion function that allows the receiver to be connected to the video monitor via a single cable regardless of the video input signal's format:
- Composite video signals are converted to HDMI, component, and S-Video
- S-Video signals are converted to HDMI, component video, and composite video
- Component video signals are converted to HDMI
With Denon's Auto Setup feature, you can confirm speaker phase, assess the size of all your speakers, measure speaker-to-listener distances, and balance speaker levels. With the included DM-S205 microphone placed in your favorite listening position, Auto Setup uses a test tone generator and proprietary programming to precisely balance speaker levels and fine-tune the delay settings for each speaker. The result is optimized system performance for your specific home theater room.
You can customize the performance of this receiver to suit your home theater and enhance operating ease. Adjustments are easy to make via a dialog format on the fluorescent display on the front panel, and these customized settings are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in a personal memory setting. Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with Denon's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes, which include jazz club, rock arena, video game, virtual surround, and mono movie. Other features include:
- Surround playback formats: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
- Denon's 7 Channel Stereo mode transforms 2-channel sources (such as CD, tape, stereo radio) into surround sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all 7 speakers.
- Audio delay function corrects slight lags between sound and picture that can occur when a video signal is processed.
- 8-channel external inputs
- Variable subwoofer crossover switching (40/60/80/90/100/110/120/150/200/250 Hz)
- Three sets of component video inputs that maintain a flat response up to 100 MHz to ensure sharp video quality
- Night mode
- Glow key remote control
- Power transformer for high power, twin drive rectifier, and large aluminum extruded heatsink
Cinema Equalizer
The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or other formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater's front speakers being placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. This Denon receiver's Cinema Equalizer feature corrects these high-frequency components so that the sound is clearer and easier to listen to when using Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes.
What's in the Box
Receiver, power cord, remote control (with batteries), DM-S205 Auto Setup microphone, printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
Great Amplifier.......2007-03-07
This unit will meet most anyones expectations for a powerful HT experience. I agree with the other reviewer that setup etc.. is somewhat tasking. The unit has virtually any feature you might want. The downside and warning to anyone is for you not to expect this to do up conversion as you would expect from a dvd player. Some might assume that it means it will take an input and convert it up to 1080p/i. It won't. It simply will take signals and allow them all to be transmitted on an HDMI cable. It will carry a 1080p signal however. Because I think the advertising is misleading and setup could be easier I give it 4 stars.
Brute of an amp with highly sophisticated front end.......2006-12-26
Denon is near the top of consumer electronics, and this shows why. The 7.1 amp section blows away Sony, Pioneer, etc.: cleaner and more detailed because, essentially, it delivers more current to the speakers. On top of this is a very sophisticated A/V control center: pre-amp, tuner, decoder, etc. Multiple inputs (HDMI for the vid fans, plus RIAA--MM and high-output MC--for the vinyl crowd) allow extremely flexible systems and effortless switching. The included microphone helps calibrate multiple-speaker systems, even from different listening locations. The only drawback is that with controls this complex, there is something of a learning-curve: many buttons have several duties, and it takes a while to understand them. Dollar-for-dollar the Pioneer/Onkyo/Sony lobby will beat most manufacturers feature-for-feature; but they all sound funny. This Denon is a solid performer and will beat any of them.
Average customer rating:
- Great performance for a reasonable price
- Great AV Receiver Value
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Denon AVR-787 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Manufacturer: Denon
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:
- 7.1-channel home theater receiver with 595 watts of total power; meaxures 17.1 x 5.8 x 16.1 inches (WxHxD)
- 85 watts at 8 ohms across seven amplifier channels
- Auto Setup feature precisely balances speaker levels and fine-tunes the delay settings (microphone included)
- XM Radio ready and XM-HD surround sound capable; control iPod via optional dock
- Surround modes: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
ASIN: B000HA85OQ
Release Date: 2006-07-01 |
Product Description
Consider that widescreen HDTV is emerging as a vital aspect of your home-entertainment system and the superb surround sound that accompanies it; you want more than a good sound system. Connecting your TV - DVD - VCR - DVR and more to the Denon AVR-787 gives you a really great audio system for outstanding performance for your stereo and surround needs. 6-Channel External Analog Input, 5/7-Channel Stereo Mode / Front Panel A/V (Composite and S-Video) Inputs and Optical Digital In Port for powered subwoofer with adjustable crossover control High Resolution 32-Bit Floating Point DSP Virtual Surround Mode (For use with 2 Speakers/Headphones) Auto Setup with Microphone Assignable Amplifier Configuration of Surround Back Channels for Multi-Zone Amplification Customization Features to suit some specific needs Icon-Based On-Screen Display Auto Surround Mode (Analog or Digital Input Type) High-Grade Speaker Terminals (All Channels) Stereo/Direct Modes with Pure Analog Path, Cinema EQ Direct Function (Tone Bypass), Front A/B Speaker Selector 56-Station Auto-Preset Memory Tuning (FM Only) Low Impedance Drive Capability, Large Aluminum Extruded Heatsink Wide-Range Play Capability for DVD-Audio and SACD Speaker Time-Delay and Level Controls - L/R, Sub, C, Surr. L/R, Surround Back Component Video Inputs are Full Bandwidth (100 MHz) Twin Drive Rectifier Personal Memory Plus, Video Select Control Adjustable Cross-Over Switching - 40/60/80/100/150/200/250Hz Unit Dimensions - 17.09 W x 5.78 H x 16.14 D / Unit Weighs 25 lbs Denon USA 2-Year Parts and Labor Warranty
Amazon.com Product Description
Power up your home theater with the Denon AVR-787 surround sound receiver, which offers seven discrete amplifier channels (85 watts apiece, for 595 watts of total power). This includes for the surround back channel speakers to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for 6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1/Matrix 6.1/NEO:6 and Dolby Digital EX. The power amp circuits have been designed to reproduce exceptionally high sound quality with a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Denon's multi-room entertainment system feature lets you select different audio sources for listening in different rooms, and the AVR-787 offers two zones.
The AVR-787 is XM Radio ready (optional XM tuner required) and offers XM-HD surround sound. It's also compatible with Denon's ASD-1R control dock for iPods. It features a 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning. For video connections, this receiver offers three sets of component video inputs that maintain a flat response up to 100 MHz to ensure sharp video quality, as well as three sets of S-Video switching and a front composite video input. It also offers a video up/down conversion function (composite to/from S-Video; composite to S-Video/component).
With Denon's Auto Setup feature, you can confirm speaker phase, assess the size of all your speakers, measure speaker-to-listener distances, and balance speaker levels. With the included DM-S205 microphone placed in your favorite listening position, Auto Setup uses a test tone generator and proprietary programming to precisely balance speaker levels and fine-tune the delay settings for each speaker. The result is optimized system performance for your specific home theater room.
You can customize the performance of this receiver to suit your home theater and enhance operating ease. Adjustments are easy to make via a dialog format on the fluorescent display on the front panel, and these customized settings are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in a personal memory setting. Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with Denon's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes, which include jazz club, rock arena, video game, virtual surround, and mono movie. Other features include:
- Surround playback formats: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
- Denon's 7 Channel Stereo mode transforms 2-channel sources (such as CD, tape, stereo radio) into surround sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all 7 speakers.
- Audio delay function corrects slight lags between sound and picture that can occur when a video signal is processed.
- 8-channel external inputs
- Variable subwoofer crossover switching (40/60/80/90/100/110/120/150/200/250 Hz)
- Night mode
- Glow key remote control
- Power transformer for high power, twin drive rectifier, and large aluminum extruded heatsink
Cinema Equalizer
The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or other formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater's front speakers being placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. This Denon receiver's Cinema Equalizer feature corrects these high-frequency components so that the sound is clearer and easier to listen to when using Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes.
What's in the Box
Receiver, power cord, remote control (with batteries), DM-S205 Auto Setup microphone, printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
Great performance for a reasonable price.......2007-07-09
I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase. But a little planning is advisable.
I ordered this unit on July 5th and received it on July 6th with overnight ordering using Amazon Prime. The additional shipping cost with Prime was only $1.99.
Right after I ordered it, I went on to the Denon site and decided to start to read the owner's manual. It was quite an education. Before you attempt to install the unit, make sure you study the wiring diagrams and the setup instructions in the first few pages of the manual.
That being said, plan on about $300 in additional costs buying the proper cabling. For maximum results, you need 3 sets of Video Composite cables (One from your television/DBS box, one from your DVD player, and from this unit to the video inputs on your television. Also plan on 2 optical cables for sound: one from the television DBS box and one from the DVD player.
Provided you did your homework in advance, and have the proper cables, the installation took me about 60 minutes or so. I used the provided microphone to do the automatic speaker balancing. However, after that, I did a little additional tweaking for my own taste.
If you set the TV/DBS box as Composite 2 and the DVD player as Composite 1 the default settings take over and there is little else to do in installation.
Past that, the sound is great and everything seems to be working flawlessly. I am going to get the iPod dock next.
Great performance at a reasonable price.
Great AV Receiver Value.......2007-04-13
I am a huge Denon fan. I own two high end Denon's (One I have had for 15 years and it is still rock solid). I bought this one for my inlaws (in their 70's) because I wanted a quality value product. Denon's value products are really just scaled down versions of their high end stuff. You cannot go wrong with this unit. It set up quickly and easily and performs flawlessly.
Average customer rating:
- Enough for a Home Theater
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Denon AVR-587 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Manufacturer: Denon
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics
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Product Features:
- 7.1-channel home theater receiver with 525 watts of total power; meaxures 17.1 x 5.8 x 16.1 inches (WxHxD)
- 75 watts at 8 ohms across seven amplifier channels
- XM Radio ready and XM-HD surround sound capable; control iPod via optional dock
- 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning
- Surround modes: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
ASIN: B000I1X6LQ
Release Date: 2006-07-01 |
Product Description
The Denon AVR-587 A/V Surround Receiver delivers a full Home Theater experience, with XM-HD Surround and iPod command and control capability. Night Mode for not disturbing others Front A/B speaker terminals High-grade speaker terminals (All channels) Frequency synthesis tuning - 56-station AM/FM/XM preset memory tuning; auto preset Fully discrete 7-channel high power amplifiers -
* Front - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Center - 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Surround - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
* Surround Back - 75W + 75W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20KHz, 0.08% THD)
Audio Inputs -
* Analog - CD, DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, Aux, VCR, CDR/Tape, V.Aux (front)
* Digital - Optical (x2), Digital (x2)
Audio Outputs -
* 1 Analog PRE OUT - Subwoofer
* 2 Analog REC OUT - VCR, CD/Tape
Video Inputs -
* 3 Component in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR
* 3 S-Video in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR
* 4 Composite in - DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR, V.Aux (front)
Video Outputs -
* 1 set of Component outputs - Monitor
* 2 S-Video outputs - VCR, monitor
* 2 Composite outputs - VCR, monitor
Unit Dimensions(WxHxD) - 17-3/32 x 5-25/32 x 16-9/64 (434 x 147 x 417 mm) Weight - 24 lbs, 11 oz. (11.2 Kg)
Amazon.com Product Description
Power up your home theater with the Denon AVR-587 surround sound receiver, which offers seven discrete amplifier channels (75 watts apiece, for 525 watts of total power). This includes for the surround back channel speakers to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for 6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1/Matrix 6.1/NEO:6 and Dolby Digital EX. The power amp circuits have been designed to reproduce exceptionally high sound quality with a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Denon's multi-room entertainment system feature lets you select different audio sources for listening in different rooms, and the AVR-587 offers two zones.
The AVR-587 is XM Radio ready (optional XM tuner required) and offers XM-HD surround sound. It's also compatible with Denon's ASD-1R control dock for iPods. It features a 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning. For video connections, this receiver offers three sets of component video inputs that maintain a flat response up to 30 MHz to ensure sharp video quality, as well as three sets of S-Video switching and a front composite video input.
You can customize the performance of this receiver to suit your home theater and enhance operating ease. Adjustments are easy to make via a dialog format on the fluorescent display on the front panel, and these customized settings are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in a personal memory setting. Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with Denon's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes, which include jazz club, rock arena, video game, virtual surround, and mono movie. Other features include:
- Surround playback formats: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
- Denon's 7 Channel Stereo mode transforms 2-channel sources (such as CD, tape, stereo radio) into surround sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all 7 speakers.
- 8-channel external inputs
- Variable subwoofer crossover switching (40/60/80/90/100/110/120/150/200/250 Hz)
- Night mode
- Glow key remote control
- Power transformer for high power, twin drive rectifier, and large aluminum extruded heatsink
Cinema Equalizer
The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or other formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater's front speakers being placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. This Denon receiver's Cinema Equalizer feature corrects these high-frequency components so that the sound is clearer and easier to listen to when using Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes.
What's in the Box
Receiver, power cord, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
Enough for a Home Theater.......2007-01-03
Excellent product for that price; not that easy to calibrate because the instruction manual is kind of confusing. Set the second zone is also not an easy task.
I have it installed with the screen in my first floor and enjoy it a lot more than the Bose lifestyle 38 set in my game room upstairs; with the JBL speakers (in ceiling) inside and the outdoor Yamaha speakers in my backyard, I expend one third of the money I paid for the Bose system. The quality of the sound and possibilities of changes in the sound is a lot better with separate amplifier as this Denon.
Product Description
7.1 Channel / 100 Watts per channel / Multi Source / Multi Zone / HDMI Repeater / Auto Setup with included Mic / iPod Input option Dedicated iPod (audio/photo/video) input for use with optional ASD-1R iPod dock, with on-screen display and remote control Auto Setup and Room Eq with included microphone (DM-S205) Power Amplifier Assign XM Satellite Radio Ready - Connect and Play system (XM 5.1) - Requires service subscription Neural Sound Decoding Serial IR ports New S-Series Simple Pre-programmed Remote Control
Amazon.com Product Description
Power up your home theater with the Denon AVR-887 surround sound receiver, which offers seven discrete amplifier channels (100 watts apiece, for 700 watts of total power). This includes for the surround back channel speakers to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for 6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1/Matrix 6.1/NEO:6 and Dolby Digital EX. The power amp circuits have been designed to reproduce exceptionally high sound quality with a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. Denon's multi-room entertainment system feature lets you select different audio sources for listening in different rooms, and the AVR-887 offers two zones. It's XM Radio ready (optional XM tuner required) and offers XM-HD surround sound. It's also compatible with Denon's ASD-1R control dock for iPods. It features a 56-station AM/FM/XM random preset memory tuning.
The AVR-887 is equipped with two HDMI inputs as well as one HDMI output, allowing the selection of multiple digital video signals (up to 1080p). The HDMI terminals also accept multi-channel digital audio input and the input signals can be output via amps. It also includes a video up/down conversion function that allows the receiver to be connected to the video monitor via a single cable regardless of the video input signal's format:
- Composite video signals are converted to HDMI, component, and S-Video
- S-Video signals are converted to HDMI, component video, and composite video
- Component video signals are converted to HDMI
With Denon's Auto Setup feature, you can confirm speaker phase, assess the size of all your speakers, measure speaker-to-listener distances, and balance speaker levels. With the included DM-S205 microphone placed in your favorite listening position, Auto Setup uses a test tone generator and proprietary programming to precisely balance speaker levels and fine-tune the delay settings for each speaker. The result is optimized system performance for your specific home theater room.
You can customize the performance of this receiver to suit your home theater and enhance operating ease. Adjustments are easy to make via a dialog format on the fluorescent display on the front panel, and these customized settings are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in a personal memory setting. Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with Denon's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes, which include jazz club, rock arena, video game, virtual surround, and mono movie. Other features include:
- Surround playback formats: DTS 96/24 decoding for DVD video; DTS-ES 6.1 and Matrix 6.1; DTS NEO:6; Dolby Digital EX; Dolby Pro Logic IIx; Neural Surround
- Denon's 7 Channel Stereo mode transforms 2-channel sources (such as CD, tape, stereo radio) into surround sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all 7 speakers.
- Audio delay function corrects slight lags between sound and picture that can occur when a video signal is processed.
- 8-channel external inputs
- Variable subwoofer crossover switching (40/60/80/90/100/110/120/150/200/250 Hz)
- Three sets of component video inputs that maintain a flat response up to 100 MHz to ensure sharp video quality
- Night mode
- Glow key remote control
- Power transformer for high power, twin drive rectifier, and large aluminum extruded heatsink
Cinema Equalizer
The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or other formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater's front speakers being placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. This Denon receiver's Cinema Equalizer feature corrects these high-frequency components so that the sound is clearer and easier to listen to when using Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes.
What's in the Box
Receiver, power cord, remote control (with batteries), DM-S205 Auto Setup microphone, printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
holy moly. this sounds great!.......2007-08-28
my old reciever Sony STR-DE875 sounded great to me. i bought it for 350 at circuit city in um 2003 i think.
i never turned it off and last year the right channel got a lot weaker than the left. i lived with it for a year and last week i started hearing crackling when playing cds at full volume. so i used this excuse to buy a new reciever hehe.
i frequently visit A/V science forum and always read about denon. so decided on this brand. next price. i only had like 500 to spend. oh and i needed a phono input and hdmi of course. i checked the denon site and decided on 887. got it from amzon for 599 shipped.
ok ugh too much writing. well holy geezus when i heard this machine. cds, lps, sacd dvdas, dvds all sounded so freakin amazing. like plasmas have 3d picture will this had 3d sound.
i am really impressed and can only imagine what the higher end models sound like. it cant get better can it?
AVR-887 7.1.......2007-05-18
Working with DENON products like usual with setup was great, the problem was the HDMI connection are very picky and if a flea so much as farts you can loose contact between the cable connector and receiver jack. Had to use multiple brands of HDMI cable only one brand fit a little better than all others.
Compatibility W/Samsung DLP.......2007-04-04
Product has very nice audio/video qualities when compatibility is not a problem. I exchanged 3 receivers at the recommendation of Denon tech support. Last time I simply returned it. Denon has told me that Samsung DLP and Panasonic Plasma TV's have repeatedly had compatibility problems with Denon products when using the HDMI conversion to display 480i signals. The receiver would not display S Video converted to HDMI on my DLP, nor would the on screen menu work (also 480i). Denon told me if I selected another brand I would have the same problem, but thus far with a Sony I do not have this issue. Beware if you have Samsung or Panasonic TV's, they may not display HDMI from a 480i source.
Great Receiver, Same As 2307.......2007-03-31
I'm very happy with this receiver. The sound quality is excellent and the features are very nice. It's got everything I need and the upconversion to HDMI is a pleasure. Most of my wires and cables have disappeared. Definitely worth the $$ and I believe it's the same model as the AVR-2307 sold in different stores (and the 987 is the 2807).
Not very good.......2006-12-07
After my H&K of two years died, I decided to try Denon. I have an LCD that supports 480p, 720p, 1080i on HDMI. Well this lovely receiver only sends the OSD at 480i. So it won't upconvert that, so I have to use S-VIDEO to get it to work (Samsung LCD supports 480i on S-Video). Also, you can't get a digital input to work on the Multi Room output. There is no secondary remote for multi room, and I still can't figure out how to adjust it from the receiver. Sound quality is also just OK.
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