Denon AVR-590 or the Sony DH800?

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Originally Posted by cchunter

I bought the AVR-791 and absolutely love it. I was a big Yamaha fan before this but the Denon sound is so much cleaner. Have you checked Batpigs Denon manual out on the internet yet? It helped me greatly on setting up the receiver as the manual does suck bigtime. What kinda speakers are you running and do you have a subwoofer?

I have a KLH 5.1 that I had with my old AIWA and they worked really well. The only reason why I haven't thrown this thing out into the street is because of Batpig. It really helped to keep my head from exploding. The speakers are not in the best position (they still need to be hung from the ceiling - I have the L&R by the TV and the Surrounds on the same wall. I know it's not the best set up but I ran this with the AIWA and had nothing near these troubles. I have pics of the set up on my profile.

Originally Posted by Imamuppet

I'll second the Batpig recommendation and I'd advise you to check out the Audyssey FAQ over at AVS. I have the 1910 and it sounds much better for music and movies with the Audyssey Multi and Dynamic EQ enabled.

Besides this, I'm also having two other issues: I programmed my Sony BDP-s270 into the 590 remote, and all the buttons work except the 'enter' button. How am I supposed to select anything without the 'enter'? I tried all four settings, along with the analog DVD codes. The other issue deals with my pass-through when the receiver is on standby - each time I turn on the TV and just want to use my HTPC, the screen goes black and I have to re-select the unit to see it pop up on the screen.

Any thoughts on these? I'll check out the AVS forum - thanks for that muppet.