Official Denon Owners Thread

[cbb223]

Hey guys I recently got the X2300W series and this is my first Denon. Loving it so far but the sounds modes are confusing to say the least. I'm usually doing Pure Auto mode and my players are bitstreaming the audio. Everything is connected via HDMI to the receiver and the receiver to the TV via HDMI.

I'm usually seeing DTS or DTSHD + Neural X . I understand Neural X is up mixing but is there a way to change this if I want to have it default to the correct track on the disc? I can't for the life of me find out how if you can from the manual. Cheers to anyone who can enlighten a Denon newbie.

[solarrdadd]

Push that green button under sound modes and have fun.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

Push that green button under sound modes and have fun.

New firmware allows you to apply Dolby Surround to DTS-H Master and Neural X to Dolby Digital...
It just feels weird to even think of mixing anything Dolby with anything DTS or vice versa...It feels like this...
....

[BobbyMcGee]

Updated my Denon S910W yesterday and watched a bit of "Train to Busan" with its DTS-X audio track, very pleased with the results.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by oldgame

If you have this years or last years receiver capable of running 11.1 and you are running 11.1 check for static coming from your speakers. Denon is aware of the problem. When running audyessey a static noise comes from the speakers. It's seems louder in the surrounds and heights. When you shut off audyessey the noise should disappear. Anyone else notice this?

I have been hearing the static noise lately on my 5.1.2 with Dynamic EQ + Dynamic Volume on...I thought one of my speakers blew but it happens even at lower master volume levels! Is Denon going to fix this??

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

I have been hearing the static noise lately on my 5.1.2 with Dynamic EQ + Dynamic Volume on...I thought one of my speakers blew but it happens even at lower master volume levels! Is Denon going to fix this??

this is for you and "oldgame", are you sure it's the denon that's at fault? do you hear that "static noise" on every input and do you hear it from every speaker or only some speakers? lastly, do you hear it from your where you sit or do you have to put your head close to the speaker to hear it?

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

this is for you and "oldgame", are you sure it's the denon that's at fault? do you hear that "static noise" on every input and do you hear it from every speaker or only some speakers? lastly, do you hear it from your where you sit or do you have to put your head close to the speaker to hear it?

I hear it from my seated position but not all the time. But I either never noticed before or it is something that's been happening just recently. Not sure if it is source- related or Denon- related

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

I hear it from my seated position but not all the time. But I either never noticed before or it is something that's been happening just recently. Not sure if it is source- related or Denon- related

I'm sure it would help everyone if you (and oldgame) would cycle through your inputs and determine and let us know if you hear it on one or all inputs as well as one, more or all speakers. also, do you hear it when the mute feature on the denon is activated or if you are watching a movie or cable tv and you press the pause button?

another good test along those lines is go through all the inputs without powering up the sources for those inputs and see if you hear this noise then. if you do, remove the hdmi from those inputs and see if you still hear that noise. if you still hear that noise, on the inputs where the source has been paused, not powered up or the hdmi removed from the receiver, then, you have a receiver problem. let's hope it's something simple like the cable box or the hdmi cable for now.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

I'm sure it would help everyone if you (and oldgame) would cycle through your inputs and determine and let us know if you hear it on one or all inputs as well as one, more or all speakers. also, do you hear it when the mute feature on the denon is activated or if you are watching a movie or cable tv and you press the pause button?

another good test along those lines is go through all the inputs without powering up the sources for those inputs and see if you hear this noise then. if you do, remove the hdmi from those inputs and see if you still hear that noise. if you still hear that noise, on the inputs where the source has been paused, not powered up or the hdmi removed from the receiver, then, you have a receiver problem. let's hope it's something simple like the cable box or the hdmi cable for now.

It seems to come more from wherever the dialogues come from...like old radio static noise.
Could low bitrate streaming content cause this due to high compression?

[punisher]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

It seems to come more from wherever the dialogues come from...like old radio static noise.
Could low bitrate streaming content cause this due to high compression?

[evoll]

Do you hear it if you turn off dynamic eq?

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by evoll

Do you hear it if you turn off dynamic eq?

Havent tried that as I always keep Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume on. What I also need to try tis to rewind and play the same segment and see if the screeching noise occurrs always at the same moments.
Will keep posted.

[oldgame]

My uncle had the same receiver as I did. When he upgraded to 11.1 the static noise started. When Audyysey is turned off it goes away. We switched to Marantz and it's alot better.There still is a slight but very minor static noise in the Marantz, but it's nothing compared to the Denon. You have to talk to someone beyond customer service from Denon to get any straight answers.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by oldgame

My uncle had the same receiver as I did. When he upgraded to 11.1 the static noise started. When Audyysey is turned off it goes away. We switched to Marantz and it's alot better.There still is a slight but very minor static noise in the Marantz, but it's nothing compared to the Denon. You have to talk to someone beyond customer service from Denon to get any straight answers.

No static when sound is on mute. I hear it more coming from the dialogues at louder volume.

[punisher]

check your wiring to the center channel...hard wire it to the terminals, no banana plugs at either end. If it still continues try another center speaker.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by punisher

check your wiring to the center channel...hard wire it to the terminals, no banana plugs at either end. If it still continues try another center speaker.

The wires are plugged in just fine. Speaker wires either are well connected and work or they are not fully connected and don't work...nothing in between

[punisher]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

The wires are plugged in just fine. Speaker wires either are well connected and work or they are not fully connected and don't work...nothing in between

once again Rock you put your foot in your mouth

aren't you due for another vacation here? Hopefully a real long one this time.

[solarrdadd]

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by punisher

once again Rock you put your foot in your mouth

aren't you due for another vacation here? Hopefully a real long one this time.

I am not the one asking to "check the speaker wires"? I might even understand to check for damages in my center speaker, but the speaker wires?

[solarrdadd]

if your Blu-ray player has analog out (multichannel or stereo) connect that into your receiver (whichever it supports multi/stereo) and play the same thing that you were getting "static" with. if it plays clean and you don't have issues then you might have either an hdmi board issue or perhaps a DAC issue.

if analog plays clean each time, but, when you switch back with the same source device to digital you can narrow your focus.

my old Onkyo 5507 pre-amp, had an issue just like what I described. it had an hdmi board issue and at any given moment produced crackling noises in the right front channel from any digital source. when I used analog from all sources into the pre-amp, audio was flawless.

I'm not saying your having this type of an issue, but, I did experience something similar before. turning on and off dynamic "anything" did nothing it was a digital issue in my case.

I have had no such issue with either of my Marantz pre-amp or receiver.