Crutchfield and Denon, THE best!

Replacing an older Denon. In a word, OUTSTANDING! Plenty of power for the main room and plenty of power for zone 2, (four rooms, two speakers each). This Denon warmed the sound of the Klipsch speaker. Install was easy had two questions, call Crutchfield CS, on a Saturday afternoon, Jeff walked me through my questions and helped me more than I could ask for. Crutchfield is the place to buy all your audio needs. Denon has dramatically improved the ease of install for sure and the remote is easy to use!

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Cannot Recommend

I had high hopes going into this review thinking the company had seen the advantage its superior objective measurements in the past and would try to capitalize on them. Sadly, the reverse seems to be true with the DAC section taking a large step backward. Considering that the 3800 costs $500 more than 3700H, this is very surprising to me. Yes, inflation has a lot to do with that but surely the eye needed to be focused on making sure they at least met the same level of performance as last generation. The good news is that the amplifier seems to be same design as last generation and has only taken a small hit. Denon had been my "goto" recommendation for AVRs and even AVPs. When anyone asked me about either, I would just say "get a Denon AVR." While subjectively the performance of this new generation may be similar, I can't accept the regression in objective measured performance. It is with much sadness that I cannot recommend the Denon AVR-X3800H.

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Denon AVR-X3800H

doesn't get better than denon. easy set up, everything is perfect, 9.4

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Holy cow what a difference. Had been using an older Pioneer for 15 years that I "thought" sounded good. Boy howdy was I wrong. Even for minor things like YouTube videos it fills the whole room with sound. Running a 7.2.2. Movies like Fury Road sound amazing. The set up microphone worked great. Ran it two times because the first time I had it too far forward causing the rear channel to be too loud. Moved it back, reran, now sounds great. Hoping this one will last me another 15 years like my previous unit.

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Setup

Hard to get setup.

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I would like a little more oomph.

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Waiting for AV consultant to install with new matrix and sound system.

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Went from a Nakamichi soundbar to this and wow, what a difference! This was really user friendly and easy to setup.

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Wanted to upgrade to a 7.2.4 ATMOS config

Love this AVR. Upgraded from a Yamaha TSR-7000 (RX-V6A). Both AVRs sound great but I wanted to go from a 5.1.2 Atmos set up to a 7.2.4 Atmos set up. The Denon gave me that flexibility. Setup was easy and without any glitches. I'm using a Emotiva BasX A7 to power my 3 front speakers. Once I've settled in with the Denon, I'll add two front heights and 2 rear surround speakers.

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Great Receiver

I was using another brand receiver when the last two purchased failed shortly after warranty. That is when I decide to try the Denon. I am truly impressed with the ease of setting it up. The sound is great and changing from one input to the other is the easiest that I have ever experienced. I can even use my HD DVD player, remember them. My Oppo UDP-203, which my other receiver had issues playing through it, plays with ease through the Denon AVR-X3800. The 4 sub outputs is great as now my Def Tech tower subs have their own inputs. For those who would use Bluetooth the connection was a breeze. I am using the 3800 as an 11.4 with the extra 2 channel amp and the sound is Great. I would gladly recommend this unit.

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Major change to my system. Added Denon receiver, SVS sub-woofer and SVS Elevation speakers. Fantastic sound difference from the old system.

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Solid performance waiting for Dirac

Solid receiver does everything I need it to do smoothly and sounds good. I'm impatiently waiting for the Dirac upgrade that's the foremost reason I bought this. I've heard a system with it and it's definitely awesome

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It arrived quickly and I had it set up and playing very quickly. Sounds great!

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Nice improvement over my older model

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Nice clean sound and easy to set up.

My latest Denon. I'm a big fan of their multi-channel stereo mode. Good for music during a party.

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Denon AVR-X3800H

After 15 plus years, I had to retire my Onkyo AV TX-SR705 which still functions like a champ and yes I purchased this receiver from Crutchfield! The reason for the purchase is that I am updating to a current technology. The Denon AVR-X3800H does everything and more-from processing speed to all the connections and current to future available HDMI ports (8K). I also purchased the AudioQuest Carbon 48 HDMI cables--cables do make a difference. I tuned in the audio as outlined by Denon and Wow...my surround sound is fantastic. The turn around time from purchase to receiving was fast and packaged wrapped for any type of weather. I could have purchased somewhere else but Crutchfield just does it better!

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Significant Upgrade

I updated a Denon 3310 to take advantage of 4K video and ATMOS audio. I am impressed. This is performing above my expections (Movies, Music and TV). Set up is simple and personalization is very accessible. I reccomend this highly.

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The sound is excellent, setup is easy. The included remote works fine but I'm disappointed that it can't control other devices even though the denon remote app can.

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Crutchfield Customer Service

The 5 Stars is for Crutchfiled's customer service. I decided to return the Denon after it arrived. I didn't open or use so I can't comment on the receiver itself.

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Room to Grow!

The Denon AVR-X3800H has everything and more than I need! Plenty of room for further expansion down the road. Currently using 6 speakers, center channel and 2 subs, have tried it in several different configurations and each one has great results. Just takes a bit of time to read the downloaded manual and understand what all is available to you with this receiver. So much more to enjoy and looking forward to finding out what I will want to expand on. Haven't had any Atmos movies to try yet but am expecting great things when I do. This did not disappoint!

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Great receiver once you get through the setup

Once you figure it out, this is a great receiver. Assisted setup is not very good beyond just connecting speakers. Downloaded manual is fair, but still is a bit confusing - since this is the first receiver I've set up in 23 years. Greatest problem was getting my sub to work. It was dead, worked on my trusty Yamaha when reconnected it. A call to Eric in Tech Service had me checking a bunch of speaker setup options and identified the old cable as the possible problem. A new cable didn't fix it. I kept digging under speaker setup and found if I changed the front speakers from small to large (as my floor standing Paradigms are), all of a sudden the sub fired up. Someone tell Eric this... So I took 1 star off for this, but am truly happy with the way the receiver now performs.

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Huge leap in features and sound quality.

Im a long time Denon owner and I usually refresh my receiver on a 10 year cycle. My previous receiver is a 3313 CI. I don't have what most would consider an ideal listening area so I was skeptical of a noticeable improvement with sound quality. However, this unit is a definite upgrade. The on screen display is much better as well. I wish the remote had some more buttons to control other devices. The software from Denon is still poor.

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Denon 3800h

I replaced an Integra receiver (dx-3.4) with the 3800 , the Denon sounded much better to me and had more speaker connections so I could add up to 11 speakers. the build is excellent .

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Denon AVR-X3800H

Probably the best bargain in receivers today, excellent in every way .

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Fantastic sound qty. love the new setup AI. Love the no cost addition of Auro-3D Don't like the loud clicking noise the transformer makes when you switch surround modes. First thing you should do before setting up is update the firmware. I had all kinds of issues before I did.

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Fantastic 2022 Receiver

Excellent receiver for the heartbeat of a home theater system. I am using this receiver with B&W speakers, a JL Audio subwoofer and Sony 4K TV. It was an upgrade from Denon AVR-X3400H. It does everything well. Great sound, great interface and incredibly flexible for sound and video adjustments. It sounds fantastic for home theater, streaming TV and music. It is hard to beat the simplicity and sound of Denon and Marantz receivers. Highly recommended.

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Exelente sonido

Fácil de conectar siguiendo instrucciones que proyecta el mismo equipo

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great idea with some issues to address

The idea of this receiver is great. 4 sub outputs ! however I could not pass even 1080p to my Epson projector even after a firmware update. Not sure what happened. My old recover could pass even 4k 60hz non hdr so maybe its a glitch not sure. Also after calibration audyssey xt32 the hi range seem compressed I have heard this can be corrected w the app only running 0-500 hz. Did not understand how to adjust bass or treble or my subs level w receiver however did not download any apps. So for now I returned and went back to my Onkyo receiver maybe if the issues can be addressed I will try it again. Crutchfield is amazing and provided a return label right away no issues always great service and will always purchase from them. When I have the time I will relook into this!

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Good but some flaws

Pros: Anything playing that is HIFI or High res sounds amazing. Easy set up. 2.1 works. Seems very future proof. Cons: App is very very very very slow and feels outdated. Has 2 more apps- Denon should be able to combine all 3 apps into one easy to use app that isnt incredibly slow. Any audio that is low quality really sticks out in a bad way - I'm sure its because the receiver is very good and highlights all the bad unfortunately. for $1700 the remote should glow in the dark and be better all around.

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Denon AVR-X3800H

A little early for a 'full' review, but so far so good. I have not connected Atmos speakers yet, just running a 7.2 system. Setup through Audyssey was a breeze, and both it and the Denon remote app work flawlessly with the receiver. Still runs a little hot, but significantly cooler than my old 3313... I think that's the norm from the Denon stuff though.

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