DENON AVR-886 SILVER 2106 BSTOK RECEIVER AUTH DLR W/WTY
[DEN9-AVR886S]

This unit has been quality refurbished by DENON to new condition. The item comes in its manufacturer's packaging with all accessories and documentation Denon provides.

DENON certifies that this AVR-886S unit operates exactly as a BRAND NEW unit.

WE 'DAKMART' offer an exclusive 1 year warranty on these items, unlike others who only offer the standard 90 day warranty.

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The word 'muscular' was the first thing that came to mind as we unpacked the Denon AVR-886S XM-Ready 7.1-Channel Home Theater A/V Receiver. It wasn't its hefty 29-pound mass that gave us that impression, but rather it was its overall build. This Denon is one solid receiver. Fortunately, the AVR-886S offers sound that lives up to its physical attributes. Overall we found it to be an agile mid-range receiver that's priced and built to please any home-theater enthusiast.

Denon has designed the chassis that supports the AVR-886S's transformer to absorb any vibration its 700 total watts of power generates. The highly rigid frame houses and secures the unit's extra-large transformer solidly to the chassis. A thick layer of cushioning material surrounding the transformer's core minimizes any interference and helps to produce a faithful reproduction of the original sound source. Denon has also thrown in a large aluminum extruded heatsink that's designed to dissipate the receiver's heat uniformly, ensuring that all seven channels respond with equal performance. Add to this the unit's serious, but still sleek-looking, brushed-aluminum casing and controls, and one can easily see why 'muscular' is the operative word here.

But having muscles doesn't mean that the AVR-886S can't move with the best of them. We set up the receiver in a relatively small room and connected a full range of audio and video sources. The AVR-886S is equipped with a fairly straightforward auto setup function that's designed to customize the sound levels for optimum performance in any room. With the included microphone placed at listening level, and with the system's 32-bit floating point digital signal processor automatically analyzing and adjusting the speaker configuration to the room, we were able to scroll through and complete our set-up in just a few minutes. And the option of letting us adjust the settings on our TV display made it even easier.

While the AVR-886S processes all the popular formats you'd expect (Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, and more) as well as the standard DTS modes (6.1 DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS Neo:6, Cinema 6.1/5.1, and DTS 96/24 5.1 for DVD-Video Processing), Denon has added a few of its own sound-mode touches. The unit's on-board processing offers several creative algorithms customized for specific sources. We tested several rock CDs with the 'rock arena' mode, for instance, a jazz CD with the 'jazz club' mode, and even a home-made VHS tape we had laying around in the system's 'mono movie' mode. Each mode can be quickly accessed through the remote.

The 'rock mode,' in particular, added new depth to CDs we've been listening to for years. While the AVR-886S has a 'personal memory plus' feature that automatically activates the mode you've previously used for each source, so that you don't have to constantly readjust the settings, it doesn't distinguish between, say, a Miles Davis and Rolling Stones CD, making the feature only partially useful. But it was nice not to have to reset the modes every time we dropped in a DVD.

Other features included in the processing package are Wide-Range Play Capability for DVD-audio and super audio CD, and Denon's Cinema Equalizer processing. These features contributed to a fabulous sonic experience as we cranked up the volume during the battle scenes in the last two Star Wars installments. The fact that the unit's power amp circuits are designed for a wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz didn't hurt, either.

Another feature that sets the AVR-886S apart from others in its class is its XM Satellite Radio capability. By connecting the optional XM Connect and Play antenna and activating an XM Satellite Radio subscription (both sold separately), the receiver suddenly becomes a conduit for truly incredible, commercial-free radio. And of course, if you really need those commercials, the AVR-886S also offers AM/FM bands with manual and automatic tuning, along with 56 AM/FM/XM memory presets that make finding your favorite station a breeze.

Any criticism we had of the AVR-886S fell more into the category of quibbles than complaints. The receiver features a pair of rear-panel AC power outlets for additional components, but turning the receiver into standby-by mode shuts off the power to the components, which means that whenever we left our disk in the DVD carousel after our movie was over (which was just about every time!), we had to power up the entire system the next morning just to eject the disc. And while the multi-function remote is designed to work seamlessly with the receiver, it loses some functionality with our other non-Denon components.

Product Features of the AVR-886S include:

    *      - 7.1-channel XM-satellite-radio-ready audio/video receiver with high-bandwidth A/V inputs and switching

    *      - Processes all major surround formats, including Dolby Digital EX, Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, and DTS Neo:6

    *      - True 2-source, 2-zone functionality with discrete power, source select, and volume control for each zone

    *      - Includes microphone for automatic room configuration; 6 digital audio inputs (4 optical, 2 coaxial)

    *      - 100 watts per channel x 7; measures 17.1 x 6.7 x 16.9 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 29 pounds; 2-year warranty

Technical Details of the AVR-886S include:

    *      - Model number: AVR-886S

    *      - Power amplifier rate output: 100 W x 7 (8 ohms, 20 to 20,000 Hz with 0.08 percent THD)

    *      - Channels: 2 x front, 2 x surround, 2 x surround back, 1 x center, 1 subwoofer

    *      - Sound mode: Dolby Pro Logic IIx with cinema/music/game modes; Dolby Digital Surround EX Decoding; dts ES Discrete 6.1 Decoding; dts ES Matrix 6.1 Decoding; dts Neo:6 Stereo-to-Surround Cinema and Music Modes; dts 96/24 5.1 for DVD-Video Processing

    *      - Audio analog input sensitivity: 200 mV

    *      - Audio analog input impedance: 47 kohms

    *      - Frequency response: 10 to 100000 Hz, +1/-3 dB (DIRECT mode)

    *      - S/N ratio: 100 dB, IHF-A weighted (DIRECT mode)

    *      - Distortion: 0.008 percent, 20 to 20000 Hz (DIRECT mode)

    *      - Rated output: 1.2 V

    *      - Phono equalizer input sensitivity: 2.5 mV

    *      - RIAA deviation: +/-1 dB, 20 to 20000 Hz

    *      - S/N ratio: 74 dB, A weighted with 5 mV input

    *      - Rated output / maximum output: 150 mV / 7 V

    *      - Distortion factor: 0.03 percent (1 kHz, 3 V)

    *      - Standard video input/output level and impedance: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms

    *      - Frequency response: 5 Hz to 10 MHz, +1/-3 dB

    *      - S-video input/output level and impedance: Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms; C: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 ohms

    *      - Frequency response: 5 Hz to 10 MHz, +1/-3 dB

    *      - Color component video input/output level and impedance: Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms; Pb/Cb: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms; Pr/Cr: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

    *      - Frequency response: DC - 100 MHz, +0/-3 dB

    *      - Tuner type: FM/AM

    *      - XM-ready: Yes

    *      - Tuner range: FM: 87.5 to 107.9 MHz; AM: 520 to 1710 kHz

    *      - Tuner memory: 56

    *      - Antenna: FM indoor antenna, AM loop antenna

    *      - Audio inputs: 10 analog inputs (including tuner), 6 analog EXT. inputs, 6 digital inputs (4 optical, 2 coaxial)

    *      - Audio outputs: 7.1 ch PRE OUT terminals, 3 analog REC OUT terminals, 1 digital output (1 optical)

    *      - Video inputs: 3 component video inputs, 5 composite inputs, 5 S-video inputs

    *      - Video outputs: 1 component video output, 3 composite outputs, 3 S-video outputs

    *      - Other input/output: Headphone jack, microphone jack

    *      - Power supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz

    *      - Power consumption: 5.5 A, 1 W maximum (standby)

    *      - Dimensions: 434 x 171 x 417 millimeters / 17.09 x 6.73 x 16.42 inches (WxHxD)

    *      - Weight: 13.0 kilograms / 28 pounds 11 ounces