Denon AVR 1909 - First Impressions

[pradski]

My dealer was telling me denon 1909 or 2309 are not having enough power to drive 9.6. He was suggesting to go for higher models.

And which is better optical or coaxial or rca for audio interconnect.

Any ideas please

Cheers

 

[venkatcr]

My dealer was telling me denon 1909 or 2309 are not having enough power to drive 9.6. He was suggesting to go for higher models.
And which is better optical or coaxial or rca for audio interconnect. Any ideas please

Cheers

The power handling capacity of the 9.6 is 40-200 watts. At 90 watts and 100 watts per channel, the 1909 and the 2309 have more enough power to drive the 9.6. Maybe the dealer wants you to spend more money?

RCA, Optical, or Coaxial? This depends upon what connection you are looking for.

1. If it is simple 2 channel analogue audio, simple coaxial cable with good RCA connectors is the best connection.

2. If your DVD player can decode multichannel sound and has 6 (5.1) or 8 (7.1) RCA out sockets and your AVR has corresponding input sockets, you can connect the DVD player to the AVR with 6 or 8 RCA cables. The decision to use this method depends upon the decoding capabilities of the DVD player versus that of the AVR. Unless you are using a high end DVD Player, the AVR, in most cases, will be able to do a better job of decoding.

3. If it is digital sound, you can use either coaxial or optical connections. Both have same capabilities. If you use optical connections just ensure that the cable is as straight as possible.

Cheers

 

[jagmarg]

Hi guys,

While you are on this, can you please let me know much does a Denon2808 a/v cost in India? And is it a gud receiver to invest in?

Am coming to India next month, and here in US its on sale for 600$....which should be approx 28K? And a couple of thousands to the customs in India.

Thank you
Regards
Jag

 

[ManiJ]

Hi guys,

While you are on this, can you please let me know much does a Denon2808 a/v cost in India? And is it a gud receiver to invest in?

Am coming to India next month, and here in US its on sale for 600$....which should be approx 28K? And a couple of thousands to the customs in India.

Thank you
Regards
Jag

Rs. 75900 is the MRP - though you could bargain for maybe 10-15% lesser as it is a older model and likely to get phased out. Good idea to get it from US, even considering attendent hassles.

 

[saikat74]

The ProFX stall at the Times AV Exhibition at Goregaon, Mumbai are selling the 1909 for 36K.... But today is the last day guys..... Decision time!

 

[sridharjanani]

Unless you require assistance in setting up the receivers here at your place I would suggest to buy it there and bring it here. You cant even compare the rates 1909 costing 42900 MRP and you can get around 38K i believe after bargain. This is low end comparing to 2808 so think about it. This is my personal opinion. If you are satisfied with my reply then as an appreciation of my advice you have to bring me Denon 1909 from there Happy shopping!

Cheers,
Sridhar S.

Hi guys,

While you are on this, can you please let me know much does a Denon2808 a/v cost in India? And is it a gud receiver to invest in?

Am coming to India next month, and here in US its on sale for 600$....which should be approx 28K? And a couple of thousands to the customs in India.

Thank you
Regards
Jag

 

[kumareshwar]

Hi all,

Just reporting that I am really enjoying myself with my Denon AVR 1909. Even at quite low volumes, its giving crystal clear sound esp. from the surrounds on my Wharfedale 9.6 7.1 setup. The video processing at default settings is real good. I haven't meddled with it since I haven't found time to read the manual in detail. .

I have booked a 46inch Samsung LCD, model 46A650, which will be delivered in a couple of days. It cost me Rs.1.35 lakh at TMC, Begumpet, Hyderabad. I am sure I would have a wonderful HT experience with my setup. Once again, I thank Venkat and others who have guided me in selecting the various components of my HT.

Eswar.

 

[venkatcr]

Hi all,

Just reporting that I am really enjoying myself with my Denon AVR 1909. Even at quite low volumes, its giving crystal clear sound esp. from the surrounds on my Wharfedale 9.6 7.1 setup.
Eswar.

Now it is time for you to get some really good DVDs and have the time of your life. !!! There is nothing more satisfying than watching a good movie in your own HT.

Cheers

 

[kumareshwar]

Hi Venkat,

Pls do suggest some good movies, both English and Hindi. I have become a member of Big Flix. So, I have access to quite a few original DVDs.

Eswar.

 

[venkatcr]

Hmmmmm. The list is just too long. But let me see how many I can recollect for your benefit. In Hindi I am listing only new movies. Old movies are too many.

ENGLISH
-------

1. Blade Runner
2. Bones
3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
4. Casino Royale
5. DejaVu
6. Die Hard
7. Die Hard 4
8. Entrapment
9. Finding Nemo
10. Gladiator
11. Hotel Rwanda
12. In the Line of Fire
13. Kill Bill 1
14. Kill Bill 2
15. Lawrence of Arabia
16. Matrix
17. Million Dollar Baby
18. Patton
19. Planet of the Apes
20. Raiders of the Lost Ark
21. Saving Private Ryna (Excellent sound)
22. Scarface
23. Se7en
24. Shrek 1, 2, 3
25. Silence of the Lambs
26. Sixth Sense
27. Terminator, Terminator 2
28. The Bourne Identity
29. The Bourne Ultimatum
30. The Bridge on the River Kwai
31. The Dark Knight
32. The Great Escape
33. The Incredibles
34. The Lion King
35. The Prestige
36. The Rock
37. The Usual Suspects
38. Toy Story
39. Twelve Monkeys
40. Unforgiven
41. Vertigo
42. Wall E
43. X-Men
44. X-Men 2

HINDI
-----

1. Aankhen
2. Amr Akbar Anthony
3. Bachna Ae Haseeno
4. Bhool Bhulaiyaa
5. BluffMaster
6. Bunty Aur Babli
7. Chachi 420
8. Chalte Chalte
9. Darr
10. December 16
11. Dhoom
12. Dhoom 2
13. Dil Chahtha Hai
14. Don
15. Duplicate
16. Dus
17. Gangaajal
18. Gangster
19. Garv
20. Gupt
21. Halla Bol
22. Jab We Met
23. Jhonny Gaddar
24. Jodhaa Akbar
25. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
26. Kaho Na Pyar Hai
27. Kal Ho Naa Ho
28. Karan Arjun
29. Krish
30. Mission Istanbul
31. Om Shanthi Om
32. Race
33. Shootout at Lokhandwala
34. Taree Zameen Par
35. Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
36. Veer Zara

This is just a small list. I am sure I have missed out some great movies.

Cheers

 

[sridharjanani]

Venkat, Eswar

I heard there are some issues with Denon1909. When we are watching movies suddenly the audio and video are lost for a second and then everything is quite normal it seems. Have you come across such a scenario.

Search "denon 1909 audio lost" in google this is the first link. Venkat I need your comments on this. One more point to this is that when we directly connect DVD and TV this Issue is not coming it seems. Im not sure is that anything to do with HDMI compatibility.

Eswar, Very happy to hear that you are enjoying I will have this set up done this week end Hope Polk Audio 6750 will also produce nice vocal and mid range sound.

Cheers.

Hi all,

Just reporting that I am really enjoying myself with my Denon AVR 1909. Even at quite low volumes, its giving crystal clear sound esp. from the surrounds on my Wharfedale 9.6 7.1 setup. The video processing at default settings is real good. I haven't meddled with it since I haven't found time to read the manual in detail. .

I have booked a 46inch Samsung LCD, model 46A650, which will be delivered in a couple of days. It cost me Rs.1.35 lakh at TMC, Begumpet, Hyderabad. I am sure I would have a wonderful HT experience with my setup. Once again, I thank Venkat and others who have guided me in selecting the various components of my HT.

Eswar.

 

[kumareshwar]

Hi Sridhar,

I have had no such issues till now. Hopefully, I won't.

Reg the connections, I have connected my Philips DVD player to the 1909 through a Belkin HDMI cable and the Receiver to my LCD TV through a Monster HD 1000 HDMI cable.

Good luck for you too.

Cheers.

Eswar.

 

[kumareshwar]

Venkat,

Thats a great list. I have most of em on mine too. Thanks mate.

Eswar.

 

[venkatcr]

I heard there are some issues with Denon1909. When we are watching movies suddenly the audio and video are lost for a second and then everything is quite normal it seems. Have you come across such a scenario.

Search "denon 1909 audio lost" in google this is the first link. Venkat I need your comments on this. One more point to this is that when we directly connect DVD and TV this Issue is not coming it seems. Im not sure is that anything to do with HDMI compatibility.

Sridhar, have you personally experienced this problem? I did read the link you gave, and it looks to me there is HDMI cable problem. As mentioned by one of the people, the AVR and the TV are not communicating properly and because of that losing data for a few seconds.

If you facing a similar problem, just call your dealer and ask him to take care of it. I have watched a 1909 for a few hours, and I did not see any issues.

Cheers

 

[anuragn]

Have you tried upscaling SD content, preferably any TV channels?
If yes, is there any noticable difference (improvement)?

 

[sviyer]

Hi kumareshwar,
even I would like to know, how is the picture quality if you upscale SD signals through denon 1909. e.g. Tata sky or something similar.

 

[kumareshwar]

Hi,

Both DVDs and the Tatasky signal esp. the Sports Channels which I mostly watch look better through my 1909. There is definitely a noticeable improvement in quality. I have not experienced any problem whatsoever with the Denon. Sridhar's info might relate to the HDMI cable and not to the 1909.

Eswar.

 

[pradski]

Kumar.

How have you connected the tatasky to your AVR

Is it through rca.

Are you passing video and audio through AVR.

That means you need to have AVR on everytime you wish to watch TV

Am I correct ?

 

[sridharjanani]

No Venkat. This is just a review i have read. May be you are right it was also present in the AVS Forumn discussion for Denon 1909 but they can get to a conclusion though. I have just booked will update you the progress.

Sridhar, have you personally experienced this problem? I did read the link you gave, and it looks to me there is HDMI cable problem. As mentioned by one of the people, the AVR and the TV are not communicating properly and because of that losing data for a few seconds.

If you facing a similar problem, just call your dealer and ask him to take care of it. I have watched a 1909 for a few hours, and I did not see any issues.

Cheers

 

[Kevian]

Kumar.

How have you connected the tatasky to your AVR

Is it through rca.

Are you passing video and audio through AVR.

That means you need to have AVR on everytime you wish to watch TV

Am I correct ?

Kumarji,

waiting for your reply

S&H
Venky