Denon AVR-S650H 5.2 Channel 4K Ultra HD Network AV Receiver

After two years and one month, my receiver stopped powering up. Removed the cover thinking that a fuse blew but found the power supply board fried. There appeared to be corrosion on the board which I mentioned to the service center and it was immediately assumed that liquid spilled or leaked on the unit which was not the case. There was zero evidence of liquid leaking into the unit such as staining on the cover, etc. This was not covered under warranty. To have the unit serviced, it would have cost me around half of the price for the unit. No more Denon for me! Back to Yamaha. Initially, I liked the receiver. Good value for the features.

Powerful receiver packs a really good punch. I was looking for a receiver to just play my phonograph that had on board phono input and could play on several different speakers that I had. Give everything setup and the sound was alright. Downloaded the apps and made some changes and the sound was amazing. You can control almost everything from your phone. Access music libraries on idle machines or cloud drives. You can even connect it to your television, which for me is in a different room. I've been trying to figure out a way to incorporate it all into one. Really good piece of machinery. Glad to have found it.

Crazy enough, I decided to buy a receiver for my bed room. After researching a lot, my mind was setup on this receiver. There were other receivers, that I liked from Sony and Pioneer. But all comparable models were sold out. This receiver works flawlessly with my LG TV through eARC and SimpliLink. Turntable, Blue-Ray and DVD player without any issue. I miss Chromecast support. But, thanks to eARC, casting YT Music to TV, is a workaround. Just 2 (100W) speakers fill up the room with great clarity. I would suggest use of high quality speakers. Receiver's 75W per channel delivery is good enough for a bed room. Soon, I will be upgrading to 5.2. Lets see how it works out.