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Denon AVR-2313CI Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay and Powered Zone 2

Denon AVR-2313CI Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay and Powered Zone 2

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Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5557 in Receiver or Amplifier
  • Color: Black
  • Brand: Denon
  • Model: AVR-2313CI
  • Dimensions: 6.50" h x
    17.10" w x
    14.90" l,
    24.00 pounds
  • Display size: 1

Features

  • Fully discrete power amplifiers for all 7 channels (105 W x 7 ch, 8ohm 20-20kHz 0.05%). Delivers the legendary sound quality you?ve come to expect from Denon.
  • 3D pass-through technology Enjoy 3D video entertainment with dynamic surround sound.
  • 4K video support (4K video upscaling, video passthrough and GUI overlay)
  • Front Panel USB Input Direct digital play for iPod, iPhone and USB drives.
  • AUDYSSEY MultEQ XT Award-Winning technology helps create an optimal acoustic profile for your home theater.





Denon AVR-2313CI Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay and Powered Zone 2









Product Description

With its vast array of inputs and network functions, the Denon AVR-2313CI 7.2-Channel Integrated Network A/V Receiver puts you in command. As the mid-level model of the IN-Command Series, this receiver sets a new standard in 3D, Blu-ray, game console, and other entertainment device integration with six DHMI inputs and dual HDMI outputs. It features seven discrete 105-watt channels of equal power, dual subwoofer outputs, and multiple high-resolution audio formats for superior surround sound audio performance. It also includes advanced video circuitry that upscales high-definition (HD) signal to 4K (3840 x 2160 pixel) signal. Enhanced by digital network audio/photo streaming capabilities, including support for AirPlay, mp3/WMA/WAV and FLAC HD audio, and Windows 7 compatibility, the AVR-2312CI is a solid foundation for your networked home entertainment system.





   



Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
5I love the Audessey setup and the GUI
By Tucker Mac
I love this receiver. I have a Denon AVR 991 and two of these receivers. The Audessey setup really sold me on the 991. It walks you through everything. Shows you how to plug the speakers in. Shows you how to connect the DVR, Cable box, TV, etc. It even lets you choose the connector type (HDMI, composite, etc.) It will balance and adjust the sound with a mic so all the work you used to take hours on if you are a HiFi nut is done in 10 minutes. It even tells you if a speaker is out of phase! The video switching is pretty seamless, and it has an equalizer if you really need it after the Audessy setup. The 2313 made a big leap from the 991 in that it has 2 HDMI outputs, so you can run 2 TVs at the same time. Useful thing to have and something I really needed. It is flexible in it's setup. It has a 12v trigger output. You can run 5.1, 7.1, multi-channel stereo and other modes. Equalization is beautiful. Zone 2 is also available.The one beef I have with it (and it is a big one) is the preamp out. I want to use wireless headphones at the same time as the main amp, because my hearing isn't as good as wifey's. The preamp outs ONLY work with analog inputs. What this means, is that when you hook up the cable box with an HDMI cable to the receiver, so you can get 1080P video, you get NO signal from the preamp outs. You need to connect analog RCA cable FROM EACH SOURCE in addition to the digital signal if you want to hear anything from the preamp output. Pretty basic, stupid, annoying, mistake from Denon. My workaround was to use a line out converter from the R&L main speaker outputs and feed them to my headphone transmitter. The Zone 2 feature, while nice in theory, is useless to everybody who has a digital signal. Today, who doesn't? Denon should be ashamed.The GUI on the 2313 is very straight forward and intuitive. It's easy to setup, and change any kind of audio/video parameter. The previous AVR 991 has a remote with innumerable buttons to do the same thing, which is about impossible in the dark during as movie.Overall, it's a wonderful receiver. Worth every penny. Only one issue I have with it, and I found a work around. Reccommend to all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
5Best AVR IMHO
By Hippy
After researching all the main consumer brands (Sony, Pioneer, Denon, Onkyo, and Marantz), I settled on this particular AVR for the following reasons (in this particular order).1. Excellent quality. If I am going to spend close to a thousand dollars on anything, it better work for the long term. Onkyo's have been reviewed to have quality problems, so I didn't want to take the chance. I have owned a Denon before, and worked like a champ.2. Excellent audio quality. CNet regularly uses Denon as their reference audio system in their reviews, and rarely did any of the others come close according to them (they never really reviewed Marantz, but I know that they meet or exceed Denon, and are the Denon's sister company so I wasn't worried about them). As I mentioned, I had already owned a low end Denon and was extremely impressed with their sound already.3. I really wanted Audyssey, a clear standard in the industry that is getting to be looked at like THX and Dolby, rather than any of the other company's "role your own" solution, and in particular I really wanted Audyssey DSX wide. This was the absolute least expensive system that supported that standard. Note that 9 speaker systems that support wide and height are still way, way outside this price range, so I didn't even consider one of those.When I received the system, hooked everything together with the same mains I had before (20 year old Klipsch bookshelves and matching center, along with four Polk OWM3 for rear and Audyssey wide surrounds). After hooking up my speakers, setup through the TV UI was a breeze (including connecting it to the internet and getting a system update automatically), and Audyssey easily found the correct distances to my speakers and compensated most excellently for the weird acoustics of my living room.When I turned on my system for the first time, in both music and with movies, I was stunned. I had no idea how good my speakers could sound. It was *amazing*. I had to play with it for a while (Dynamic EQ on or off, lowering or raising the frequency cutoff of the sub and each set of speakers individually, etc.), but it always sounded stunning. Every detail heard with perfect clarity.And then I activated Audyssey wide, and I was *really* stunned. I could not believe how wide my sound stage had suddenly become. If you can remember when you first heard surround sound vs plain stereo (yes, I am that old), this is easily as big an improvement. When watching It really feels like you are in the middle of a scene, not just looking in on one. Things happen off to the side and you are constantly looking around to see if it happened in the movie or in your house. Car and planes really feel like they are flying right past you and heading off into the distance. And best of all, you don't need to have a movie encoded in it: it works right off my DirecTV 5.1 feed and improves it immeasurably. This was worth every penny as far as I am concerned.Denon radio isn't bad in a pinch, but it isn't bad either. You are better off getting some sort of media player that had more support for online radio, and the remote has a selector for that (I got an MK808 for using XBMC on my NAS, which I can directly select); nevertheless, I sometimes quickly dial up some classical or classic rock when making lunch.Now the bad. While the video pass through is awesome, and the HDMI switching is pretty good (a few seconds per switch), the video processing is terrible. I have a Panasonic P55ST30 plasma. It's not the best TV one can buy, but it is a truly awesome TV that ca be counted as a low end videophile television. I have never had any jitter from it, until I turned on the Denon video processing. That was not good at all. And without it, the onscreen menu will not overlay the TV's, but instead cuts it off, which kind of sucks. I believe this is all minor whining, and it is better to get a good TV that doesn't need your AVR's video processing, and mine clearly doesn't. The Denon supports 1.4a HDMI, and between that and better (also cheap) HDMI 1.4a high speed cables I also got from Amazon (Bluerigger for $4/each on sale), my picture still improved from my low end, older Denon, so I can't really complain.Another quick aside: you might be wondering why I didn't get the equivalent Marantz, and it wasn't just money, although that played a good part since the Marantz SR6007 also has all the same features and would perhaps provide a slightly better sound. The problem is, "slightly better". I went and listened to one in Best Buy, and along with reading all the reviews I could find, the extra $300 or so just didn't justify what at best was a minor improvement in sound over the 2313, if any. Further, a lot of what you are paying for is a nicer, metal faceplate and some connectivity features I just didn't need. I connect my aforementioned media player and DirecTV, along with a PS3 (which, by the way, using DSX makes my games sound even more stunning), which meant a lot of what the Marantz offered that I would be paying for I didn't need.Another bit of the bad: while I mentioned my Klipsch bookshelves sounded more amazing than all the time I had had them, the system is so good that it also exposed flaws in the speakers that I had never noticed before. Something wasn't quite right, and nothing I did improved it, so I used the $300 I saved to upgrade all my speakers around the room with Definitive Technology speakers (StudioMonitor 450 mains, Mythos 8 center, and ProCinema 60 satellites with dual Prosub 60 subwoofers). If you buy a good receiver, the hidden cost is you need the right speakers to match the sound. As I figured, the speakers were the final problem (I listened to music using strictly the 450's as a comparison), and my system now makes me beyond extremely happy.A five star rating well earned.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
5It has Web Control
By Nanomech
My journey to the 2313 has been a long one - lol. I originally ordered a Pioneer VSX-1122-K. I have used Pioneer gear for many decades and had always been satisfied. That is, until I got my 1122. Don't get me wrong, the 1122 is a nice piece of equipment. It puts out a great picture and some really great sound. But it's web interface consists of only being able to enter password for Pandora and a couple others. *Sob*, I was so disappointed that I paid a restocking charge and sent it back. I'm not into Apple stuff, it's way overpriced. So iOS or even Android support doesn't impress me. A web interface is what I wanted.So I looked around at Onkyos and Denons and the reviews. Denons have the web interface as well as Android and iOS support - though I don't know how good those are. So after shopping around and doing some homework, I decided to buy the Denon AVR-2312CI. It had the features I wanted and the price was a bargain compared to the AVR-2313CI. So I ordered a 2312 from "#1 Source." But they sent me a 2313 instead. Okay its a year newer and has 4K upscaling - not that I need that YET. The 2313 also has 2 HDMI outputs - I can actually use those. The 2313 eliminates 1 HDMI input, all S-video inputs, 1 audio input, the AM tuner, and the programmable remote. But one more thing - it has a better web interface! The web interface works for both setup and control. I like that.The only drawback I've found so far on this Denon is that I couldn't get any punch out of my sub-woofer. I was about to throw a fit, when I set my front speakers to the "small" setting instead of "large" and it started rattling the windows again. That makes a big difference in the signal the Denon sends to the subs.

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Denon AVR-2313CI Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay and Powered Zone 2. Reviewed by Victor F. Rating: 4.6

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