3/13/2023 0 Comments Pioner 5600Soon I will be returning it to 5.1 use where it belongs. I've had the Denon hooked up in about every possible configuration and currently am using it just as a pre-amplifier with Carver/Sunfire amplifiers. This was the first Denon I've owned with a disappointing stereo setup so don't try and blame it on my setup. I once drove a pair of 2 ohm 500 watt continuous each speakers with it! It struggled, but managed to do it without skipping a beat. I've beat and beat this thing driving serious speakers hard and it's hold up like a $2800 amplifier should. Overall I still rate it a 4 out of 5 since It really performed flawlessly during 5.1 applications and is a work horse. Only when I started playing with different speakers and setup's in 2.1 music listening scenarios did I notice all the 5600's weaknesses. I had a full Klipsch 5.1 Reference 3 setup with it and it sounded great overall. When using very high end speakers they showed every weakness the AVR-5600 had, but using an average pair of $500-$1000 speakers such as Pioneer HPM-40/60/100's, Klipsch RF3/3.5's, NHT Super Two's, Infinity SM125's to name a few, they really sounded nice. Out of about 20 pairs of mid to high end loudspeakers I've ran through this receiver only about half of them performed well. While It's hard for me to justify calling this amplifier unmusical just because it didn't make the famous Yamaha NS-1000M's sing like they should, but it's not just them that sounded disappointing. It really did well with my Klipsch RS3's in a stereo musical setup, but it sounded pretty bad with a pair of my NS-1000M's. I've never really had any complaints with it during a good 5.1 movie or theatre setup, it's only during stereo music listening where it seems to be shallow and rather harsh sounding. It truly is a heavyweight with tons power, but is that all it is? Not really, but sometimes I do find myself disappointed with the musical detail this amplifier produces with certain speakers. The Denon AVR-5600 is a very strong performer and is a great bargain in the used market.
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