New AV Receiver - Denon AVR-X2400H - An AV Novice's First Impressions
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this video we take a look at the reason I shouldn't go to shops to just "take a look." Yes, I impulse bought a new AV receiver, a Denon AVR-X2400H to replace my ancient Cambridge Audio Azur 540r v2.0. We'll take a look at the machine, set it up and take a quick look at it running.
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Thank you for the excellent and in depth review of this receiver. Very much appreciated. I have read other reviews of the Denon AVR-X2400H and was considering buying it. After your review i am definitely buying it. It has all I need without mortgaging the house.
The reaction when the speaker calibration said "the microphone needs to be moved 8 times"😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅
One of the best in depth reviews on youtube. Thank you very much for all this. I just bought the Denon AVR-X2500H model basically the same AV with couple updates so this video fits well.
I’d recommend putting your HTPC into the mode that will bitstream the audio. That way the receiver does the audio decode not the HTPC - I found with my denon it worked wonderfully and sounded better to my ears.
He connects it trough HDMI, the audio codec interacts a connection setup, DAC decodes the original stream in the receiver.
Use kodi with passthrough ON
Even better option would be to buy a Blu ray player or media streamer that would do 4k and high resolution audio both if money isn't a problem.
Excellent reciever ! Great sound quality for music especially .
11:11 This is RS232 cable port. It is used for service diagnostics and configuration. To use it, you would need to obtain a service manual and a cable. The cable can be either bought from aliexpress or from Denon authorized service partners. It is not useful at all to the user. The dot specifies the position of red line of the flat cable when inserting.
Hi Cameron, I just bought this unit and watching your video really helps a lot in setting up this receiver............Thanks a lot.....
If only every receiver had a video like this. Couldn't resist taking the top off though; like th heatsink arrnagement at the front.
I missed my AV receiver with a fan. It was getting too hot. See my reply above.
MODDED! Not missed. Bloody autocorrect.
You do know that you can edit comments
going into richer sounds next week, time for a av upgrade, considering this amp and a set of floor standing speakers, got a £1100 budget.
Excellent video 😎😎 thank you for taking the time to create it for us and sharing 😎😃
Thank you Cameron Sir. Excellent video. Brilliant and well done. Ron Gamblin, Bakersfield California USA
I Bought Denon AVR X 2400H....Great Sound and Great Receiver ♥️♥️♥️♥️
same here sherin I had an onkyo tx-sr506 which I purchased back in july 2008 it was my first ever recever when in changed from good quality stacks to avrecivers as I seen the quality in them was great in comparison to normal audio amps in so many ways as you no freind.i liked the transition of audio and visuals and the great extra conections they gave me in my opinion and ive been hooked on avr,s ever since.my gaming pc is linked up to my old onkyo now in my room x recording studio in the making and my shiney new adam a5x,s moniters which I have a pair off and of course my new dennon avr x 2400h which I fell in love with instantly.lovley 500 mid range receriver as you said in your little review.i have a full5.1 set of onkyo full atomos sat speakers calibrated with the audissey on it at the moment but am desperate to get another sub and my hight speakers to complete it.may actualy end up selling or trading my adam ax5,s which are boxed and new for a nice set of full audissey speakers and then it will have all the full speakers on it 5.2 and height speakers but would need to find a real audio head thowe as my adams ax5,s are a £900 pair of moniters boxed for nothing but the pro moniter world for folk like us that need that quality to bring tears to our eyes to record our audio first before we put movies or movies through our avr x2400h receivers should you no a pro like us that's looking for a pair of adam a5x,s for tradeing with me hear in Edinburgh let me no freind.you weren't wrong in picking our 2400k,s sherin the won the award for the best £500 receiver on the market that year also.ive seen it on the market for £900 also in pro music shops so we were not wrong freind.i answer all messages on my you you tube channel which is under construction at the moment case you were wondering why ive answerd you small comment good manners good practise and good learning.you enjoy your new receivier as will I and have a warm christmass and a frutfull new year shrin and may here from you again some time colin edinburghcity
you should be able to download a service manual that breaks it down.... I know Yamaha has them, so I'm sure Denon does too
This video has helped me so much, I'm about to purchase this receiver myself and needed something in depth to sway me. Cheers!!
you should get a balun for your fm antenna if you plan on using the fm antenna.
Audyssey XT has a flaw which I read somewhere. It boosts the high frequencies too much. Some say there is a night and day difference between Audyssey XT and XT32, you still have to try both to believe it with same speakers.
My biggest pet-peeve about many of those new A/V receivers, is the lack of a phono input. I mean you'd think that w/ vinyl's major resurgence, the manufacturers would get a clue!
I suppose the demand for it just isn't enough to make it worth adding in the additional complexity. I imagine most people with turntables would be using them with a regular stereo amplifier and if you did want to connect it to a receiver, you can fairly easily use an external phono preamp.
don't have most modern record players a build in pre-amps?
Thanks for showing you're revue on the Denon 2400H,I enjoyed watching you're video & I just might get this same Demon,it looks good & its well made, showing setup is a great help thanks. Ps,quick update going to buy the Denon 2400H today at richer sounds.I know there is now the 2500H but I am only interested in the 2400H,Thanks again ,;-).
My old Denon amp had a European 6 sided plug inside a 3-pin plug like this one. So did the sub woofer. I removed the cover of the sub woofer plug and it plugged straight into the back of a matching female power out socket in the amp. So the sub woofer powered up with the amp, very tidy. I don't see that feature in any Denon amps now.
I would never do that; those outlets are fused to a low rating and I don't think they're passthroughs.
Many thanks for that video, waiting for my one to arrive next week together with Tannoy Eclipse3 speakers.
Thanks, I didn't know if the setup listened to and adjusted the frequencies, and this is the only video that shows it does. Although it looks like I might have to set it afterwards anyway. I wonder if the AVR-X2500H is better at listening?
I can't see from your video but is if possible to clean the inside plastic on the VFD front display as mine has fogged up a bit. I assume there's a gap between the VFD and the plastic but it might be a sealed unit.
I think this may have been due to using a vape near to it (a VFD uses high voltage so static may be created drawing in particles in the air causing them to stick to the plastic) it's not life-runing but it's a pain in the arse if I can't just grab a cotton bud and give it a clean.
Thanks for your remarkable review. Unfortunatly i cannot buy this one. The height is to much for my tv furniture :(. At least i found out up front!
Thanks for this review. I ended up purchasing one, love it!
Yes I have this exact amp did Denon 2400 and every time I go past volume eight it goes up to 98 it shuts off the system I have to unplug it and plug it back in and I only got Volume 8 it shuts off the complete amplifier every single time
Just FYI when you set your speakers on the PC to 5.1 or 7.1, you will probably not be able to use various surround functions i.e. Dolby or DTS for CZcams videos, online content or locally stored videos. This is for DVDs mainly (and who watches those on a PC anymore especially?) I had to set mine (a Pioneer VSX-44) to stereo to be able to use surround sound. Even though this a different receiver it doesn't matter, this is a common issue.
Think the PC is currently set to Atmos, I needed to set the PC to one of those settings so that if it's playing a multichannel source it will actually play it properly. If the PC is only outputting stereo, using the surround modes on the receiver will just do virtual surround stuff. As it is I can manually press a button on the AVR remote to enable DTS/Dolby Stuff if I want to do virtual surround things when the PC is playing stereo audio, the most I ever do for this is "Multi Channel Stereo" to enable the rear speakers when listening to music.
Nice upgrade. However, you could have done the same thing with an AVR-X1400H and put that money into speakers and/or TV which seem in need of an upgrade to catch up with your new receiver.
Good review. There are not many good reviews in this genre so, thank you for posting.
I would like to get a receiver also. Your model seems very expensive. I don't think I want to pay more than $200.00 USD. Its been a while since I have had real sound connected to my TV or computer. Many of the online reviews complain about the Blue Tooth, so I think that the problem is the Blue Tooth rather than their receiver. So, I may just avoid that.
Any tips are welcome. How did you select this model. If you are able, I hope you do some more videos in this area.
Id recommend saving for a more expensive model like this on I had a $150 RCA and I hated it it always had problems and never wanted to do anything my Denon was a HUGE upgrade Because it actually had a real amp and it sounds amazing I'm not the best with audio equipment but this is way better for $500 but you could get a Denon AVR X1400H but this one is better
Also I have never had any problems with the Bluetooth on Mine
Shouldn't skip the setup ever. It has like 9 output channels and you're running it with 5 or 7 speakers. There will be holes in your audio range unless you tell it which speakers are actually hooked up.
I was more referring to skipping the part where it was explaining how to connect each speaker which I had already done. I wouldn't have skipped the full Audyssey setup portion with the calibration microphone. Of course that's me assuming that skipping the tutorial part would have still let me carry out the Audyssey setup.
Cameron Gray honestly the setup mic is less important than telling it which channels are on.
I'm very surprised at that not taking an earth connection, it's a metal case, and it doesn't look from the open shot like the power supply is double insulated (and I couldn't see a double insulated marking on the back)...
It's definitely a weird one although it does have a double insulated symbol on the back below the model number in the box underneath the HDMI ports. My Tannoy subwoofer is the same in the sense that it has a non-grounded IEC connector so I suspect there's some audio related reason for it. Had this been a cheap, unknown product I'd be a bit concerned however since it's from a highly reputable and respected brand, I'll trust that they made the appropriate design decisions to keep everything safe.
excellent review
Im buying this second hand, can you do a factory reset and how?
Hi there, any recommendations on speaker wire and banana plugs (plastic or metal)?
I'm new to audio setups. I have this exact avr, just bought myself some decent floorstanders. Looking to build a decent Atmos set up in time.
Thanks 👍
I'm not really an expert - For speaker wire I just bought some pretty basic (but still pure copper) 42 strand stuff from Screwfix - I was running the cables inside the walls/ceiling so didn't want to use something too thick or bulky. For banana plugs I just bought some "UGREEN" branded ones from Amazon.
Cameron Gray No worries, thanks very much for the reply 😊 Much appreciated. Been looking at the Ugreen plugs aswell 👍
Hi! Have you been using the TuneIn Internet radio service? If yes, could you please comment... Is it working reliably, and in conjunction with the TuneIn website? Thanks! :)
I must have missed it but how exactly did you connect the tv, media player, blue ray etc to the Denon?
It's all just connected using HDMI cables, devices all send video and audio into the receiver over HDMI then the video is fed from the receiver to the TV also over HDMI. It also supports ARC meaning that any sound coming from the TV (such as from Freeview channels or devices connected to the TV directly) is sent back down to the receiver over the same HDMI cable that connects the TV to the receiver.
good video. What do you think of its music playback peformance? I'm getting mixed reviews...
Sounds absolutely fine to me, I use it for music all the time! Only thing you might want to do is check some of the settings as by default it enables a few "Audyssey" options that are optimised for movies that don't sound as good to me for music, may just need to try turning them on/off and seeing what you prefer the sound of.
Would work better if all parts of you AV system are connected to your AV Receiver via Optical Fibre inter-connects, and Richer Sounds Belfast behind the Castle Court Complex is my favourite place, the MARANTZ SP5000 was the same unit I was interested in getting but I had to forget about it and go with a Sound Bar and Sub Bass.
Actually no, the spdif/optical is (quite) compressed audio, HDMI is uncompressed, and will give you better sound :)
Anyone knows if this supports tidal service ?
What server rack is that? I really like it
Nice AV Receiver :) I have a Yamaha RX-V673 7.1 which is a beast! Denon are great but i prefer Yamaha which is my own thing. Are you from Edinburgh?
Loving the Mordaunt Short Speaker/s.. Are they the MS302's? I used to work for Richer Sounds so it's good to hear you used them, they really do their best for their customers :-)
+CJT80 Yeah, MS302s with an MS304 center. I bought them used on eBay years ago but was very happy with Richer Sounds for the receiver. Might look into getting full range front speakers down the line, would almost certainly go to Richer Sounds for them.
Hi I just bought Denon AVR-X2400H. And the PC wants to connect the desktop to it. My PC has HDMI, but I don't see the HDMI input on the receiver. Where do I have to plug in the HDMI cable ??? There is nothing left in the manual. Only over the internet cable. Can someone help me forward?
There is a row of 7 HDMI inputs on the back and one on the front. None are labeled "PC" but the labels only relate to the buttons on the remote, you can plug a PC into any of them.
Hello, thanks for this review from unboxing to testing phase. Not so common to see an actual test, instead just putting pictures and some on screen specs that everyone can check in manufacturer´s website. But I have a question for you mate if you are able to help me. Or for you all mates that offer your comments in the video.
I first bought my first AV receiver (Sony STR-DH550) a couple of days ago. And I have checked that in your video (12:18) your receiver does a short metallic noise, and then you say "...it´s clicking and shooting at me..."
These noises happen inside my new receiver as well, but x4 times.
1st noise - When I push the ON button. Short humming noise.
2nd noise - 5 seconds later. Short metallic noise.
3rd noise - When I push the OFF button. Short humming noise.
4th noise - 5 seconds later. Short metallic noise.
I have 2 speakers wired to it FYI, but noises come from inside the unit.
Can you let me know if these are common in AV receivers of any brand?
I am worried about having a faulty unit.
Sorry fot the long text.
Thanks.
Those clicks are fine - It's the relays inside the unit which are used to allow the computer inside the receiver to switch on and off different parts of the unit. Relays are effectively little mechanical switches that can be triggered electronically so it's normal to be able to hear them click when in operation.
Cameron Gray Many thanks for your reply. Now it is clear to me.
Keep the good job mate.
Im somewhere stuck in my mind between Denon an H.K. .Im reluctant on any Denon receiver under $1000.00 new) . not being sure if they really up to par as is often Falsey claimed? I own a couple of H.k. that ive done mods on. basicly im old school... i also own nakamichi statis nelson pass Design!)I really like ......Please leave any comments you like im basicley a 2 ch guy,Thanks!Ps the Denon appears to be well laid out they usually are!
can i put my adam a5x moniters on this avr and how would i best conet them.im curentley yousing my 5.1 atmos set which came with my onkyo 528 avr.its a shame ive my pro moniters boxed ide love to have them on it as bookshelfs.great reveiw freind helps with the basics.great avr it has every box i need lovley sturdey avr.
This AVR only has speaker level outputs whereas your powered monitors would require a line level signal. You can get converters that would reduce a speaker level signal down to a line level one however they mostly look like they're designed for car audio so no idea how well they'd work with this AVR or whether they'd have a negative impact on audio quality.
@@camerongray1515 thanks for your time Cameron will look in to your suggestions and get back to you as it's a question quite a few people could yous the answer to as you no adam monitors are gorgeous as you own a pair to I see.it would be great if we could put that quality on our receivers as an extra for music playback in particular.love the you tube channel mate keep it up well presented colin edinburgh
Weird connector, 4 pins? I don't want to sound like a madman, but might be USB
Is the remote control Bluetooth or IR? How could I control the receiver if it is hidden away under the stairs?
The remote is IR. If you have it hidden away you could possibly use some sort of IR blaster although you can use almost all of the functionality with the TV remote as long as the TV supports modern HDMI control standards. You can also pretty easily control it over the network using telnet if you wanted to build something custom.
The Intel sticker on the HTPC changed to an AMD sticker, weird :D
+Carbonat Haha, I'd swapped out the motherboard and CPU shortly before the video and swapped the sticker over in between filming two of the sections. Well spotted!
Peteto Chibs its an FX sticker so probably not
Nah, it's just an FX4300 with 4gb RAM, a Radeon 5450 and a 60gb SSD. The machine is used purely for media playback so doesn't need much, ultimately if I move to 4k I'll need to upgrade the graphics card to one that supports HDMI 2.0 or greater. I have Ryzen but it's in my main desktop.
@@camerongray1515 did you do any other upgrades to it after you later put a GT 1030 in for 4K...?
So I'm quite stupid with AV Receivers. My question is: You can only have a total of 8 inputs at a time? Meaning, if I connect, let's say, my SNES on the Analog input labelled 'Game', and my PS4 Pro on the HDMI port labelled 'Game' it would not work? Considering all the other HDMI inputs are populated. Do I have to choose one or the other, or can both work at the same time?
Yeah, it has a maximum of 8 inputs, some of which can either be HDMI or one of the analogue ones. If you need more inputs you'd either have to use an external HDMI switch or find a receiver with more inputs.
Cameron Gray ok, thanks for the response!
Wait a minute, the badge on that HTPC changed from Intel to AMD from the old rack setup to the new! 🤔
Well spotted, I'd been meaning to replace some of the internals in the PC at some point so decided to quickly do it while I already had the machine out of the rack.
@@camerongray1515 I just noticed that haha
Hello Sir, How the Denon receiver is working after a year
Still going strong, no issues so far!
its not that it costs less its that if you do put a 3 pin iec on a NON earthed cable people will plug it into items that require a earth which is potentially dangerous as youve disconected the earth from the device
by giving a 2 pin for a non earthed device it stops people trying to use that cable with devices that need earth
Please test if you can attach a microphone in the Receiver
It doesn't have a microphone input so you'd have to use an external preamp and connect it to one of the line inputs. These aren't really designed for PA use, if you were to connect a microphone you wouldn't be able to have any other source playing at the same time.
Thank you for the comprehensive Video. Thanks
I still use my good old onkyo TX-SR702E , no hdmi , but plenty of everything else with beefy worm sound . I still need old phono , tape , optical and coax conections . Everything new just does not have those stuff , and il use it untill it dies.. That Denon i great.
www.eu.onkyo.com/en/products/tx-sr702e-35151.html
2 subs no replacement for displacement
Hey can I ask what volume level you usually view/ listen on ?? I bought one recently and set up the calibration which was fine but I basically cant hear anything even when the Vol dial is on 30. It needs to be around 50-60 to get a decent sound. And that just cant be right. Any ideas ??
Seems about the same here, 50 is generally an acceptable volume for me, probably depends a fair bit on your speakers.
Cameron Gray Yeah, I managed to fiddle around with the settings and did a manual speaker set up which seems to have corrected the issue. My next problem is how do you switch between the two HDMI outputs. Like yours I have my TV and Projector plugged in but no idea how to switch from TV to Projector.
I know this DOESNT have the THX cert, but does that even matter?
I wouldn't read too much into it, all that cert means is that the manufacturer paid THX to validate that the receiver meets a predetermined standard, changes are many other models also meet that standard but the manufacturer hasn't paid for the official "certification" - To me, I'd rather the money was spent on the product itself rather than "certifications"
Why does it not have earthing, it's a metal case isn't it?
Technically it doesn't need earthing as long as it is double insulated which I imagine it is. I'm wondering if it's to prevent issues with ground loops on something as my Tannoy subwoofer is exactly the same - a 2 pin version of the IEC C14 connector.
X1400h model has coaxial input and pre out rca connectors..too bad this one does not.
This one does have the same Zone 2 pre out as the X1400H - it's located next to the subwoofer outputs. The coax input on both appears to be a regional difference as both models have one in the US but neither have them in the UK. Not a huge issue for me at all as all my devices are HDMI.
Cameron, your IP address is still visible around the 23 minute mark. It's mirrored in the glass door.
D'OH! Defeated by a piece of glass, fixed it!
Phew, thought you should know!
What speakers do you use with the receiver?
+Tech Today Satellites are Mordant Short MS302 with an MS304 center. Subwoofer is a Tannoy EFX. Nothing super special and pretty old although I got it all used for around £130 used and to my untrained ears it all sounds really good.
Too bad its bluetooth section is very poor with only the most basic SBC codec
Woooo richer sounds too easy to accidentally spend 3 grand oops
Little old TV, new 4K receiver...wtf
As I stated in the video, I normally used a projector but was using that TV for the video as filming a projector is a nightmare. I've now upgraded from the projector to a 49" 4k TV
7.2 klipsech home thather is best
If you're tone deaf, yes it is!
All good except you are not filming you are videoing. Or recording.
Yet you still understood what I meant, no point being pedantic over terminology... 😉 "Filming" is still perfectly well understood. In the exact same way that you'd "rewind" video playing from a DVR despite there not being any tape being wound...
@@camerongray1515 seems to be your limit to language. You pedantic friend. It's not just terminology. It describing a process you clearly know little about. And rewind is an action appose to a process being film or video. This is not an issue of semantics. Filming is understood but wrong. See when I talk with pros in the business we understand the difference. The amateur consumer does not. Sadly it drives marketing and misinformation. Learn about what it is you use and
be better than those in the industry that don't. Way too many like yourself that take a pedantic approach to the craft. Not any better than the rest.
£479.00 online .. you were robbed :)
Vax Buster including shippung or excluding? If its excluded it could get a bit expensive.
He went to Richer Sounds. Only people with more money than sense go to them. :L
I bought previous model 2300 last bank holiday on Peter Tyson sale online [£349] - next day shop call to me with info - "we sell all of this if you want we sell you 2400 model for 50 quid more" - thats means i get this one for £399 :D
You'll have to slow the playback speed to 0.75 or 0.5 to understand what he's saying.
no
I like your vids but you really need to edit them down