Denon AVR-4310CI Receiver Review

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With a full compliment of all the latest playback formats including Audyssey DSX and Dolby PLIIz plus top of the line deinterlacing and scaling on board, the Denon AVR-4310CI has everything you'll need to build a sophisticated home theater system. Add to that multiroom support, networkability, and power reserves for all but the most demanding speakers in the largest rooms and you're basically buying a receiver that you'll be hard pressed to replace for a very long time.

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[AVRat]

Great review!!!

 

[rnatalli]

I believe Denon's allow you to trim the LFE aggressiveness of the Dynamic EQ under the parameter menu.

 

[gene]

I believe Denon's allow you to trim the LFE aggressiveness of the Dynamic EQ under the parameter menu.

LFE trim has nothing to do with Dynamic EQ. I am also in agreement with Tom's findings. On most recordings Dynamic EQ tends to over boost bass. I find it useful when listening to 80s style rock music however which tends to be void of bass.

 

[Kai]

Tom is wonderful...he did a nice verbal review on the avrant podcast too...

 

[rnatalli]

LFE trim has nothing to do with Dynamic EQ. I am also in agreement with Tom's findings. On most recordings Dynamic EQ tends to over boost bass. I find it useful when listening to 80s style rock music however which tends to be void of bass.

Not the channel level trim. I thought I recall seeing a setting that relates to dynamic EQ only. I could be wrong though.

 

[westcott]

Thanks for the review. I wish I had some coin to upgrade from my 3805.

I went on eBay just to see what they are fetching and my findings suggest I should just keep it and use it elsewhere.

Hope everyone has a great new year!!!

 

[Bryce_H]

Love it!

I have to say I have been very happy with my 4310 (had for several weeks now). I upgraded from a 3805 and added 2 Def Tech ProMonitor 800's for the height channels. Now I also added 2 additional sound isolation panels at the same time - but the system sounds great!

 

[shinam]

Denon AVR4310CI Network / Ethernet

Has anyone faced the same issue as me?
Issue: It stopped connecting to network after four months of use. Denon repair center (Mahwah, NJ factory location) had to repace the Ethernet card, and after two weeks I see same issue again.

Initially, I had DHCP enabled on Netgear router WGT624. I was told to uncheck UPnP feature on router by my dealer and then I also gave a static IP (some middle IP address in the subnet range) to AVR. But issue reappeared.

Thanks,
Shinam

 

[Patrukas777]

Has anyone faced the same issue as me?
Issue: It stopped connecting to network after four months of use. Denon repair center (Mahwah, NJ factory location) had to repace the Ethernet card, and after two weeks I see same issue again.

Initially, I had DHCP enabled on Netgear router WGT624. I was told to uncheck UPnP feature on router by my dealer and then I also gave a static IP (some middle IP address in the subnet range) to AVR. But issue reappeared.

Thanks,
Shinam

I've had a difficult time connecting to the network. I continued trying and it worked fine. I won't try to connect it while my computer is on the net. I get an error two computers are using the same IP address response when I did. I couldn't get them to run together even after troubleshooting.

 

[thegreenline]

no vidieo after switching inputs on 4310

My buddy is having problems on a new 4310. Whenever he switches input the TV goes blank then says no signal. His TV is a vizo, not sure of the model.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Ron

 

[highfigh]

I've had a difficult time connecting to the network. I continued trying and it worked fine. I won't try to connect it while my computer is on the net. I get an error two computers are using the same IP address response when I did. I couldn't get them to run together even after troubleshooting.

Do you have it set to DHCP? If your router is working properly, you should have no problem using more than one device.

On the Denon, if you click on Menu, Manual Setup, Network Setup, Network Information- you should see:

Friendly Name DENON:[AVR-XXXX)
DHCP ON
IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
MAC address xxxxxxxxxxxx

If you see no MAC address, the network card is bad.

If you see a MAC address and it still won't connect, go to Network Setup and click on Network Connecting. You'll see:

DHCP ON (or OFF)
IP Address 192.168 0 1

Exit
Detail

Click on Detail, then on DHCP- it will assign an IP address at this time. If you don't see an arrow at both ends of 'Network Connecting', exit Menu and try again.

If you didn't do a hard reset and firmware update immediately after the first power up, do that as soon as you get it connected to the network.

You can also do a network reset. I don't remember exactly, but IIRC, you turn the receiver off using the Master Power button and then, press Master Power while holding the UP/DOWN buttons simultaneously. Once the display lights up and flashes a few times, you can release the UP/DOWN buttons before going into setup again.

 

[highfigh]

My buddy is having problems on a new 4310. Whenever he switches input the TV goes blank then says no signal. His TV is a vizo, not sure of the model.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Ron

Sounds like the input assignment wasn't done. Out of the box, it isn't set for any kind of input. If he presses the Menu button, does he see that?

 

[khoffman]

switching problems

I'm the buddy from the greenline post. What's happening is if I switch inputs (I'm only using two, one for a dvr and one for a dvd) the screen goes blank. Both sound and video are gone. The TV says "no input". If I cycle the power the input that I just switched to comes on. If I switch back to the other input the same thing happens. I have to cycle the power for the video and sound to come back.

 

[AVRat]

First thing I'd do is reset the microprocessor, pg 111. You'll have to redo all the settings afterward though. You may also try reseating all the HDMI connections first.

 

[highfigh]

I'm the buddy from the greenline post. What's happening is if I switch inputs (I'm only using two, one for a dvr and one for a dvd) the screen goes blank. Both sound and video are gone. The TV says "no input". If I cycle the power the input that I just switched to comes on. If I switch back to the other input the same thing happens. I have to cycle the power for the video and sound to come back.

You don't need to reset the processor if you connect to the receiver in your browser (assuming you have it connected to your network although, if you're only using two inputs, it shouldn't take too long to reconfigure.

If you're using HDMI, bypass the receiver and find out if they work flawlessly all the time (a day should do, as a time period. If you're using baluns because the distance to the TV is farther than HDMI cables will go, check the output resolution for the DVD player- is it BD or DVD?

Did you check the output resolution settings for the DVD and DVR?

Make sure you set the Input and Decode to AUTO, in Input Setup. Also, in 'Input Setup', click on Video when you're using the DVD and the DVR and make sure it's not set to 'Source'. You need to do this in each, separately, because it's source-dependent.

The most important thing to remember- don't look at or consider all of the possible configuration areas at one time- think as if you have mental blinders and just ignore anything you're not dealing with at the moment. IMO, a lot of the manual could be left out and posted online in a separate section so it doesn't seem so intimidating. I don't care if it's a seasoned pro or a first-timer, nobody wants to read a 125 page manual from cover to cover.

 

[khoffman]

The only thing new here is the receiver. The devices that are inputs are a directv dvr and an oppo bd 83. They have been working fine with my old 3802. I will check the other stuff. Presently have an issue with home network. Hope to fix that when I get home this evening.