Member Reviews: Denon AVR-2113CI Receiver

Positive Reviews

Happy So Far

Posted 3/28/13

Pros: Setup, Updating, Network Apps

Cons: Remote, Removable Front Panel Cover, Short on legacy inputs

Replaced my 3 year old POS Onkyo TX-SR707 with this and so far it's working well (1 week of use). Setup was easy, no major glitches. Sirius App works but you must have subscribed to the WEB package that lets you listen via PC or mobile app for it to work. Pandora works fine. Have not tried Spotify or others. They also output to Zone 2 which was important for me for outdoor listening via 4 speakers (connected via external amp). 7.1 setup in my family room. Changing sound field modes can be fussier than it was on the Onkyo and this unit really demands a video interface for full configuration. The display is a little minimalist but again I'm used to Onkyo (owned 4 of them). I use it with...

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Negative Reviews

Umm...no.

Posted 9/28/12

By twbaisch

Pros: It's cheap.

Cons: Much too cheap.

Sad. Sad. Sad. If this is the "new" Denon, they need to go back to the drawing board. The 2113 is packed with features, most of which are also packed with bugs. The sound quality is mediocre at best. The build quality is poor, and the remote looks and feels Emerson or Coby cheap. The network features are buggy and unreliable, especially the iPad/iPhone app, which is a joke. SiriusXM does not work at all, and tech support has been no use whatsoever. I bought the Denon because the new Onkyos have had so many problems, but I really wish I'd have either stayed with Onkyo or gone with the Yamaha. This will certainly be my last Denon.

More Reviews

Awesome Sound, Very Happy

Posted 12/16/12

By Gandalf_Sr

Pros: Great sound, easy setup with Audigy

Cons: Remote is cheap but functional

The sound quality is great and the setup is easy. You have to realize that you first run the weird sound test that sets up the speakers for you, then you can mess with speaker sizes, crossover frequencies, etc. The free Denon App for iPhone is flaky but I've downloaded the DeRemote for $4.99 and that works well. Pandora stopped working because Pandora changed their connection protocol but that was fixed in less than 2 weeks by a Denon update, that's outstanding! During the Pandora outage I tuned into some awesome Hi Def internet radio stations that came up with the simple Denon search capability. I was looking for the 1913 but that was out of stock so I got the 2113 for a few bucks...

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AVR-2113CI - great price/performance receiver

Posted 9/27/12

By Toadster

Pros: Fully featured, lightweight, 4K, network capable, airplay, spotify, etc

Cons: TBD

It's been 10 years since my last AVR purchase, and the setup was much more simple this time around. My level of expertise is not as vast as many here in regards to receivers, but I felt that this model offered pretty good bang for the buck with the 3D/4K processing and various audio DSP scenarios along with Audyssey XT.