The **Official** Denon 3311CI/ 991 Owner's Thread NO PRICE TALK

Well, my 3311 should be delivered from OneCall in a couple of days and I decided we needed an owner's thread. Info on the 3311 below:

AVR-3311CI

$1,199.00

Network Ready For Web Audio, Photo and Multi-Media PC Connectivity
Via the RJ-45 wired LAN connection to your broadband home network, the AVR-3311CI opens up a whole world of content choices, including subscription music services Rhapsody and Napster, internet radio via Pandora, photo viewing via flickr, and access to photos, and music tracks on your DLNA-compatible multi-media home PC. That LAN connection also allows for web control, and there’s also an RS-232C serial port for custom integration with 3rd party whole home control systems.
Equipped With The Latest Surround Sound Decoders
The AVR-3311CI features high resolution audio decoders, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It also comes equipped with Audyssey’s new DSX surround processor, which derives front height or front width channels for a dramatically expanded front soundstage. The Power Amp Assign function lets you specify the precise amplifier and speaker configuration that’s right for your home theater setup.

Easy Setup With Automatic Room Acoustic Correction
Audyssey MultEQ XT room acoustic correction system features a microphone (included) to automatically measure the speaker configuration and provide acoustic tailoring for the best surround sound experience, and provides quick and easy setup. Dynamic Volume minimizes jarring volume jumps during commercial breaks, and Dynamic EQ provides a natural tonal balance even at very low volume levels.

HDMI 1.4a Includes 3D Blu-ray Compatibility
Featuring 6 HDMI inputs, the AVR-311CI is also equipped with Denon’s high resolution video processor, which accepts standard definition video sources and upconverts them to HDMI. The latest HDMI 1.4a standard is supported, which provides 3D pass-through (Broadcast and Blu-ray), and also supports Audio Return Channel. The HDMI upconversion allows for a single HDMI cable run to the TV, avoiding the expense and hassle of multiple cable runs. One of the six HDMI inputs is conveniently located behind the front panel flip-down door, and there are two HDMI outputs, allowing the use of a home theater front projector as well as a flat panel HDTV.

HD Radio
In addition to conventional AM and FM tuning, the AVR-3311CI also features HD Radio. With HD Radio AM sounds like FM, and FM HD radio sounds like CD.

Quality Discrete Power Amplifier Section
The equal power amp design features 7 discrete power amp circuits, and each channel is rated at 125 watts (8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, .08% THD). For configuration flexibility, Denon’s Power Amp Assign function lets you use 2 of the amp channels for surround back speakers, or front height effects speakers, or they can be assigned for second and third zone multi-room speakers.

3 year warranty

AVR-991

$999.00

HDMI 1.4a Includes 3D Blu-ray Compatibility
The latest HDMI 1.4a standard is supported, which provides 3D pass-through (Broadcast and Blu-ray), and also supports Audio Return Channel. Featuring 6 HDMI inputs (5 on the rear panel, and another conveniently located on the front panel for HD camcorder or HD game console connection), the AVR-991 is also equipped with Denon’s high resolution video processor, which accepts standard definition video sources and upconverts them to HDMI. The HDMI upconversion allows for a single HDMI cable run to the TV, avoiding the expense and hassle of multiple cable runs.
Network Ready For Web Video, Audio, Photo and Multi-Media PC Connectivity
Equipped with an RJ-45 Ethernet jack for connection to your broadband home network, the AVR-991 opens up a whole word of content choices, including subscription music services Rhapsody and Napster, internet radio via Pandora, photo viewing via flickr, and access to photos, music tracks and videos on your DLNA-compatible multi-media home PC.

Equipped With The Latest Surround Sound Decoders
The AVR-991 features high resolution audio decoders, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It also among the first to feature Audyssey’s new DSX surround processor, which derives front height or front width channels for a dramatically expanded front soundstage. The Power Amp Assign function lets you specify the precise amplifier and speaker configuration that’s right for your home theater setup.

Easy Setup With Automatic Room Acoustic Correction
Audyssey MultEQ XT room acoustic correction system features a microphone (included) to automatically measure the speaker configuration at up to 8 measurement points, and provides acoustic tailoring for the best surround sound experience, as well as providing quick and easy setup. Audyssey Dynamic Volume minimizes jarring volume jumps during commercial breaks, and Dynamic EQ provides a natural tonal balance even at very low volume levels.

Quality Discrete Power Amplifier Section
The equal power amp design features 7 discrete power amp circuits, and each channel is rated at a powerful 165 watts (6 ohms, 1 kHz, .7% THD). Denon’s versatile Power Amp Assign function lets you use 2 of the 7 amp channels for surround back speakers, or front height effects speakers, or they can be assigned for second zone multi-room speakers.

2 year warranty

Review of the 991 by Sound and Vision:

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/den...91-av-receiver

3311CI/991 Firmware Information supplied by jdsmoothie (thanks!)

Firmware updates often involve only minor tweaks which may not necessarily be noticed by owners. I asked Jeff Talmadge (aka DenonJeff) to comment on the updates and this was his response which would likely be the major items in the updates ....

1. Adding Pandora on early production units
2. Allow for better firmware updating
3. Correcting jitter control when a 1080p/12 bit signal is input
4. When connected to a Control4 (home automation) installation, reconnect after power failure
5. Main: 00.97 (Oct 30, 2010)
- To add the "Denon Remote App" function for iPhone/iPod.
- To add the horizontal scroll bar on browse picture at NET/USB function.
- To add the "PartyMode Plus" function ("Zone Management" function and control the PartyMode by Attendee.)
- No sound output with SONY TV (LX900 Series) at HDMI control on.
- Noise might be indicated on picture with HDMI connection.
- When customer connects SONY BD player (BDP-S470) to AVR, customer playback the 3D Disc, customer makes "STAND-BY" mode on AVR. HDMI though pass function is not worked properly.
- To add the IR code for selection of HDMI monitor
6. Main: 00.98 (Nov 17, 2010)
- The setting of "iPod screen display time" do not works.
- When USB memory is inserted while unit is not connecting to LAN, Browse might be not displayed.
- To add the "Pop-up" function.
7. Main 00.98 Sub 00.27 (2/8/2011)
- Correct network connectivity issue
8. Main - 1.09, Sub - 00.29 (April 7, 2011)
- Video noise countermeasure at up convert. Blue dot Noise over the picture.
- Pop sound noise countermeasure when playing it with personal computer.
- The file of NAS is not recognized.
- POWER ON operation countermeasure after mode of initialization.
- The behavior of DPMS Update has been improved.
- After the error message is displayed when it is an error, it is retried by the automatic operation.
- The remaining time display might not change during the DPMS updating.
9. Main - 1.09, Sub - 00.29 (July/Aug, 2011)
- There will be two updates over this period .. the first will be very short and will simply disable the connection to the Rhapsody servers until Denon can create a 2nd update that will properly connect to the newly modified Rhapsody servers.

Differences between old 3310 and new 3311 (courtesy of our main man, Batpig):

3311 vs 3310:

what is new?
- HDMI 1.4a with support for 3D and ARC
- dual HDMI outputs
- Audyssey DSX built in (instead of having to pay for an upgrade)
- Audyssey MultEQ XT (instead of regular MultEQ) and Audyssey Pro capable
- Front USB port now supports direct iPod/iPhone connection
- New network features like Pandora, Flickr, Rhapsody, slightly better DLNA support
- i/p control interface for remote tech support
- Dual subwoofer outputs (mirror image, not independently filtered)
- New, improved one-sided remote
- The 3311CI has 5 more watts per channel.

what is gone?
- No more switched outlets on the rear
- Fewer legacy inputs:
... One fewer S/PDIF input (2 optical / 2 coax on new model instead of 2/3)
... One fewer Component Video input (2 instead of 3)
... Fewer s-video and composite video legacy inputs, one fewer analog audio input
... No more EXT IN multichannel analog inputs

what is the difference between the 911 and the 3311ci?

The AVR 991 and 3311CI are "twin" models, sharing the same internal components, amps, power supply, etc. They are basically IDENTICAL except for the following differences which differentiate the "custom installer friendly" four-digit CI model:

- the 991 has 6 rear HDMI inputs and only one output, whereas the 3311 has 5 rear HDMI inputs, 1 front input, and TWO outputs
- the 3311 has a different front panel with a flip-down panel concealing additional buttons
- the 3311 has 3-zone / 3-source support (instead of 2 on the 991) with expanded multizone flexibility
- the 3311 comes with a second, smaller remote for Zone 2/3 (IR only)
- the 991 does NOT have pre-outs for adding an external amplifier!
- the 991 doesn't have HD radio
- the 991 doesn't have the "CI" features of RS-232 serial control port, room-to-room remote jacks, or 12V trigger outs
- 2 year warranty on 991, 3 year warranty on 3311CI

In all other respects the 991 and 3311 are IDENTICAL. Do not be fooled by the marketing specs, they have the SAME amplifier section!

4311 vs. 3311

The 4311 costs 2x the 3311. What benefits to I get for that difference in cost?

1. Upgrade to latest Audyssey MultEQ XT 32 which includes support for dual sub calibration using SubEQ HT
2. 11 lbs heavier/9.2 (7.2 - 3311)
3. HDCD decoder
4. 2 processors (1 - 3311)
5. 8-CH Ext Analog inputs
6. 3 Component inputs (2 - 3311)
7. Denon Link 4th
8. 7 HDMI 1.4a inputs (6 - 3311)
9. HDMI SACD support
10. Pre-amp outs - 11.2 (7.2 - 3311)
11. Pre-amp mode
12. AL24+ all channels (FL/FR only - 3311)
13. Programmable remote
14. Dual HDMI Monitor Outs both active (1 - 3311)
15. HDMI 1.4a ARC on both monitor outs (1- 3311)
16. No HD audio freq limitation using Audyssey (96khz - 3311)

Yeah, it has almost everything I need and want at this point. Only two things that a perfect world would bring me are Dolby Volume (supposedly on the 4311) and THX cert. Don't know why the Denon's don't do THX Select2 certification.

Mainly the Ethernet capability and MultEQ XT for me. The slightly larger amp didn't hurt my decision either.

From reports I've read, Dolby Volume is a bit better. That is the speculation why they added it to the 4311. Not much, but just a tad. Obviously, not a deal breaker for me.