Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black)

by Denon

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• Product Dimensions: 15 x 17.1 x 6.7 inches ; 28.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 33 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• ASIN: B003LVZYNI
• Item model number: AVR-3311CI
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Transform your home theater into an online media hub with the Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel A/V Receiver. Equipped with wired LAN connectivity, the AVR-3311CI connects to your home network so you can enjoy online content on your big-screen TV and home speakers. The receiver features a wide selection of inputs, allowing you to route Blu-Ray/DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and other entertainment devices to your TV. And with full support for the latest high-definition audio and video formats, you get enhanced music, photos, and video in the comfort of your home.

Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel A/V Receiver At a Glance: Features support for latest high-definition audio and video formats LAN connectivity for access to online media Cutting-edge audio technologies for exceptional surround sound 6 HDMI inputs for added connectivity HDMI 1.4a for compatibility with 3D media HD radio and iPod/iPhone Direct Connectivity

LAN Connectivity for Access to Online Content
With its RJ-45 wired LAN connection, the Denon AVR-3311CI A/V Receiver allows your home theater to access online media. The LAN connection allows you to retrieve content from popular Internet services, including Pandora, Rhapsody, and Napster to stream your favorite music, or Flickr for photos--all from the comfort of your living room. The LAN connection also allows for web browser control using any network connected PC or other internet searching device, like an iPhone.

An RS-232C serial port is also included to allow for integration with any third-party, home control systems.

Equal power amplifier design gives a more faithful reproduction of the original sound. View larger.

Features a LAN connection to stream online media, plus an HDMI 1.4a port for 3D media. View larger.

Premium Audio Technologies for Superb Surround Sound
Fully compatible with the latest HD audio formats, the AVR-3311CI provides a powerful, theater-quality surround-sound experience. It ensures maximum audio performance with multiple cutting-edge technologies:

• Equal Power Amp Design: Each of the receiver's seven 125-watt channels is powered by its own discrete circuit. This allows the receiver to reproduce the original surround sound more faithfully than conventional models, which use integrated circuits.
• High-Definition Audio Support: The AVR-3311CI features support for the latest Blu-Ray, high-resolution audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. These formats play back sound with exceptional fidelity, providing you with a more realistic listening experience.
• Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX: Dolby Pro Logic IIz provides two additional height channels, adding a vertical dimension to your sound. Audyssey DSX supplements this effect by creating additional channels and dramatically expanding the front soundstage.
• Audyssey MultEQ XT Support: Audyssey technology helps create an optimal acoustic profile for your home theater. Using a microphone, Audyssey MultEQ XT carefully measures the "acoustic layout" of your listening area, and then adjusts the speakers to perform at their best, making for the finest listening environment possible.

Full HD Support and Up-Scaling to 1080p
With six HDMI inputs, the AVR-3311CI allows you to route multiple high-definition devices--like game consoles and Blu-Ray players--to your TV. The receiver also upscales standard-definition video inputs to a 1080p HD signal. You'll be able to enjoy older media, such as VCR and DVD, in richer detail. It also allows you to connect all of your devices to your TV with a single HDMI cable, reducing cable clutter.

Vivid 3D Visuals with HDMI 1.4a
The AVR-3311CI comes equipped with HDMI 1.4a, allowing you to make the most of several premium video features:

• 3D Pass-Through: With the advent of 3D media, it is important to own a receiver that recognizes 3D video signals. The AVR-3311CI is able to pass through 3D signals from your Blu-Ray player, ensuring that the 3D effect doesn't get lost in translation. It also recognizes signals from 3D television broadcasts.
• Audio Return Channel: HDMI 1.4a also features an Audio Return Channel, which allows both audio and video content to be sent through a single HDMI cable. This eliminates the need for a separate audio cable running from your TV to the receiver--only a single HDMI cable is needed.
• Deep Color and x.v.Color Support: The AVR-3311CI also supports Deep Color and x.v.Color schemes, which can display a larger color range than standard-definition schemes. The result is a more lifelike, vibrant picture.

HD Radio and iPod Connectivity
Equipped with an HD Radio, the AVR-3311CI actively converts analog radio signals to digital, greatly improving the clarity of both AM and FM broadcasts. The receiver also features iPod and iPhone Direct Connectivity, allowing you to stream your music via a USB cable. A compressed audio restorer guarantees that MP3 playback is crisp and clear.

Ergonomic Design Promotes Easy Control
With its programmable functions and intuitive button layout, the AVR-3311CI is designed to maximize ease of use. The front panel is smartly organized, featuring clearly-labeled buttons and onboard controls for volume and source. In addition, its on-screen display provides quick information about your system's settings.

The AVR-3311CI's remotes can sync with other entertainment devices in your home theater, eliminating the need for additional remote controls. It can also be easily programmed with macro functions, giving you more flexibility in controlling your home theater.

The AVR-3311CI 7.2 Channel Networking Multi-Source/Multi-Zone A/V Home Theater Receiver is backed by a three-year warranty.

What's in the Box
AVR-3311CI Home Theater Receiver, power cord, main remote control with "AA" batteries, sub remote control with "AAA" batteries, setup microphone, AM loop antenna, FM indoor antenna, and owner's manual.

Play music directly from your iPod and iPhone by connecting it to the USB port.

Product Description

Transform your home theater into an online media hub with the Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel A/V Receiver. Equipped with wired LAN connectivity, the AVR-3311CI connects to your home network so you can enjoy online content on your big-screen TV and home speakers. The receiver features a wide selection of inputs, allowing you to route Blu-Ray/DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and other entertainment devices to your TV. And with full support for the latest high-definition audio and video formats, you get enhanced music, photos, and video in the comfort of your home. LAN Connectivity for Access to Online Content - With its RJ-45 wired LAN connection, the Denon AVR-3311CI A/V Receiver allows your home theater to access online media. The LAN connection allows you to retrieve content from popular Internet services, including Pandora, Rhapsody, and Napster to stream your favorite music, or Flickr for photos-all from the comfort of your living room. The LAN connection also allows for web browser control using any network connected PC or other internet searching device, like an iPhone. An RS-232C serial port is also included to allow for integration with any third-party, home control systems.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great receiver, so far, July 8, 2010

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Mikey likes it (So Cal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

Having listened to mid-range receivers from most of the major brands, I liked the sound of the Denons the best..a bit warmer than the Onkyos, which is better for music. The Pioneers sounded nice, but lacked Audyssey (using the proprietary MACC instead). Marantz sounded great but aren't as fully featured as comparably priced Denons.

I wanted a receiver that's up-to-date with all of the latest surround sound formats and is relatively future proof, since I don't plan to upgrade again for several years. The 3311 seemed to fit the bill perfectly and I'm very happy with my purchase so far. The sound quality is great. I thought that my old Onkyo sounded pretty good, but this surpasses it by far. Audyssey MultiEQ XT does an excellent job at tailoring the equalization to compensate for the acoustical flaws in the room. I've never had a system that sounds so balanced, detailed and immersive. There's plenty of power to drive most speakers (even my inefficient Polk RTiA7's) to their potential. I was initially concerned about the reduced weight of the newer Denon mid-range receivers compared to older models, but this concern seems to be mostly unfounded, as the performance and adequate power speaks for itself. Pre-outs are included to allow for the addition of external amps, if desired. Last year's models apparently suffered from networking problems. Fortunately, these issues seem to have been resolved in the 3311 and the network features have worked flawlessly so far. By the way, the upcoming model AVR-991 is priced $200 lower and is basically the same as the 3311, except it has no pre-outs, a couple less inputs, one less zone and one remote instead of two.

To me, this unit (or the 991) is the sweet spot in the new Denon line as far as performance, features and value. It's reasonably priced, being $300 less than last year's 3310, yet has more features and probably better sound, due to the upgrade to the "XT" version of MultiEQ. It'll cost a lot more to step up to the next higher model (4311?) and, based on comments I've read, the difference in sound quality is likely to be marginal at best. The 3311 comes with a 3 year warranty (the AVR-991 warranty is only 2 yrs).

Based on my experience with this receiver so far, I'd definitely buy it again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a friend. Tip: try to get it on sale. I got mine for 25% off list price despite being a newly released model.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific for Home Theater, August 23, 2010

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MJC "mjc" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

I have this connected in our main TV watching room. 99% of the time, it is playing sound and video from either a Tivo or a Mac Mini that is setup to play our DVD movies along with video sources such as Hulu, Netflix, and the iTunes store rentals. It almost never plays back just music (but see below).

This AVR receiver, like most, is marketed and plastered with too many industry standards and proprietary / trademarked formats, such as 3D, HDMI, Windows 7 Compatible, Audyssey, Sirius, HD Radio, iPod ... I don't mean they are meaningless (some are to me), but when comparing this receiver to the Pioneer VSX 1120 and to the Yamaha offerings, the sea of sometimes interchangeable acronyms surged and flowed around me like hype, not help.

One of these, however, I have really come to value - Audyssey. The Denon 3311ci comes with a microphone that you place at and around your main listening areas (up to 8 spots). Then you run the Audyssey program that is built into this receiver. It sends out a bunch of tones and clicks from each of your surround sound speakers, processes the results, stores it to memory, and ... greatly improves the surround sound performance! (My prior receiver's performance was probably better than most people's as I had calibrated each speaker using precisely using a Sound Pressure Level meter, special calibration DVD's, and measuring the distance from each speaker to the main listening position). Audyssey's faster and more sophisticated measuring and processing made a big improvement. I think the results that it processes take into account the room's acoustics (furniture placement, walls, windows ...) in ways that a human just couldn't do. Very impressive. In the first weekend, two other people (wife and mother) watched Tivo and a movie in that room and separately commented on the amazing sounds they heard. ("I thought there was a siren on the street behind me, but it was the movie." and "I got up to answer the phone, but it was just part of the Tivo show.")

The video looks very good, too. Both the Tivo and the Mac MIni are connected to the Denon 3311 via HDMI through one HDMI cable, each. Then, a third cable runs to the HDTV. That's it. Three cables. Very easy setup. Everything has worked well.

I'll be integrating the 3311CI's webserver into our home automation system, which is a main reason for selling a beloved Arcam AVR 350 that it replaced. That's a bigger project, but the basic movie and TV video and sound of this unit has impressed us so much, that we thought we'd share.

So, why only 4 stars? It's been 5 on everything so far, but there are many other things to test on it. Also, it's not as spectacular for just listening to music in stereo as the Arcam was. It's very good, but not stellar for good old fashioned music playback. However, that's something I'll do with it 1% of the time, at most.

[UPDATE - I took this rating from 4 to 5 stars on Oct. 1. Denon has issued a couple firmware updates that have actually made this a better machine than when I bought it. For example, it can now link to a free iPhone App they released that lets us use the iPhone to control any of the zones from anywhere in the house. Nice one, Denon! Also, as my ears have become accustomed to the sound of the Denon, I've found it very pleasing for theater and music.]

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars DOA Networking still a problem, January 1, 2011

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Jay "jason_j_a" (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denon AVR-3311CI 7.2-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

If you spend some time reading AVSForums you'll learn that last years model (the 3310) was plagued with dead networking cards. It appears that nothing has changed with there year's model. I ordered the 3311 from 6th Ave and they were quick to ship with a good price but after hooking it up I realized my network card was busted. The unit will hang in the "Network Connecting" screen and never acquire an IP address or permit you to manually change any of the network settings. Again, searching thru AVSForums I learned that this was a common problem on the 3310 and a few folks have had this with the 3311. Since the networking features are the primary reason to step up to the 3311 from the 2311, this is a deal breaker. I contacted 6th Ave and so far they have been great about the return.

I'm on the fence on whether to try another Denon or try a Pioneer. After my issues, I read up and realized that the Denons have a serious issue with reliability in terms of the network card. Sure they offer a 3 year warranty, but you'll be without your receiver for weeks and have to pay to ship something that weighs 40lbs across the USA. I have the 2310 now, and it's been a reliable receiver but I needed to upgrade to get 3D support. I upgraded one model to get Pandora support and what I thought was digital source support for Zone 2. After having the unit I now discover that Zone2 digital source support only means via Optical/Coax and not HDMI. I can't believe that HDMI sources are still not supported for Zone 2. I like to use Zone 2 to play my outdoor speakers and I refuse to run analog cables to all my sources for this. It's just absurd that a receiver of this caliber with all the HDMI features you can imagine has left this out.

Pros:
- Video switching is good (no better or worse than last years model)
- 3D pass thru from DirecTV to Panasonic VT25 works fine. (this would not work on the 2310 and DirecTV would fail to tune the 3D channels because if it)
- HD Radio is nice, this was my first experience with HD radio and it truly is great stuff. All the FM radio stations around me have HD support of it's great quality

Cons:
- Broken Network kills much of the things I bought it for. How a $1300 receiver can ship with such crappy quality control amazes me.
- Lack of Zone2/3 audio support from HDMI inputs. This kills me.
- Interface and manual still suck (IMO). I think you realize more how bad it is when you have a defective unit and there's no useful troubleshooting. No customer service support on the weekends either.
- Charging $50 for Airplay support is pathetic, they should provide this firmware update for free.

Still on the fence, since this receiver is one of the few I can find that does what I want. I may end up trying another one but now I'm concerned about the reliability and just annoyed with Denon's poor quality control in regards to these networked receivers.