Denon AVR-2313CI Pro Reviews

The engineers at Denon have once again impressed me. The AVR-2313CI delivers the goods in almost every way. Sure, it’s missing a few extras—such as 7.1 analog preouts and inputs, a universal, programmable remote, a phono input, and Zone 2 video—but at $900, what do you expect? It’s built like a tank, has amplifiers that nicely handled my demanding speakers, and it performed top-notch video processing. I found it to be an incredible value. This one comes highly recommended.

The Denon AVR-2313 uses the classic AV Receiver design, with the black chassis and the twin knobs but it's a tried and trusted look and works, so why change it? The build quality is reasonable, even if it lacks the industrial bulk of more expensive receivers, but clearly compromises had to be made to reach the lower price point. However, given the AVR-2313's intended market, the smaller chassis and lighter weight will undoubtedly be preferable. The central display is well laid out and informative and Denon have sensibly used larger characters to make it easier to read from a distance. The remote control is also well designed, comfortable to hold and easy to use - it's just a shame there's no back light. At the rear are a decent set of connections and, again, Denon has sensibly dropped unnecessary legacy inputs for more useful ones, so we get 7 HDMI inputs (6 at the rear and one on the front) and 2 HDMI outputs.