1740 0608 A
Denon Brand Company
D&M Building, 2-1 Nisshin-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa, 210-8569, Japan
www.denon.com
Denon Electronics (USA), LLC.
100 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 USA
TEL: 201-762-6500 usa.denon.com
Denon Canada Inc.
505 Apple Creek Blvd, Unit 5, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 5B1
TEL: 905-475-4085 ca.denon.com
*Design and specications are subject to change without notice.
*“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
*DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and
DTS-HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
*“Neural” and “Neural Audio” and “Neural Surround” are trademarks of
Neural Audio Corporation.
*Audyssey MultEQ®is a registered trademark of Audyssey Laboratories.
Audyssey Dynamic EQ™ is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories. Audyssey
Dynamic Volume™is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories.
*“HDMI”, “HDMI logo” and “High-Definition Multimedia Interface” are
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
*iPod®is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
*”DCDi™” is a trademark of Faroudja, a division of Genesis Microchip Inc.
*The XM name and related logo are registered trademarks of XM Satellite
Radio reserved.
*XM Ready®is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc.
State-of-the-art Denon Solutions for
Maximizing Content Quality
• Robust power source for each block, for stable supply of current
To produce a clear, stable power circuit that prevents unwanted
noise from aecting the sound, the AVR-789 has a dedicated
CPU transformer that are separate from the audio and video
circuitry. The AVR-789 is endowed with a powerful rectier
circuit with 12,000F block capacitors and a bridge diode of
8A capacity, surpassing typical models in this price range, to
supply stable current with negligible noise.
• Minimum Signal Path
The "simple and straight" design concept has been thoroughly
implemented in the signal paths to contribute to immaculately
clean audio and video playback.
Signal paths are as short as possible to keep signal degradation
in the audio and video circuitry to an absolute minimum.
• Direct Mechanical Ground
Vibration-resistant construction has been reviewed to thoroughly
suppress the adverse inuences of vibration on sound quality.
The power transformers, a source of vibration, have been
securely mounted on the highly rigid bottom chassis.
Direct mounting of cast-iron feet to the radiator in near proximity
to each other serves to suppress mutual vibration with the
power transformers and other sources of vibration.
• Compressed Audio Restorer
Denon’s new audio technology for MP3/WMA/AAC
compressed audio formats restores higher frequency sounds,
along with rich, deeper bass.
Connectivity & Future-ready Expandability
• Power amplier assign for zone 2
• Remote in/out
Ease-of-Use
• Audyssey Dynamic Volume, for real-time volume adjustment
Large changes in volume sometimes occur between docu-
mentaries where the sound is mainly narrative and movies
which often contain loud sound eects. Viewers often raise
the volume for documentaries to hear the narrative more easily
but then turn it down again when a commercial with loud
sound eects comes on. They do this numerous times during
a program of this type. Audyssey Dynamic Volume constantly
monitors the sound sources and adjusts the volume to the
optimum level for the particular source being heard without
sacricing dynamic range.
The AVR-789 is also equipped with Audyssey MultEQ which
measures the acoustic characteristics of the room to obtain the
optimum acoustic eects, and Dynamic EQ which reproduces
the high and low range with the optimum acoustic eect during
low volume levels. Dynamic Volume combines these two func-
tions to achieve maximum performance.
• Audyssey MultEQ Auto setup and RoomEQ
-Tower type microphone for more accurate measuring
-Up to six measurement points
-High level resolution lters for satellite speakers and also subwoofer
• 2-line uorescent display on front panel
Current status, such as the input source or audio format, is
displayed in two lines. It is also possible to check the name of
the album or music track of the memory audio or other items
without viewing the TV screen.
The 2-line display also makes it possible to easily change
settings without the OSD (On-Screen Display) on TV monitor.
• Three Quick Select Buttons
• Auto setup, auto surround, auto signal detection
• Auto Surround Back Channels on for
auto-detection of supporting sources
• Auto Surround mode
• Audio Delay function (max. 6 frames or 200 msec)
• Night Mode for neighbor friendly listening
• Muting level settings (Full/-40dB/-20dB)
• Audio Level Memory, capable of correcting
dierent signal levels for each input device
• Volume Level Limiter, for setting maximum volume levels
• Power-ON Volume Level Memory
• Variable subwoofer crossover switching
Main Specications:
Power amplier section
Rated output
*THD gures are power amp stage values.
Front L/R 90 W + 90 W
(8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, THD 0.08 %)
120 W + 120 W
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Center 90 W
(8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, THD 0.08 %)
120 W
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Surround L/R 90 W + 90 W
(8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, THD 0.08 %)
120 W + 120 W
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Surround Back L/R 90 W + 90 W
(8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, THD 0.08 %)
120 W + 120 W
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Preamplier section
Input sensitivity/impedance
200 mV / 47 k/kohms
Frequency response
10 Hz ~ 100 kHz — +1, –3 dB (DIRECT mode)
S/N Ratio 100 dB
(IHF-A weighted, DIRECT mode)
FM section
Tuning frequency range 87.5 - 107.9 MHz
Usable sensitivity 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf)
AM section
Tuning frequency range 520 - 1710 kHz
Usable sensitivity 18 µV
General
Power supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power consumption 5.2 A (Standby 0.3W)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 434 x 171 x 377 mm
17-3/32” x 6-47/64” x 14-27/32”
Weight 11.5 kg
25 lbs 5.7 oz
Input / Output Terminals:
IN HDMI 3
Component 3
S-Video 3
Composite 4
Analog Audio (Tuner included) 8
Analog EXT. Input 7.1ch
Digital OPTICAL 2
Digital COAXIAL 2
OUT HDMI Monitor 1
Component Monitor 1
S-Video Monitor 1
REC 1
Composite Monitor 1
REC 1
Analog Audio REC 2
Zone 2 1
Audio PRE out (Sub woofer) 1
Digital OPTICAL 1
Others Dock Control Port 1
Sirius Connector 1
XM Connector 1
FM Tuner Antenna 1
AM Tuner Antenna 1
Remote In/Out 1
