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The Arie 936 are a great speaker, especially for the money! We have the Arie 936’s and matching center and subs. Your Denon will be fine with the speakers, yes a better receiver and amp will perform better but if that is not in the budget, you will be o.k. Seriously! As for the speakers go, there are a lot of good speaker but when it come to value and performance the Arie are hard to beat! They look great as well, mine are in piano black and the contrast is wow! Speaker wires will go a long way and unfortunately another huge topic. I like making my own at this point. http://www.tempoelectric.com/cables.htm Are a great reference and insight on cables. It makes a noticeable difference! My wife also really liked the Arie 936’s because of the sound and you can easily incorporate the speakers into a home theatre setup. That was her deciding point and what we ended up doing. We were torn between Spendor D7’s but the Arie’s 936’s could expand. I can personally tell you that the Arie’s have not disappointed and absolutely puts a smile on everyone’s face! We did like the 948’s the top speaker in the Arie line but our room was better set up for the 936’s. We generally have it set about 10-11 feet away which is their wheel house, the soundstage, imagining, and Projection is outstanding! You also do not need as much room as other speaker due to fact that they fire forwards. I find myself or really my daughter and wife listening to a lot of music through the Arie’s. On that note speakers will last your av receiver will go out of date and should be considered a distant second, there is always new technology very little in speakers they last! I also run Anthem receiver and amps for the setup. I do have my own listening room, but that is strictly listening and that is for another time. Get the Arie’s you won’t regret it!
The Arie 936 are a great speaker, especially for the money! We have the Arie 936’s and matching center and subs. Your Denon will be fine with the speakers, yes a better receiver and amp will perform better but if that is not in the budget, you will be o.k. Seriously! As for the speakers go, there are a lot of good speaker but when it come to value and performance the Arie are hard to beat! They look great as well, mine are in piano black and the contrast is wow! Speaker wires will go a long way and unfortunately another huge topic. I like making my own at this point. http://www.tempoelectric.com/cables.htm Are a great reference and insight on cables. It makes a noticeable difference! My wife also really liked the Arie 936’s because of the sound and you can easily incorporate the speakers into a home theatre setup. That was her deciding point and what we ended up doing. We were torn between Spendor D7’s but the Arie’s 936’s could expand. I can personally tell you that the Arie’s have not disappointed and absolutely puts a smile on everyone’s face! We did like the 948’s the top speaker in the Arie line but our room was better set up for the 936’s. We generally have it set about 10-11 feet away which is their wheel house, the soundstage, imagining, and Projection is outstanding! You also do not need as much room as other speaker due to fact that they fire forwards. I find myself or really my daughter and wife listening to a lot of music through the Arie’s. On that note speakers will last your av receiver will go out of date and should be considered a distant second, there is always new technology very little in speakers they last! I also run Anthem receiver and amps for the setup. I do have my own listening room, but that is strictly listening and that is for another time. Get the Arie’s you won’t regret it!