December 3, 2006 6:00 AM PST
Denon S-301
Editors' rating: 8.3
The good: 2.1-channel HTIB; elegant design; controls iPod functions and displays navigation menus on your TV; USB input provides connection with non-iPod music players; HDMI digital-video output scales DVD output to high-def resolutions; easy setup; excellent two-sided remote; contextual help menus.
The bad: Expensive; no HDMI inputs; no upconversion of analog video on HDMI output.
The bottom line: With its abundant feature set, great sound quality, eye-catching design, and superlative ease of use, iPod-friendly Denon S-301 2.1 home-theater system is the best we've reviewed so far.
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