Uh, I have had two Denon recievers in my life and they are not hard to set up at all. Some of the Yamaha and Pioneer recievers are able to do some set up on their own, which is nice, but the Denon's are not difficult to set up in any way. You may need an Spl meter though. I have never needed one, but some people say they are invaluable to set up the sound feild.