Denon has refreshed its AV receiver portfolio, with seven new fashions within the S-, X-, and A-Sequence lineups. Costs vary from $399 for the entry-level AVR-S570BT and go as much as $6,499 for the top-of-the-line 15.4 channel Denon AVR-A1H. The entire new receivers supply 8K compatibility, whereas some fashions even have help for immersive encompass sound codecs like Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced, and Auro 3D. Some fashions can be found instantly, whereas others can be launched over the approaching months and into 2023.
A-Sequence
AVR-A1H
: $6,499, accessible in early 2023
Denon’s latest flagship is the AVR-A1H, a designed- and made-in-Japan 15-channel powerhouse. It’s a 70-pound behemoth that packs 150 watts per channel, for an up-to-9.4.6 configuration. The A1H help may even help Dirac Reside upgradability with a future software program replace.
As you may anticipate from a product of its caliber, you additionally get help for tons of different options, like Apple AirPlay 2, TuneIn, Spotify Join, Pandora, SiriusXM (when you have a subscription), Denon’s HEOS platform for wi-fi multiroom audio, good app management out of your cellphone, and Bluetooth.
On the inputs and outputs entrance, you get seven HDMI 2.1 inputs, with HDCP 2.3 and full 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz passthrough. It could actually additionally cross by means of HDR, HLG, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+, and Dynamic HDR. Actually, the one HDMI 2.1 characteristic that isn’t on its functionality record is Fast Media Switching.
You get two 8K HDMI outputs, with ARC/eARC supported on one in all them, and a devoted 4K output if you wish to function a second zone. Along with the traditional banana-plug appropriate speaker terminals, you even have a alternative of coaxial RCA connections or XLR connections for as much as 4 subwoofers, a rarity within the house AV receiver world, and one thing that professional installers will doubtless be thrilled to see.
X- Sequence
AVR-X4800H
: $2,499, accessible in early 2023
- 9.4 channels
- 125 watts per channel
- 9 channels of amplification
- Seven 8K HDMI inputs, two 8K HDMI outputs (one with ARC/eARC), and one 4K HDMI output
- As much as 4 impartial subwoofers
- Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced, Auro 3D
- Phono enter
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- AirPlay 2, HEOS, app management
- Will help Dirac Reside upgradability with a future software program replace
AVR-X3800H
: $1,699, accessible now
- 9.4 channels
- 105 watts per channel
- Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced, Auro 3D
- Six 8K HDMI inputs, two 8K HDMI outputs (one with ARC/eARC), and one 4K HDMI output
- As much as 4 impartial subwoofers
- Phono enter
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- AirPlay 2, HEOS, app management
- Will help Dirac Reside upgradability with a future software program replace
AVR-X2800H
: $1,199, accessible later in 2022
- 7.2 channels
- 95 watts per channel
- HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3
- Three 8K HDMI inputs, three 4K HDMI inputs, two HDMI outputs (one with ARC/eARC)
- Two subwoofer outputs
- Phono enter
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- AirPlay 2, HEOS, app management
AVR-X580BT: $399, accessible later in 2022
- 5.2 channels
- 70 watts per channel
S-Sequence
AVR-S970H
: $899, accessible later in 2022
- 7.2 channels
- 90 watts per channel
- HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3
- Three 8K HDMI inputs, three 4K HDMI inputs, two HDMI outputs (one with ARC/eARC)
- Two subwoofer outputs
- Phono enter
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- AirPlay 2, HEOS, app management
AVR-S570BT
: $399, accessible now
- 5.2 channels
- 70 watts per channel
- HDMI 2.1, HDCP 2.3
- 4 8K HDMI inputs, one HDMI ARC/eARC output
- Two subwoofer outputs
- Bluetooth solely
- North American-only mannequin
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