This is a Great Example of the "Standard" AV Surround Sound Receiver. The Denon AVR-S970.
We Call "Standard" Because It Has the Features Most Folks want and It's a Middle of the Model Lineup...
DENON AVRS970. $699 now $949 due to Tariffs.
7 Built-in Amplifiers: for Dolby Atmos Surround Sound with 2 in -ceiling Atmos speakers
7 Built-in Amplifiers: for a 5.2 system in the den and a 2nd zone that plays different music in another room
Each amp rated 90 watts per channel
You hook up one speaker to each amp... left and right front, left and right rear, center and/or surround back or speakers in another room
HDMI with Audio Return Channel (ARC and eAR ) and ability to pass 8K video to TV. Dolby Surround Sound goes out of the TV to the AV Receiver.
6 HDMI inputs to plug a Cable Box, Sat box, X-Box, Playstation or Blu-ray player into receiver which via HDMI sends up to 8K video to your TV. Sound comes out your speakers. HDMI works great for gaming
Additonal RCA analog inputs, Co-ax digital input, Optical digital input
Direct Phono input with built-in phono preamp
Built-in Bluetooth allows playing music from your phone
Built-in Bluetooth transmit sends music to bluetooth headphones
Built-in Wi-Fi directly connects to the internet allowing you to listen to Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Apple Music, Internet radio, Quboz, SiriusXM and others without your phone and your phone beomes a touch screen remote
Works with Amazon Alexa
or Google
Denon HEOS multizone wireless music system allows you to listen, even to analog phono, wirelessly to other Denon HEOS speakers, receivers and Marantz receivers around your house with no loss in sound quality
USB input for playing digital music files
Plays Hi-resolution music files: 24 bit 192k, DSD via HEOS wireless or from USB drive or your computer
Audyssey Room EQ Comes with setup mic and
tests the acoustics of your room and automatically adjusts:
DENON AVRX2800. InCommand Series $1249. $999 Special Limited Time Sale price
InCommand Series have a 3 year warranty instead of 2
7 built-in amps for 5.2 system with 2nd zone or
Dolby Atmos system with 2 ceiling Atmos speakers or 7 ear level speakers using both surround and surround back
Audyssey MultiEQ XT room correction system
95 watts per channel, 2 zones, Dolby Atmos
RS-232C and infrared remote connection for advance third party remote control systems
DENON AVRX3800. 9.4. $1799
Built-in 9 105 watt amps for 7 ear level speakers and 4 Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers
or 7.4 system with a 2nd zone. Does not do 3 zones
Four subwoofer preamp outputs
Audyssey MultiEQ XT32 advanced room EQ system
with Room EQ for 4 subwoofers SubEQHT
Low Frequency Containment reduces amount of bass feeding into other rooms
Audyssey MultiEQ Editor allows detailed adjustments via computer at additional charge
DENON AVRX4800. 3 Zones 9.4. $2899
Built-in 9 amps each rated 125 watts per channel
Flexible configuration... 7.4 + 2 Atmos, 5.4 + 4 Atmos, 5.4 plus 2 separ ate zones with ability to play different music
AL32 Processiing Multi-channel with upsampling
Optional Dirac Live Room Calibration for use with computer for critical room adjustments
iMAX Enhanced for improved performance
Analog to HDMI video conversion
DENON AVRX6800. 11.4. $3799
Built-in ELEVEN AMPS 140 watts channel
Three zones with different music sources
13.4 preamp level channel outputs
DENON AVRA10H. 13.4. $5199
Built-in THIRTEEN AMPS 150 watts channel
9 audiophile grade DACs
Auro-3D surround sound decoding
iMax Enhanced
Audyssey MultiEQ XT32 room correction with PC adjustments
Dirac Live Room Calibration with Bass optional addon
Works with Roon
TV audio sharing plays surround sound in main room and down mixes to stereo for additional zones
6 RCA analog inputs with phono input"
15.4 preamp outputs
DENON AVRA1H. 15.4. $7199
Built-in 15 amps 150 watts per channel
Preamp mode with 17.4 preamp outputs
RS-232C and IF remote for third party remote systems
Dual 12 volt triggers
Gold plated speaker terminals
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