avr-4806

Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has recently posted a review of Denon’s latest entry in the high end receiver market, the AVR-4806. The Denon AVR-4806 shared the preamp section with the AVR-5805 while reducing the number of amplifier channels to 7×130w. This THX Ultra2 certified receiver features 1 DVI input, 3 HDMI inputs, and one HDMI output; the HDMI ports are version 1.1 so DVD-Audio can be passed in the digital domain in addition to video, Dolby Digital, and DTS. The AVR-4806 also sports a Denon-Link port which is a proprietary digital connection that supports passing both DVD-Audio and SACD in the digital domain. Like the flagship AVR-5805, the AVR-4806 utilizes the Audyssey MultEQ XT Room EQ software which can be setup with the included microphone. The AVR-4806 features video upconversion and scaling from the analog inputs to the HDMI output. John E. Johnson, Jr. writes:

The Denon AVR-4806 is a superb receiver. It has nearly all the features that a receiver can have, plenty of real RMS power, sounds terrific, is easy to set up and use, and the Audyssey MultEQ XT feature turns bad rooms into good ones.
At $3,500, this receiver is a tremendous value. It’s upgradable to the latest software, so I think any consumer who purchases this product won’t need a new one for a long, long time.

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