Got a sparkling new Blu-ray player but don’t know how to unleash the format’s awesome audio abilities? Then you need to invest in a 7.1-channel surround amplifier like Denon’s newly-launched AVC-A1HD, which takes the raw audio data, decodes it and belts it out in ultra-crisp, ultra-powerful lossless surround sound.
This thing weighs 29kg, has more sockets than your local telephone exchange and plays every format under the sun (including DTS-HD Master Audio). There are six HDMI inputs for Jeebus’ sake! It’s even got Wi-Fi, allowing it to hook up to your home network for audio streaming. Now you just have to get some nice speakers to go with it. And some cables.
Out now | £3,799.99
Denon
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