A/V enthusiasts with a budget owe Denon a huge favour. The Japanese kit king just slipped us details of its latest home cinema receivers, packing top notch features without a wallet-wilting price tag.
Denon’s entire new line-up features cutting edge home entertainment features, from HDMI 1.3a compatibility for deep colour, to proprietary sound-enhancing tech.
Starting at £280, Denon’s AVR-1509 packs in a 1080p video pass-through, as well as Denon’s propeitary High Picture Quality Circuitry to beef up the quality of existing DVD discs.
Meanwhile, the £450 AVR-1909 features proper upscaling to 1080p from all analogue sources, as well as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding to make the most of new Blu-Ray titles.
As you’d expect, they look the business, but also feature clever tech that’ll be useful every day. Denon’s Audyssey Dynamic Volume is a neat addition that smoothes out volume changes between TV shows and commercials. No more leaping for the remote each time an ad break interrupts your viewing.
Add to that Audyssey Dynamic EQ, which keeps voices and detailed sound clear, even at low volume, and they’re two of the finest choices for proper home cinema without breaking the bank.
Out now | From £280 | Denon
