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DENON AVC-A1H 15.4 Channel AV Receiver

With 15 channels of amplification, our most powerful transformer, carefully selected parts, and hefty, high-rigidity construction, the AVC-A1H supports up to 9.4.6 configuration and delivers a professional theater experience in your home cinema. Designed and manufactured at Denon facilities in Japan.

$11,999.00

With 15 channels of amplification, our most powerful transformer, carefully selected parts, and hefty, high-rigidity construction, the AVC-A1H supports up to 9.4.6 configuration and delivers a professional theater experience in your home cinema. Designed and manufactured at Denon facilities in Japan.

UNLEASH 15 CHANNELS OF POWER

The world’s first 15-channel AV receiver delivering up to 210W per channel.

UNPARALLELED QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE

The largest power transformer we have ever used and new, larger capacitors make AVC-A1H respond quickly and dynamically to your music to reproduce audio as the artist intended.

HI-FI GRADE COMPONENTS

Audiophile-grade two-channel DAC for all 19 channels, hefty gold-plated speaker terminals, cast iron feet, and rigid construction protects against vibration and interference, greatly reducing noise impacts.

HEOS® BUILT-IN TECHNOLOGY

Stream music wirelessly to compatible HEOS-enabled components from a variety of streaming services. Add Denon Home speakers to more rooms and control it all with the HEOS app.

Dolby Atmos

Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos. Upgrade your home theatre with a 9.4.6 speaker setup to unleash a fully immersive 3D audio experience from Dolby Atmos content. Dolby Surround upmixer engages all speakers to create 3D audio sensations from legacy content. Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology creates the sensation of overhead sound even without ceiling speakers installed. You can also enjoy Dolby Atmos music tracks available from Apple Music, Amazon HD, or TIDAL fed by a compatible streaming device via HDMI.

DTS:X

DTS:X immersive audio content places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating lifelike, multi- dimensional audio. DTS Neural:X upmixer offers improved immersion and heightened realism for legacy content. DTS Virtual:X provides immersive audio without height channels, creating virtual height effects in a 9.1, 7.1, 5.1 or 2.1 speaker setup.

IMAX Enhanced

Get the most premium at-home entertainment experience with IMAX Enhanced—the latest technology from DTS that sets a new standard for home theatre imaging, sound, scale, and clarity. See clearer pictures and brighter images. Feel immersive, heart-pounding audio and experience premium content digitally remastered by IMAX. You can enjoy IMAX Enhanced experience starting from 5.1.4 speaker setup.

Auro 3D

Auro-3D elevates the home theatre experience to amazing new levels by delivering the excitement of three-dimensional sound for music, games, broadcast, and films, putting you in a cocoon of life-like sound. Turn your existing audio-visual collection into an Auro-3D experience, thanks to the Auro-Matic upmixing engine. Supports up to 7.1.8 Auro-3D speaker configuration.

360 Reality Audio

360 Reality Audio is a new immersive music experience that uses Sony‘s 360 Spatial Sound technology. Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even the sounds of the live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field. With 360 Reality Audio, music has never been so immersive and so real. Select Denon AV receivers are capable of 360 Reality Audio playback by connecting a 360RA streaming device via HDMI. Stay tuned for further updates!

HDMI Connectivity with ARC/eARC

Supports the latest technology on all HDMI inputs and the output. ARC (Audio Return Channel) or eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) makes playing TV audio through your AV receiver simple with just a single HDMI connection. eARC provides HD and 3D audio transmission such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Master Audio, and Dolby Atmos while ARC is limited to conventional 5.1ch audio formats or PCM.

8K / HDCP 2.3

Enjoy pristine 8K picture quality on your 8K TV or projector. Supports both 8K pass-through and 8K upscaling of 4K content. Supports HDCP 2.3, the latest copy protection standard, for peace of mind when streaming copy protected content.

Brilliant color from HDR 10+

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range), HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), as well as Dynamic HDR and HDR10+ pass-through. HLG offers HDR technology over broadcast content. Both Dynamic HDR and HDR10+ use dynamic metadata to optimize shadows and highlights as screens change.

Dolby Vision

Compatible with Dolby Vision so you can enjoy Dolby Vision content from a compatible source device and TV. Dolby Vision is a stunning HDR imaging technology that brings extraordinary colour, contrast, and brightness to the screen.

HEOS Built-in

With HEOS® Built-in, your AV receiver can stream music wirelessly from a variety of free and premium streaming services. Consumers can also enjoy their favourite music in any room of the home wirelessly. Play the same song in every room or select a different song for each connected room via a variety of streaming sources. Add Denon Home speakers to more rooms and control it all with the HEOS app.

High-resolution audio

Discover the incredible fidelity of high-resolution audio tracks and enjoy music as the artist intended. A front USB port supports up to 24-bit/192kHz and DSD5.6 hi-res audio playback from a USB drive. Supported audio formats are MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG-4/AAC, FLAC, ALAC, and DSD. The same formats can be streamed via the network too.

Denon Setup Assistant

Award-winning guided Denon Setup Assistant provides simple, clear instructions to get started. Just connect your AV receiver to your TV and follow the instructions on the TV screen to connect your speakers, perform speaker measurements, and connect source devices. For additional convenience, the AV receiver renames HDMI inputs automatically when connected or you can rename manually at your convenience.

Audyssey premium suites of room correction technology

Denon AV receivers use the Audyssey suite of EQ software for simple, accurate set-up and calibration. With the supplied Audyssey measuring microphone, Audyssey measures all the speakers in your home theatre, and tunes the AV receiver to provide the smoothest, most optimal overall listening experience for your room. This AV receivers supports Audyssey MultEQ XT32 room correction technology. The other supported Audyssey features are Dynamic EQ, and Dynamic Volume.

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

You can go even further with the Audyssey MultEQ Editor app, going “under the hood” to view and adjust settings for detailed tuning—allowing you to customize the sound more precisely to the specific problems in your room, and tailor the sound to your personal preferences. With this comprehensive app, you can harness the power of Audyssey MultEQ XT32 to take total control of the way your home cinema sounds. The app is available for purchase in iOS and Google Play stores.

AL32 Processing Technology

AL32 Processing, a Denon proprietary analog waveform reproduction technology, supports up to 192 kHz sampling frequency and 32bit expansion on your receiver. The technology thoroughly suppresses noise associated with D/A conversion to reproduce the low-level signals with optimum clarity that will bring out all the delicate nuances of the music. AL32 Processing Multi-Channel means the technology is applied on all channels and all input sources.

Subwoofer outputs & settings

Blanket yourself in evenly distributed, accurate bass. Featuring up to four subwoofer outputs to smooth out low frequencies and provide better dispersion. No audible peaks or dips — just powerful, room- filling bass. Tweak your subwoofer settings to your preference when more than two subwoofers are connected. Select "Standard" if you want evenly distributed bass performance. Select "Directional" if you want more directional bass performance seamlessly integrated into the speaker channel closest to each subwoofer in the room.

Pre-Amplifier Mode

Your Denon AV amplifier can work as a perfect AV pre- amplifier with the latest HDMI connectivity. Pre-Amplifier Mode provides a cleaner signal path and more tolerance in clipping level by disconnecting internal amplifiers. Add the flexibility to disconnect select speaker channels so that you can use the AV receiver's built-in amplification to drive non-critical channels to get a clearer signal path for the channels driven by external amplification.

Dirac Live upgradeability

The interaction between your sound system and the physical layout of your room has a huge impact on sound quality. Dirac Live® Room Correction applies state-of- the-art, patented algorithms to analyze and digitally reduce room impact and enhance speaker performance. Select Denon AV receivers support Dirac Live Upgradability. You can purchase a Dirac Live license key to unlock the functionality. Visit dirac.com/denon/ for more information. Upgradability will be supported via a future firmware update.

Next-generation gaming

Supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Quick Frame Transport (QFT) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) for smooth, lag- free gaming experience when connected with the compatible gaming devices.

Features

Ultimate 3D audio experience

Experience a new level of 3D audio entertainment with capacity for up to a 9.4.6 speaker configuration.

Rediscover your collections

Engineering expertise allows you to hear your music and movie collections like never before.

Over 70 pounds of power

Weighing in at more than 70 pounds, the A1H powers 150W per channel.

Denon Heritage

Our flagship receiver evolves Denon’s signature sound design and was carefully tuned by the Denon Sound Master.
Specification

Multichannel Surround

DTS

  • DTS: HD Master
  • DTS: X
  • DTS: X Pro
  • DTS Neural: X (15ch)
  • DTS Virtual: X

Dolby

  • Dolby TrueHD
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Height Virtualization
  • Dolby Atmos Music
  • Dolby Surround

Other

  • IMAX Enhanced
  • Auro 3D
  • Multichannel Surround
  • MPEG H
  • 360 Reality Audio

Max. Number of Processing (Pre-Amp Channels)

  • 15.4

Sound Enhancements

Power Amp Construction

  • Discrete Mono Blocks
  • L/R Separated

Audyssey

  • Dynamic EQ
  • Dynamic Volume
  • LFC
  • MultEQ XT32

D.D.S.C. HD Digital

  • Yes, 32Bit

Alpha Processing

  • AL32 Processing Multichannel

Other Sound Enhancements

  • Gold Plated RCA Terminals
  • Clock Jitter Reducer
  • Pure Direct
  • Compressed Audio Restorer
  • DIRAC Live Upgradability

Network

Media Server

  • Yes

Lossy Format Support

  • MP3
  • WMA
  • AAC

Lossless Format Support (24bit, 192kHz)

  • FLAC HD
  • WAV
  • ALAC
  • DSD (5.6MHz)

Streaming Servies

  • HEOS Wireless Multi-Room Technology
  • AirPlay 2
  • Tidal Connect
  • Internet Radio provided by TuneIn
  • Spotify Connect
  • Deezer
  • iHeart Radio
  • SoundCloud
  • Amazon Music HD
  • & More

HDMI

Inputs

  • 7 Inputs on rear

Outputs

  • 1 Main Zone
  • 1 Main Zone Secondary
  • 1 Second Zone

HDCP

  • 2.3

HDMI Version

  • 2.1

HDR

  • HDR
  • HLG
  • Dolby Vision
  • HDR10+
  • Dynamic HDR

Max Resolution Support

  • 8K 60Hz
  • 4K 120Hz

HDMI Features

  • 8K Signal Pass-Through, Scaling, and GUI Overlay
  • DSD Over HDMI
  • Auto Low Latency Mode Pass-Through for Gaming (ALLM)
  • Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)
  • 3D Signal Pass-Through
  • Auto LipSync
  • Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
  • Quick Frame Transport (QFT)

Multiroom / CI

Multi-Room Zones

  • 3

Zone Audio Sources

  • HDMI (2ch)
  • Optical/Coaxial (2ch)
  • Network/HEOS
  • Analogue Inputs

Zone Audio Outputs

  • RCA Pre-Out for Zone 2 and 3
  • HDMI Out Zone 2
  • Assignable Speaker Outputs

Control

  • IP Control
  • RS232
  • Web Control
  • App Control
  • 2x DC Trigger Outputs
  • 3.5mm Remote In and Out

Others

Auto Speaker Setup by Microphone

  • Audyssey MultEQ XT32
  • DIRAC Live (upgrade)

Audio Features

  • Variable Crossover
  • Optimized Bass Redirection
  • Bass Sync

Power Features

  • ECO Mode
  • Auto Power Off
  • Sleep Timer

GUI

  • 3 Languages
  • Setup Assistant
  • Quick Select Plus

Inputs / Outputs

HDMI

  • 7 Inputs
  • 2 Main Zone Outputs
  • 1 Second Zone Output

MultiChannel Pre-Out

  • 17 channels (RCA)
  • 4 Independent Subwoofer Outputs (RCA and XLR)

Zone Output

  • RCA Pre-Out (Z2, Z3)
  • HDMI (Z2)
  • Speaker Outputs Assignable

Analogue Audio Inputs

  • 6 Stereo RCA Inputs
  • 1 XLR Input
  • 1 MM Phono Input

Digital Audio Inputs

  • 2x Optical
  • 2x Coaxial
  • USB (Mass storage accessible via HEOS App)

Speaker Terminals

  • 17

Speaker Assignment

  • Zone2
  • Zone3
  • Bi-Amp Drive
  • Speakers A/B

Specifications

Power Amplifiers

  • 15

Power Output

  • 150W (8 Ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, 0.05% THD, 2ch Drive)
  • 190W (6 Ohms, 1kHz, 0.7% THD, 2ch Drive)
  • 260W (6 Ohms, 1kHz, 10% THD, 1ch Drive)

General

Metal Front Panel

  • Yes

Power Consumption

  • 900W PEAK
  • 125W Idle ECO OFF
  • 70W Idle ECO ON
  • 0.1W Standby
  • 0.5W Standby with CEC On
  • Less than 2.0W with Network Standby On

Dimensions

  • 434mm Width
  • 498mm Depth
  • 196mm Height (259mm Height with Antennas Vertical)

System Remote Control

  • RC-1250

"Tony O’Brien comes away highly impressed by this mighty Japanese high-end multichannel AVR…"
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