When you step up to our best home theater receiver under $1,250, the Denon AVR-X2800H gets you a more robust amplifier section and a great deal of flexibility in your choices for the immersive height channels.
Denon has been in the audio business since 1910 and has always made impressive sounding gear. The AVR-X2800H is no exception, weighing in at 21 pounds with an amp section that will drive most home theater speaker systems with ease. Its dynamic power capability is excellent in this price category.There is no question, or DTS:X can give you incredibly immersive surround sound and its popularity has resulted in many different kinds of speakers to deliver those height effects. You’ve got that you mount high on the wall and aim down, models designed to to fire the height sounds up to bounce back into your listening area, or dedicated .
With in-ceiling speakers, you normally position them in the front, middle, or rear of the room. Many receivers just have one setting for height speakers but the Denon AVR-X2800H gives you a selection for each type of speaker and its position. This means its internal processing knows more precisely where in the room the speaker is to give you the most immersive experience and surround sound system possible. This feature, along with its great amplifier is why we like the Denon in this price category.
To go along with it’s great sound, you will get all the voice control options from Siri, Alexa, and Google, with Dolby Vision and both DTS Virtual:X and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer, plus upscaling of non immersive audio to either Dolby Atmos or DTS:X. Bluetooth is also present with both receive and transmit capabilities for wireless headphones.
is easy with Denon’s built in Heos app which gives you access to all the major services, plus Spotify Connect is on board.
Hi-Res Audio lovers are covered with its very good 192K/24 bit built in DAC’s that can support most formats, including WAV lossless and DSD 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz tracks.
Audyssey MultEQ XT is a very good room EQ and setup system that is included. Audyssey is also one of the easiest to use room correction systems on the market, just connect up the mic and off it goes.
