Upgrade your home theatre with the Denon AVR-X2700H. With 150W per channel, this performance-tuned Denon AV receiver provides a truly immersive 3D audio experience through Dolby Atmos or DTS:X. Even if you don’t have dedicated ceiling speakers, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology and DTS Virtual:X will upgrade your movie nights like never before. The AVR-X2700H supports the latest HDMI video technologies such as 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz pass-through, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10 , Dynamic HDR, HLG, as well as 8K upscaling and HDCP 2.3 support on all HDMI inputs (6 in/2 out). Voice control is available via Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri-a compatible devices, as well as AirPlay 2, HEOS, Spotify and Tidal services. The AVR-X2800H ups the ante with more HDMI 2.1 inputs, a new user-friendly interface and, most importantly, a more responsive, coherent and spacious sound. It retains Denon’s signature authoritative weight but refines and balances it with a bolder top end that can do better justice to both music and movies. With its onboard room calibration software and a modernised full-screen interface, it's relatively easy to use and well-equipped. In the climactic moment in which the sandworm first bursts out of the sand, the powerful synth elements of the score, piercing brass and booming effects have more separation than with the 2700, where they almost sit on top of each other. This moment can be underwhelming and almost choked on some sound systems, but the 2800 gives a bit of space to each facet for a more coherent, dramatic presentation. It also feels like there’s a touch more dynamic headroom revealing additional detail and helping to create impact through more than just sheer bass. The Denon AVR-X2700H delivers high performance power of 150W into each channel, with discrete high-current amplifiers for all channels. With surround sound formats built-in, the AVR-X2700H offers options for your home cinema sound. Dolby Atmos produces multi-dimensional audio with up to a 5.2.2 channel configuration, with Atmos elevation speakers, or use Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology for immersive audio without height speakers, for virtual effects in 7.2, 5.2 or 2.2 channels. DTS:X places sound naturally where it occurs in space, for lifelike audio in your home cinema. Without height channels, DTS:X still produces immersive audio creating virtual height effects. HDMI and Video

To us, the Sony is the more interestingly built AV amp, with its asymmetrical dial placement and glossy strip running along the top third of the device, which houses the built-in display. Another handy usability upgrade for this model is the overhaul of Denon’s graphic user interface to 1080p from 480p. Plenty of brands don’t include a full-screen video output for access to settings at all, but we think it's a nice touch that helps users get to grips with the options available, especially if they’re not having their AVR professionally installed. By visually guiding you through each step in the setup process, the award-winning Denon Setup Assistant ensures you get setup right the first time. Every home theatre is different — that’s why Denon uses premium room calibration technology from Audyssey that automatically measures and optimizes your AV receiver to provide a truly immersive 3D audio experience custom-tailored to your unique listening environment. The sonic improvements over its predecessor are marked, even if it’s the 8K passthrough and next-generation gaming technologies that steal the upgrade headlines. Denon’s engineers have worked their magic once again and we’d encourage new buyers to opt for the AVR-X2700H over older models for its extra ease and expression. Dolby Atmos and Atmos Height Virtualization create immersive surround sound, without height speakersThe latest in HDMI support: With 6 advanced HDMI inputs and 2 HDMI outputs with full HDCP 2.3 support, connect to 6 media devices and output to 2 displays.

Although Denon’s pricier AVRs have a more advanced version of this software and an optional upgrade for alternative software from Dirac, a basic, step-by-step calibration process is always a welcome feature for those configuring the amp for themselves. Enjoy your favourite 3D audio formats: Enjoy immersive, 3D audio with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization, DTS:X and DTS Virtual:X. Denon’s engineers have worked their magic once again and we’d encourage new buyers to opt for the AVR-X2700H over older models for its extra ease and expression.” ’What Hi-Fi?’ – 5 Star review. Even slower songs, such as this, come across with a sense of momentum. Obviously, it can’t compete musically with even a budget stereo amplifier but, all the same, our listening time with this AVR is so enjoyable that it’s difficult to tear ourselves away long enough to start telling you how much we like this receiver. VerdictEven when listening to music, we experienced a clear, waving sound with deep, powerful basses. Judgment A seven-channel model, the AVR-X2700H offers Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding in a 5.1.2 configuration, or flatbed surround as 7.1. It also offers 8K-capable HDMI connectivity, via a single HDMI v2.1 input, to prove its future worth. As its Product of the Year Award status may suggest, the Denon AVR-X2800H is a brilliant home cinema amp. It offers a more spacious and refined sound when compared with its predecessor, which is surprising as it shares many of the same components as the AVR-X2700H.