It doesn’t, of course, because in the week I tried it Jupiter had moved into the shadow of Uranus and the Denon and my Wi-Fi network refused to speak without a network-engineer to counsel proceedings. The built-in Wi-Fi connection should eliminate the need to use the machine’s hardwired Ethernet port. Now where did I put that old VHS machine… Moreover, the Realta SXT2 HQV de-interlacing and scaling does a fine job of converting all incoming video signals to HD resolution up to 1080p. It offers 4-zone multi-room with all the triggers and IR extenders you could need, and the 4-in 2-simultaneous output HDMI 1.3 ports are going to please those with HDMI displays in two rooms. It is THX Ultra2 specified and built in Japan onto a chassis claimed to afford dramatically shortened signal paths, minimise vibration and isolate audio and video circuits. Specifications, features and toy-count leave no stone unturned and are directly comparable if not damn near identical to its equally fully-loaded rivals.
The AVC-A1HD is almost identically specified but comes to market with enough latitude in the budget to buy the DenonĭVD-3800BD Blu-ray disc spinner as well. But of far more relevance is its position against its only serious competition – Yamaha’s DSP-Z11 (HFN, Apr ’08) and Pioneer’s SC-LX90, both at £5000. Price-wise, the AVC-A1HD amplifier’s £3800 ticket nestles between Denon’s flagship AVR-4308 receiver (£2000, HFN, Dec ’07) and its new £10,000 A1HD multichannel pre/power combination. Enter Denon’s AVC-A1HD, goodbye AVC-A1XVA. With HD technology and disc formats now on a firmer footing, almost every maker worth its transistors has launched a Denon reckons its new AVC-A1HD is flying higher than most With Blu-ray confirmed as the 1080p carrier of choice, high performance 'HD' amplifiers are in the ascendant.
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