Denon 11-channel receiver coming in October, with Atmos and HEOS!

[Son_of_SJ]

Are you reading this, bigboss?? This is the (comparitively, very) affordable one-box solution that you have long sought!

http://www.whathifi.com/news/denon-unveils-new-premium-x-series-av-receivers

What puzzles me is how the new 11-channel top-of-the-range receiver, the AVR-X6300H, has eleven channels each with a claimed 205W, and costs (only) £1,899. Whereas the existing top model, the AVR-X7200WA, has only nine channels, each of 210W, but costs (after a recent £300 price cut) £2,199 at Peter Tyson! The incoming model has more total power, but is less expensive! I guess that Denon must have found a way to deliver power more efficiently than previously ....

 

[bigboss]

Wow! That's amazing!!! Thanks Son_of_SJ!! *clapping*

 

[Series1boy]

Only had my x6200 for 5 minutes and it's out of date

 

[Son_of_SJ]

Only had my x6200 for 5 minutes and it's out of date

Listen, pal, I've had my £2,000 Denon AVR-4810 receiver since July 2010, so it's extremely out of date! No 3D, no 4K, not much network streaming, no Atmos .... still not much reason really to replace it though, especially when I use a 3D Blu-ray player that has two HDMI outputs. The same will apply if I ever buy a 4K Blu-ray player, that must have two HDMI outputs also, so that vision signals can bypass my ancient receiver!

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

The WHF article says 205 watts, not 250, so the power increase equates to that of a bicycle back light. And don't believe it will give 200, 205 or 250 wpc into all eleven channels. It won't.
Also, is it genuinely 11 powered channels or nine plus two by separate power amp like it's Marantz 7010 stablemate?

 

[The_Lhc]

Listen, pal,

Easy tiger, that's fighting talk where you come from (Glasgow, right?)!

 

[Son_of_SJ]

The WHF article says 205 watts, not 250

Eh??? Show me where I said 250W? Perhaps the Texas air has distorted the printed word!

 

[bigboss]

Also, is it genuinely 11 powered channels or nine plus two by separate power amp like it's Marantz 7010 stablemate?

Yes, it has 11 channels of amplification. Check other news sources such as this:

https://andreweverard.com/2016/06/09/denon-and-marantz-poised-to-launch-a-huge-range-of-new-products/

 

[Series1boy]

Only had my x6200 for 5 minutes and it's out of date

Listen, pal, I've had my £2,000 Denon AVR-4810 receiver since July 2010, so it's extremely out of date! No 3D, no 4K, not much network streaming, no Atmos .... still not much reason really to replace it though, especially when I use a 3D Blu-ray player that has two HDMI outputs. The same will apply if I ever buy a 4K Blu-ray player, that must have two HDMI outputs also, so that vision signals can bypass my ancient receiver!

*biggrin*

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

The WHF article says 205 watts, not 250

Eh??? Show me where I said 250W? Perhaps the Texas air has distorted the printed word!

Right here:

http://www.whathifi.com/news/denon-unveils-new-premium-x-series-av-receivers

Second from last paragraph:
The main difference between the AVR-X4300H and the AVR-X6300H is that the former is a nine-channel amp running at a claimed 200W per channel, while the latter ups the ante to 11 channels and 205W per channel.
Read more at http://www.whathifi.com/news/denon-unveils-new-premium-x-series-av-receivers#r1XiHj8x2HLubGGW.99
Is the Irn Bru and deep fried pizza diet affecting YOUR vision??? 11 amplified channels, good. Will they all produce 205, let alone 250 watts at the same time? I doubt it. Would I worry that I've just bought the Marantz SR-7010 with its modest nine amplified channels, rated to 235 watts each into 6 ohms (though not all at the same time and with a whopping 10% THD)? Not a bit of it - I'm hoping Santa brings me a nice Emotiva 3 series 7 x 250 watt RMS power amp. Or two.

 

[bigboss]

Even Son_of_SJ said 205 watts, not 250. Not sure what you're trying to say here.

 

[bigboss]

What puzzles me is how the new 11-channel top-of-the-range receiver, the AVR-X6300H, has eleven channels each with a claimed 205W, and costs (only) £1,899.

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Even Son_of_SJ said 205 watts, not 250. Not sure what you're trying to say here.

I thought he said 250.

200 to 205. Whoop-dee-flipping-dooo. What's that in decibels? A pin drop. Almost literally.

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Must be sunstroke (unheard of in Glasgow, right?) on my part. Apologies.

 

[bigboss]

Even Son_of_SJ said 205 watts, not 250. Not sure what you're trying to say here.

I thought he said 250.

200 to 205. Whoop-dee-flipping-dooo. What's that in decibels? A pin drop. Almost literally.

The difference between 100 and 200 watts won't be as pronounced as people may think. 200 watts is only 0.2 times louder than 100 watts, not twice. 1000 watts is twice as loud as 100 watts.

 

[Son_of_SJ]

Must be sunstroke (unheard of in Glasgow, right?) on my part. Apologies.

No probs, but now you're making another mistake. I live in Edinburgh!

 

[Son_of_SJ]

AVForums have more details on this news story, here

https://www.avforums.com/article/denon-announce-new-av-receiver-line-up-including-11-channel-x6300.12679

Oh look, and for anyone who has trouble with transposing digits, it mentions that power of the top model, the AVR-X6300H, is 205W per channel. That's two hundred and five.

 

[Son_of_SJ]

Another (expensive) 11-channel Atmos receiver for bigboss - Pioneer SC-LX901 coming in September, but it is £600 more than the forthcoming Denon receivers, at £2,499. Still a lot cheaper than Anthem's 11-channel receiver though ...

http://www.whathifi.com/news/pioneer-announces-2016-av-receivers-atmos-and-multi-room-support

 

[bigboss]

Thanks! Yes, I saw that earlier; good to see some competition in this sector. Interestingly, I think this is the first Pioneer flagship receiver without the THX badge, while Onkyo's flagship does.

 

[buzz_lightclick]

Thanks! Yes, I saw that earlier; good to see some competition in this sector. Interestingly, I think this is the first Pioneer flagship receiver without the THX badge, while Onkyo's flagship does.

No, neither the SC-LX88 nor 89 had the THX Ultra 2 Plus certification. The last Pioneer flagship receiver that did was the SC-LX87.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/news/article/pioneer-sc-lx88-review/20597