Saturday, December 31, 2011

Denon AVR A100 Offers Superb Quality And Many Features

By Denton Avraam


The Denon AVR A100 is part of the 100th anniversary range to mark the company's first century in business. As such it is meant to be the current flagship product represents state of the art high definition equipment at the moment. It comes with a host of features and it looks the part with elegant styling and a high gloss finish.

Its main feature is a 9 channel amplifier with discrete mono amplifier construction. This basically means that it functions as 9 separate amplifiers. Each delivers 140 Watts and is mean to drive a 4 ohm speaker. The block condenser that is included is also a special edition. Up to three audio zones can be catered for and two video zones if the composite connection is used.

Using Audyssey MultEQ XT32 the EQ is automatically adjusted to each room giving perfect surround sound regardless of the environment. High levels of correction can be done, especially in the bass frequencies, for absolute clarity. Both time and frequency issues are adjusted to take into account the dimensions of any room.

There are some very nice touches such as gold plated connectors for both audio in and out. For stable sound performance it has solid cast iron feet. Eco friendliness is also assisted by a low standby power consumption of only 0.1W. The receiver comes with a five year warranty and the chief engineer will have signed the certificate of authenticity. You also receive a high quality book on the history of the brand.

For the best transfer of digital signals it makes use of Denon Link 4th generation interface. This gives highest quality and speed of transfer with low signal loss. Apart from the six HDMI 1.4 connections at the back there is also one in front. Two outputs are 3D capable and offer an audio return channel to connect the TV sound to the system through the HDMI cable.

Connecting and iPhone or iPod is simple and there are two USB inputs. If you install the Airplay system you can control the content directly from the receiver or remote control. The compressed signal will also be processed for higher clarity and quality.

Many of the features are taking advantage of internet connectivity which is easy to access via a broadband connection. You can download content and the Denon AVR A100 can also be maintained remotely. Interfaces are provided for connection to flicker so that you can stream photos. You will also have access to Pandora internet radio as well as Napster and Rhapsody.




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