2023 Denon flagship AV amps are reference grade stunners

Denon aims to redefine the high end of the integrated AV amplifier market with the launch of the top of the line AVC-A1H and AVC-X4800H.

Engineered and constructed at Denon facilities in Japan, the reference grade AVC-A1H (pictured above) is the latest in a line of venerable A1 products, following on from the AVP-A1 (in 1996) or the AVC-A1HD (launched in 2007).

The Denon AVC-A1H sports a huge 11.5kg power transformer and dual main capacitors of 33.000µF, able to deliver 15 channels of amplification, for a 9.4.6 Dolby Atmos speaker configuration, at 210 Watts per channel.

The stablemate Denon AVC-X4800H is a 9-channel amplifier, offering 200-watts per channel via high-current monolithic amplifiers. Inside CI had an early hands-on with the models late last year, but we've yet to hear them in action. Suffice to say, we can't wait.

Room correction software Audyssey MultEQ XT32 is built-in into both models, and there’s the option of Dirac Live calibration. Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and Auro 3D support is standard, and both models are certified IMAX Enhanced. HEOS multiroom streaming is built-in.

Now available in the UK and across Europe, the Denon AVC-A1H and Denon AVC-X4800H are priced at £5,999 / €6,999 and £2199 / A €2599 respectively.