The one box everything plugs into · review
A 7.2 receiver from the house that states power with its conditions — the specification style that makes a receiver comparable to anything else that does the same.
The bottom line The sensible centre of the AV receiver shelf: enough channels to grow into, from a maker whose figures can be checked.
Denon publishes power as “W into 8 ohms, over a stated bandwidth, with a stated number of channels driven, at a stated distortion”. That is what makes a receiver comparable, and it is why this shelf can be compared at all while the soundbar shelf cannot.
Seven amplified channels and two subwoofer outputs. That covers a 5.1.2 layout — five speakers around you and two height channels — with two channels spare, or a 7.1 with no height. The flexibility is the point: the system can change without the receiver changing.
The HDMI board, not the amplifier. Whether it passes 4K at 120 Hz with variable refresh rate matters to a console and not at all to films, and it is the specification worth checking in the full sheet before buying.
Present on this range. Whatever version, running it properly — microphone at seated ear height, at the actual seat, room quiet — changes an ordinary living room more than a component upgrade would.
Count your sources, add one, and buy a receiver with that many HDMI inputs.
On sale from 585 € to 680 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Listed but with no offer on the British Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Channels | 7.2 — stated |
|---|---|
| Formats | Dolby Atmos — stated |
| Tuner | DAB — stated |
| Connections | HDMI — stated |
| Room correction | Present on this range; version not stated in this listing |
| Amazon reference | B0CGRLYJFV (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0747192140137 |
Two subwoofer outputs. In a room with strong standing waves, two subwoofers in different positions average out the peaks and dips at the listening seat — not for more output, but for evenness. It is a refinement and it is useful to have the option.
Count what you have and add one. Running out of inputs is the most common reason people replace a receiver that still sounds perfectly good, and it happens two years after purchase rather than at it.
5.2 channels · 8K HDMI · Bluetooth · DAB tuner
A 5.2 receiver with an 8K-capable HDMI board — the board is what dates a receiver, and this one is specified for a resolution beyond what most systems will use.
Best for: A first 5.1 system where the budget matters and the HDMI board should not be the reason to replace it in three years.
≈ 396 €
5.1 channels · Bluetooth 5.3 · optical and coaxial in · USB · FM · 2 microphone inputs · echo · RCA
A 5.1 amplifier with two microphone inputs and echo — which places it between a home cinema receiver and a karaoke amplifier, and the page says which parts serve which.
Best for: A room that wants five speakers driven cheaply from an optical output, and where karaoke is a real use rather than a joke.
≈ $150 / 110 €
7.2 channels · Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer · gaming features · voice control · network receiver
A 7.2 network receiver with a height virtualiser — processing that produces height without ceiling speakers, and which the maker names rather than implies.
Best for: A room where ceiling speakers are impossible and a console is part of the system.
≈ 589 €
