Denon unveils its first receivers with extra-immersive Dolby Atmos sound

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If you're wondering just when you can envelop yourself in Dolby Atmos sound at home, Denon is more than happy to tell you. The home theater firm says it will launch two Atmos-equipped AV receivers, the X4100W and X5200W, in the US this October. Neither will be cheap, as the bleeding edge tech implies. For $1,399, the X4100W delivers Dolby's all-encompassing audio in up to a 7.1.2-channel setup (seven regular speakers, one subwoofer, two overhead); splurge on the $1,999 X5200W and you can add two extra speakers to the mix, whether they're on the ground or the ceiling. Either will bring the media support you'd expect for that kind of outlay, including 4K video processing and media sharing over AirPlay or DLNA. That's a lot of cash to shell out to add an extra dimension to your surround sound, but Denon is undoubtedly targeting very high-end living room setups

 

 

 that price hurts

[antoainb]

The price...

[knight_40k]

That's what High end receivers cost, this is nothing new.

[Sidiox]

wow, do you really need to spend that much on a audio setup system thingy?

[BobbyG2]

Do you need to spend $2000 on a pc? It's a luxury item.

[Thorium19]

My wallet suddenly bit me, as I reached for my card. Obviously doesn't trust me buying it.

[tharvey]

If you buy this... You are probably an asshole.

[TheBLOODYTOXIC]

I really think 7.1 is just overkill... but that's just me. i'm fine with my av receiver capable of handling two 5.1 setups for my bedroom and my tv room

[bob345]

2 grand Is nothing in the hi-fi world

[ivhyn]

Aaaaaaand are there any Blu-Rays that have 7.1.2 audio?

No which means this product is pretty much useless until we get some movies 3-4 months down the road.

I might have to upgrade from 5.1 to Atmos in the future as the ceiling speakers give it a really three dimensional and therefore awesome immersive sound.

[ionbasa]

I haven't tried Atmos yet, I'm hoping it sounds awesome. I am also hoping that they release a Atmos capable receiver with balanced speaker outputs.

[BobbyG2]

I wonder when we'll get 7.1.2 sound cards