Dolby Atmos Home Theater Holiday Buyer Guide

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Steve Pitbull Potenziano

Steve Pitbull Potenziano

Audioholics Bouncer
Ok so the holiday season is upon us . What to get that deserving Audiophile in your life? Well take your Pic because here we go! Audioholics for your One Stop Shop site for all the Info you will ever need.


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Onkyo Receivers
TX-NR636 - ($550) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade available on September 29.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
TX-NR737 - ($695) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade available on September 29.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
TX-NR838 - ($1,000) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade available on September 29.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
TX-NR1030 - ($1,699) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 setups. Available in October.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
TX-NR3030 ($2,399) 11.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, and 9.1.2 setups. Available in October.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
PR-SC5530 Network A/V Controller - ($2,499) 11.2 Channel A/V Controller with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, and 9.1.2 setups. Available in October



Pioneer Receivers
Pioneer Elite SC-85 - ($1,599) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with upgradeable Atmos support by the end of September for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. Available now.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
Pioneer Elite SC-87 - ($1,999) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with upgradeable Atmos support by the end of September for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. Available now.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
Pioneer Elite SC-89 - ($2,999) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with upgradeable Atmos support by the end of September for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. Available now

Also the NewAVR I just posted about. Pioneer SC-LX58-k Atmos AV Receiver


Denon Receivers
Denon X4100W - ($1,399) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration. A separate two-channel amplifier can also be added to provide support for 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 Atmos configurations. Now shipping.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQ0SE22/panandscathed-20
Denon X5200W - ($1,999) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. A separate two-channel amplifier can be added to provide 7.1.4 and 9.1.2 Atmos options as well. Now shipping




Yamaha Receivers
Yamaha RX-A2040BL - ( $1,600) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups through a future firmware upgrade. Now shipping.
Yamaha RX-A3040BL - ($2,000) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with 11.2-channel expandability and potential Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4 and 9.1.2 Atmos setups through a future firmware upgrade. Now shipping.



Integra Receivers
DTR-30.6 - ($1,000) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade available in September. Now shipping.
DTR-40.6 - ($1,300) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade available in September. Now shipping.
DTR-50.6 -( $1,700) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration through a firmware upgrade. Available in September.
DTR-60.6 - ($2,300) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. Available in October
DTR-70.6 - ($2,800) 11.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, and 9.1.2 setups. Available in October.
DHC-80.6 - ($3,200) 11.2 Channel Pre-Amp Surround Processor with integrated Atmos support. Available in October.


Marantz Receivers
Marantz SR7009 - ($2,000) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. A separate two-channel amplifier can be added to provide 7.1.4 and 9.1.2 Atmos options as well. Available in September.

Along with the Marantz AV7702 Atmos enabled AVR.
 
G

GIEGAR

Full Audioholic
Denon Receivers
Denon X4100W - ($1,399) 7.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for a 5.1.2 speaker configuration. A separate two-channel amplifier can also be added to provide support for 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 Atmos configurations. Now shipping.
Denon X5200W - ($1,999) 9.2 Channel A/V Receiver with integrated Atmos support for 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and 7.1.2 Atmos setups. A separate two-channel amplifier can be added to provide 7.1.4 and 9.1.2 Atmos options as well. Now shipping
Incoming! Expect the new flagship Denon AVR-X7200W to hit the deck soon. Rumoured price at release is around $2,900.

Details are already up on Denon UK:

http://www.denon.co.uk/uk/product/pages/product-detail.aspx?catid=hometheatre&subid=avreceivers&productid=avrx7200w

http://assets.eu.denon.com/DocumentMaster/MASTER/AVR-X7200W_EN01.pdf

A few choice bits:
  • 150 watts per channel (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20 kHz, THD 0.05%, 2ch driven
  • Latest HDMI standard with 4K Ultra HD Scaling up to 60Hz and 4:4:4 colour resolution
  • HDCP 2.2 upgrade-ready (requires hardware modification)
  • Dolby Atmos (5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4*, 9.1.2*)
  • Auro-3D upgradedable (supports Auro-3D up to 10.1 channels*)
  • 11.2ch processing 13.2ch pre-out
* with additional power amplifier
 
RichB

RichB

Audioholic Field Marshall
^^^

HDCP 2.2 upgrade-ready (requires hardware modification)
That is one great parenthetical statement.
So it has to be sent it out for service for HDCP 2.2 support. :eek:

- Rich
 
BoredSysAdmin

BoredSysAdmin

Audioholic Slumlord
Here is the cliff-notes version of the buyers guide - Don't get stuck on gizmos like Atmos, instead invest in better speakers/subs
 
Steve Pitbull Potenziano

Steve Pitbull Potenziano

Audioholics Bouncer
If you think Atmos is a Gizmo then you Deff. haven't herd it yet.lol
 
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