The New Denon AVC-X8500HA home cinema amplifier offers powerful 13 channels of amplification and full 8K pass-through. This new flagship AV Amplifier supports the latest surround sound formats, such as Dolby Atmos® , DTS:X® , DTS:X® Pro, IMAX Enhanced® , and even Auro-3D® . HEOS® Built-in adds wireless music streaming, voice control, and multi-room capability to your home entertainment. The Denon AVC-X8500HA has the most advanced HDMI section with a dedicated 8K input that supports 8K/60Hz pass-through or upscaling, 4K/120Hz pass-through for gaming, The latest gaming features like Auto Low Latency Mode and Variable Refresh Rate are on board as well..
The Ultimate 13.2 Channel Home Theater Experience
Featuring Denon’s most advanced and sophisticated power amplifier design, the AVC-X8500HA delivers high-power performance at 150 watts per channel (8 Ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, THD: 0.05%, 2Ch driven) to ensure a dynamic and precise entertainment experience. Low impedance drivers provide operational stability for a wide range of speakers and create a balanced, tonal sound
Advanced 8K HDMI Video Section and Various HDR Format Support
Enjoy your favourite movies, shows and games with the best picture quality available. The AVC-X8500HA offers an advanced HDMI section (8 in/3 out) with a dedicated 8K input that supports 8K/60Hz or 4K/120Hz video pass-through. All HDMI inputs feature 4:4:4 Pure Color sub sampling, HDR10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) and BT.2020 pass-through support for exceptional colour, clarity, and contrast. Enjoy 8K upscaling and HDCP 2.3 processing to freely play copy-protected content on all HDMI inputs.
Brilliant Color – Universal Compatibility, HDR10+ and Dynamic HDR
The AVC-X8500HA supports High Dynamic Range video formats HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma). Dolby Vision transforms the viewing experiences with astonishing brightness, contrast, and color. HLG offers HDR technology over broadcast content for a crisper, cleaner image. The AVC-X8500HA also supports HDR10+, which sends dynamic meta data to the TV for more realistic images, as well as Dynamic HDR. (Some technologies are not available on all televisions)
Full 3D Audio Support up to 13.2 Channels
Immerse yourself in 3D audio with Dolby Atmos® , Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology, DTS:X® , DTS Virtual:X™ , DTS:X Pro® , IMAX® Enhanced, and Auro-3D® . The AVC-X8500HA supports up to 13.2 channels to power up to a 7.2.6 or 9.2.4 speaker configuration for more immersive, 3D audio experiences
Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) Support
The main HDMI output of the AVC-X8500HA supports eARC (enhanced Audio Return Channel) to enable uncompressed and object-based audio transmission, like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, directly from your smart TV apps.
The Next Level in Gaming
The AVC-X8500HA delivers the most up to date gaming thrills with 4K/120Hz pass-through, as well as Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Quick Frame Transport (QFT), and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), which reduces or eliminates lag and frame tearing to offer a smoother, lag-free gaming experience.
Dolby Atmos® and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology
Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos® . Enjoy a 7.1 or 9.1 surround sound speaker system and additional overhead speakers or Dolby Atmos elevation speakers for the ultimate home theater experience — including Dolby Surround up-mixer for legacy content. For those without in-ceiling speakers, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology leverages Dolby’s deep understanding of human audio perception to create the sensation of overhead sound from listener-level speakers.
DTS:X® and DTS Virtual:X™
DTS:X® immersive audio content places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating life-like 3D audio. The included spatial remapping engine of DTS Neural:X™ offers improved immersion and heightened realism for all your favourite movies. DTS Virtual:X™ provides immersive audio without height channels, creating virtual height effects in a 7.1, 5.1, or 2.1 speaker arrangement.
DTS:X® Pro
Featuring the latest audio format support to experience your entertainment decoded with the most current DTS 3D audio technology. Enjoy up to 13.2 channels of audio processing with DTS:X® Pro for full surround sound in exquisite detail,
IMAX® Enhanced
Get the most premium at-home entertainment experience with IMAX® Enhanced — the latest technology from DTS that sets a new standard for home theater imaging, sound, scale, and clarity. Content is digitally remastered by IMAX for clearer, brighter images and immersive, heart-pounding audio.
Auro-3D®
With a combination of traditional channels supporting up to a 13.2 configuration and dedicated height and overhead channels, Auro3D® provides an immersive surround sound experience. Audio formatting identifies sound objects individually and projects them to different spaces in your listening environment, creating an immersive, 3D sound stage.
Take A Role in All of Your Favourite Films
Enjoy all your entertainment with the latest technology available and watch your movies in unprecedented clarity. Experience movies in 8K with 8K/60Hz pass-through or upscaling, as well as the latest in AV amplifier technology like Quick Media Switching (QMS) which is used to eliminate video delay in movies.
Works with Amazon Alexa
Use hands-free control with Amazon Alexa and your voice. Adjust the volume, skip to the next track, switch inputs for your different media players and more — “Just Ask.” Download the HEOS Home Entertainment Skill to enable Amazon Alexa voice commands for your AVC-X8500HA, HEOS devices, and other select Denon products. External voice access point needed.
Works with Google Assistant
Start music in the HEOS app, then ask your Google Assistant to control volume, play, pause, skip tracks and more. External voice access point needed.