Denon AVR-5805 Review
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October 19th, 2004
Summary
The AVR-5805 is the world's first receiver with 10 built-in amplifiers, which can provide up to 16 channels of sound. Until the advent of Dolby Digital 16.1, using all those channels means doubling up the amplification in the main room and/or sending surround sound to multiple rooms from multiple sources in the main room. Denon was deliberately vague on the rest of the receiver's specs (watts per channel, number of inputs), but we'll have more info after the CEDIA show in September. That picture's no mistake though; this monster is a full 12 inches tall.
Specs
Key Features
Type
Receiver
Number of Channels
9.1 Channels
THX Certification
Ultra
Surround Mode Power
170 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz (THD: .05%)
Surround Decoders
Dolby Digital®, DTS ES®, THX EX®, Dolby Prologic II
Power Output
Surround Mode Power
170 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz (THD: .05%)
Remote Control
Type
MultiBrand
Illuminated Remote
Illuminated
Design
Display
Inputs / Outputs
Rear Input Connectors
RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 11, Digital Coaxial x 6, Digital Optical x 5, Composite (Video) x 8, S-Video x 8, Component x 5, DVI x 1
Rear Output Connectors
RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 8, Digital Optical x 3, Composite (Video) x 7, S-Video x 2, S-Video x 5, Component x 2, DVI x 1
PC Interface
RS-232, FireWire / IEEE 1394
Surround Analog Inputs
5.1 Channels x 1
Preamp Outputs
5.1 Channels
Component Video Bandwidth
100 MHz
Controls
Number of Zones
4
Tuner Presets
56 Channels
Dimensions
Width
17.13 in.
Depth
20.5 in.
Height
12 in.