Denon AVR-S940H Review and Specs

Recently I had the opportunity to try out the top receiver in Denon’s 2018 S series, the AVR-S940H, that managed to combine good features with a price that is more than affordable in order to build a respectable home cinema system. Read this Denon AVR-S940H to see Denon AVR-S940H specs that will intrigue you to try this unit as well.

Denon AVR-S940H review

Features

The AVR-S940H with discrete high-power power amplifiers on all channels provides maximum performance and 165 watts of power per channel (6 Ohms). Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos takes you into a story with a moving sound that flows around you with exciting realism. Enjoy 5.2.2 surround sound speakers, including 2 top speakers or 2 Dolby Atmos speakers for maximum home theater experience - including Dolby Surround subsonic amplifier for legacy content.

Design and build

The design of the AVR-S940H is similar to previous years with straight lines and hard edges. The unit I am testing today measures 17.1” x 6.6” x 13.3” (434 x 167 x 339mm) and weights 20.7 lbs (9.4 Kg) which make it a middle sized receiver and while we never had heating problems with receivers of this size if this is your first experience with such equipment you should be aware to leave enough breathing space around it for ventilation. Featuring a low impedance driver, it provides stability with a wide range of speakers for balanced, high-quality sound. In addition, the Eco Mode auto mode adjusts the output power for the speakers based on the volume level and on-screen ecometer, providing real-time power savings.

Connectivity

Turning the receiver on it’s back is where we find most of the connections with the most important ones being the 7 HDMI inputs and 2 outputs on offer with all of them being 4K/HDCP 2.2 enabled. On the bottom there are 7 speaker terminals enough to create many different setups from the most simple 5.1 system all the way to a Dolby Atmos enabled 5.2.2 channels setup.

Setup

In addition to Audyssey, HEOS, AirPlay 2 and playing Hi-Res from a flash drive or network storage, the new receiver opens up control options via a web interface or a mobile application. Voice interaction is also available through Amazon Alexa smart speakers or Google Assistant / Apple Siri.

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