Denon AVR-S940H Review and Specs

Denon AVR-S940H 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

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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.

Denon AVR-S940H

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.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Possibility of two-zone signal distribution
  • I discovered a new great app for myself - HEOS

Cons

  • Needs a lot of tweaking to be optimized on high end system

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Common features

Product

Denon AVR-S940H

Model

AVR-S940H

Brand

Denon

Reviews

266

Amplifier

Channels

7.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

90/8, 125/6

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 6

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.08

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

192 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

Audyssey MultEQ

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Restorer

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay, AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Napster, SiriusXM, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Sound Cloud

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

8/2

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

2

Coaxial digital input

1

Composite input

2

Component input/output

2/1

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K/60Hz

8K signal pass-through

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

BT.2020, HLG

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle

Display

colour OSD

Tuner

AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, USB

Other additional features

has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

2

Zone audio output

speaker

Zone HDMI output

Multi-room control

HEOS App

RS-232

0

Remote control input/output (IR)

0/0

DC trigger output (12V)

0

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

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Power

Operational power consumption, W

460

Standby consumption, W

0.1

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 15.2 x 33/17 x 6.6 x 13.3

Weight, kg/lbs

9/20.7

Other

Release year

2018
Denon AVR-S940H
Denon AVR-S940H

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