Dec 13, 2019
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 b...
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Denon AVR-S940H vs Denon AVRS530BT: which would you get for the best home entertainment experience? The AVR-S940H has 7.2 channels amplifier and the AVRS530BT 5.2 channels. Only the AVR-S940H has a Dolby Atmos support. DTS:X is supported only by the AVR-S940H. We have evaluated both AV receivers, AVR-S940H has an overall score of 7.4 out of 10 vs 4.3 out of 10 for AVRS530BT.
Advantages Denon AVR-S940H over Denon AVRS530BT
- Delivers 90W/8Ohm (2 channel driven) vs 70W/8Ohm
- Pure direct/Straight mode
- Includes automatic room EQ and speaker setup
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- AirPlay support
- Built-in phono (MM) input
- Dolby Vision compatible
- Multi-zone
Denon AVR-S940H vs Denon AVRS530BT
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Sep 19, 2019
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Product
Denon AVR-S940H
Denon AVRS530BT
Model
AVR-S940H
AVRS530BT
Brand
Denon
Denon
Reviews
266
374
Amplifier
Channels
7.2
5.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm
90/8, 125/6
70/8, 90/6
Output impedance, Ohm
8, 6
8, 6
Frequency response
10Hz-100KHz
10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, %
0.08
0.08
Audio features
Digital to analog converter (DAC)
192 KHz/32-bit
192 KHz/24-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
Dialog Normalization
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
USB
1 (USB 2.0)
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
has not
Extensive connection
HDMI input/output
8/2
5/1
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)
HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)
HDMI CEC
Digital content protection (HDCP)
HDCP 2.2
HDCP 2.2
Subwoofer output (LFE)
2
2
Headphone output
1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3
Optical digital input
2
2
Coaxial digital input
1
1
Composite input
2
2
Component input/output
2/1
0/0
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors
USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic
USB, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output
Video features
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
HDR10
4K signal pass-through
4K/60Hz
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
Analog to HDMI scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features
BT.2020, HLG
BT.2020
Additional features
Voice control
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI
App control
iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle
iPhone, iPad, Android
Display
colour OSD
fluorescent
Tuner
AM, FM
AM, FM
Sleep timer
Auto power off
ECO mode
Graphical user interface (GUI)
Setup assistant
Firmware update
network, USB
USB
Other additional features
has not
has not
Multi-room
Multi-room zones
2
has not
Zone audio output
speaker
has not
Zone HDMI output
has not
Multi-room control
HEOS App
has not
RS-232
0
0
Remote control input/output (IR)
0/0
0/0
DC trigger output (12V)
0
0
Multichannel surround
Dolby Atmos
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Surround
Dolby (other)
Dolby Digital Plus
has not
DTS:X
DTS HD Master
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS (other)
DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround
DTS Neo:6 Cinema
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo
Audio file formats
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats
has not
has not
Power
Operational power consumption, W
460
310
Standby consumption, W
0.1
0.1
Removable power cord
Dimensions
Size W x H x D, cm/inches
43.5 x 15.2 x 33/17 x 6.6 x 13.3
43.1 x 30.4 x 15.2/17.1 x 12.6 x 6
Weight, kg/lbs
9/20.7
7.2/16.6
Other
Release year
2018
2017
AV receivers CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 7.4Denon AVR-S940H
- 4.3Denon AVRS530BT
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