Nice review Phil. Can someone tell me if the HDMI ports are v2.1 compatible?
When HDMI versions are upgraded is the actual port physically upgraded or is it just a firmware upgrade that brings it up to the latest spec?
All in all it depends upon which aspects and abilities associated with HDMI version 2.1 you are talking about?
If you were going to invest in an X4400, I'd suggest selling the soundbar and Logitech speakers and buying a good Atmos speaker package instead. You could then use the AVR for most TV/movie watching and still use Sony headphones at night.Do you think this would pair well with my LG 55" OLED C6V TV?
I've never owned an AVR, so I really don't know what I'm getting into, but since I've spent so much time and money getting this awesome tv, I figured maybe now is also the time to think about something to control all my devices in one place.
I'd love to set up an atmos system too.
My room is not huge though, maybe 11' x11'.
I'm currently just plugging everything direct to the TV and using one of 3 options for audio....
1 - Sony MDR-HW700DS wireless headphones support 4K passthrough and 9.1 Channel Audio
which I enjoy, and use at night so that I don't wake everyone up, so Ideally I'd want to option to still connect these as an audio ONLY output (but this can remain direct to my blu ray player if they won't play with the avr).
2 - LG SH2 soundbar
which I use for general tv viewing etc during the day.
3 - Logitech Z5500 5.1 speakers
which I use when I have guests to watch movies and stuff.
If i bought an AVR, can I just wire up my existing speakers to it, or do I need some other equipment or totally new set of speakers?
My plan, if it's possible, was to start off just buying the receiver, wire up my existing speakers to the avr for a normal 5.1 setup....then buy 6 spare matching speakers and just add them in to the avr for the full 9.1/atmos
In such a relatively small room, do you think it's worth the extra speakers? and is it easy to still get a decent surround and atmos effect even with the volume turned down?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm totally new to AVR setups.
It wasn't Phil that did the review but the HDMI inputs and outputs are not 2.1, they are 2.0 but as Dante has pointed out, certain features promoted under HDMI 2.1 can be supported using HDMI 2.0 depending on the chipset that the manufacturers have used. I believe eARC, dynamic metadata and VRR can all be delivered via HDMI 2.0 in certain circumstances but we'll have to wait and see.Nice review Phil. Can someone tell me if the HDMI ports are v2.1 compatible?
When HDMI versions are upgraded is the actual port physically upgraded or is it just a firmware upgrade that brings it up to the latest spec?
ok, thanks for the tip.If you were going to invest in an X4400, I'd suggest selling the soundbar and Logitech speakers and buying a good Atmos speaker package instead. You could then use the AVR for most TV/movie watching and still use Sony headphones at night.
You may wish to start a seperate thread on this, i know for certain you won't be able to use your existing sub for the denon and afaik you won't be able to use your existing speakers (wrong ohms) 11'x11' is quite a small room this amp will either give you a 5.1.4 or a 7.1.2 set up, if you can accommodate this then fine or look for a smaller amp that will give you a 5.1.2 seven channel output.Do you think this would pair well with my LG 55" OLED C6V TV?
I've never owned an AVR, so I really don't know what I'm getting into, but since I've spent so much time and money getting this awesome tv, I figured maybe now is also the time to think about something to control all my devices in one place.
I'd love to set up an atmos system too.
My room is not huge though, maybe 11' x11'.
I'm currently just plugging everything direct to the TV and using one of 3 options for audio....
1 - Sony MDR-HW700DS wireless headphones support 4K passthrough and 9.1 Channel Audio
which I enjoy, and use at night so that I don't wake everyone up, so Ideally I'd want to option to still connect these as an audio ONLY output (but this can remain direct to my blu ray player if they won't play with the avr).
2 - LG SH2 soundbar
which I use for general tv viewing etc during the day.
3 - Logitech Z5500 5.1 speakers
which I use when I have guests to watch movies and stuff.
If i bought an AVR, can I just wire up my existing speakers to it, or do I need some other equipment or totally new set of speakers?
My plan, if it's possible, was to start off just buying the receiver, wire up my existing speakers to the avr for a normal 5.1 setup....then buy 6 spare matching speakers and just add them in to the avr for the full 9.1/atmos
In such a relatively small room, do you think it's worth the extra speakers? and is it easy to still get a decent surround and atmos effect even with the volume turned down?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm totally new to AVR setups.
ok, thanks...I'll have a look at other optionsYou may wish to start a seperate thread on this, i know for certain you won't be able to use your existing sub for the denon and afaik you won't be able to use your existing speakers (wrong ohms) 11'x11' is quite a small room this amp will either give you a 5.1.4 or a 7.1.2 set up, if you can accommodate this then fine or look for a smaller amp that will give you a 5.1.2 seven channel output.
Oops..my bad! Apologies Steve.It wasn't Phil that did the review but the HDMI inputs and outputs are not 2.1, they are 2.0 but as Dante has pointed out, certain features promoted under HDMI 2.1 can be supported using HDMI 2.0 depending on the chipset that the manufacturers have used. I believe eARC, dynamic metadata and VRR can all be delivered via HDMI 2.0 in certain circumstances but we'll have to wait and see.
I paired it with a Cambridge Audio Azur 651 power amp that I normally use with my X7200.Thanks for the review Steve.
Out of interest what power or integrated amp did you add to this AVR to extend it to 7.1.4? I'm considering an upgrade next year and wondering how this amp + a 2ch amp would compare against the X6400H for 7.1.4 given the price difference.
Real world RMS output is much more likely to be in the 20-40W range, maybe a bit more for the front channels depending how the amp is designed. You also have to factor in that no device is 100% efficient, some of the power is simply turned to heat and evaporates, and the processing etc all takes some power too.Delivering 9 x 200W whilst only consuming a maximum of 710W is very clever indeed.
Denon have sure created something magical
Or alternatively... if you read the specs... it can deliver ONE channel of 200W with a massive 1% distortion.
Why do they quote these utter bulls... figures? It’s insulting if nothing else.
Two channels driven at acceptable distiortion numbers, it’s actually 125W per channel. Funnily enough, they don’t quote an ‘all channels driven’ figure. But it’s going to be in the 50-80W range.
Steve, this jibe isn’t aimed at you by the way, it’s aimed at the nonsense spewing manufacturers...
is 4400 has dolby vision passthrough capability?
All AVR-Xx400H models are supporting Dolby Vision passthrough out of the box. HLG passthrough was added by a firmware update.
Not using a couple of channels simply means more available power for the channels you do use, and the 6400H is certainly a lot of product for the money so a much more worthy upgrade than stepping across to the 4400 in our view. We currently have a discount on the 6400 as well which you can see here.My old AVR-3808 is starting to fail on it's digital inputs. So I'm thinking to replace it with the AVR-X4400H. But I'm wondering if the monolithic design of the X6400H would be worth the extra money. I'm not gonna use the 2 extra amplified outputs.
What's your idea on this?
Does anyone know if the three HDMI outputs - Do they output the same HDMI INPUT or is there switching where each HDMI output can display a different HDMI input?
Real world RMS output is much more likely to be in the 20-40W range