Denon AVR 5800

The Denon AVR-5800 offers the home-theater buff an impressive package. It has an excellent power-amp section, all the current processing modes one would likely need, and a good user interface that includes the AKTIS RC-8000 LCD touchscreen remote...

What it Does The AVR-5800 is the first receiver to offer DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, which puts a discrete (not matrixed, or derived from the L/R rear) center channel behind you. Few films so far are so encoded, but don't worry—as already noted, the Denon...

"The world's most advanced Home Theater Receiver" is Denon's claim for the AVR-5800, and, now that I've spent a few months with it, they'll get no arguments from me. It's the world's first 7.1-channel receiver with DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix...

The AVR-5800 is without question the most advanced and best-sounding AVR on the market. With every known form of surround sound decoding, seven amplifier channels, plenty of power, and a generous connectivity complement, the AVR-5800 can serve as the...