Denon Bows $999 AVR With Dolby Atmos, Alexa, Next-Gen HDMI Capability

Denon announced the AVR-X3500H AV receiver with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and DTS Virtual:X processing. The 7.2-channel $999 receiver, rated at 105 watts per channel, is enabled with an Alexa smart home skill for entertainment devices, Apple AirPlay2, enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), said the company Thursday. Its AKM 32-bit digital-to-analog converter enables decoding of ALAC, FLAC and WAV files at up to 24-bit/192-kHz for Hi-Res Audio files, and it's compatible with 2.8/5.6-MHz Direct Stream Digital files playable from memory devices over the front-panel USB port. Support for eARC and ALLM will be available in a future firmware update, it said.