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A workhorse stereo receiver

Stereo receivers tend to look very similar from the front, but the components on the inside and the connections on the back can make a huge difference. The Denon DRA-800H is designed for high performance, featuringa discrete high-current power amplifier that uses a symmetrical layout and a beefy transformer with oxygen-free copper windings. It's also highly versatile: it can play music from digital and analog wired sources, stream wirelessly, and —thanks to a bank of HDMI connections on the back panel —even enhance TV sound.

The versatile Denon DRA-800H features multiple digital and analog connections.

An impressive array of connections

You'd be hard-pressed to run out of inputs when connecting other components to the DRA-800H. There are five 4K-compatible HDMI inputs withsupport for HDCP 2.3, plus an HDMI monitor output with ARC support. Onecoaxial digital and twooptical digital inputs on the back of the chassis let you connect digital music sources like a CD player or media streamer. A USB input located on the front panel lets you plug in a thumb drive loaded with digital music files.

Analog music fans haven't been forgotten, not by a long stretch. There aretwo stereo RCA line-level inputs and a dedicated phono input for connecting a turntable. A stereo RCA line-level output allows you to pass signal to a receiver or amplifier in a second zone. Dual mono outputs for connecting powered subwoofers let you bump up the bass.

Multiple music streaming options

Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Apple AirPlay 2 allow you tostream music from popular services like Spotify®, Pandora®, Amazon Music, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Sound Cloud, SiriusXM and TIDAL.Denon's HEOS technologyis also built-in, so you can connect wirelessly with compatible components and speakers to create a multi-room system.

Convenient voice control

For fans of hands-free operation, the DRA-800H is compatible withAmazon Alexa,Google Home, Siri and Josh.ai for hands-free voice control.