AV rece ivers

Power your Atmos or surround sound systems, and push 4K HDR video to your screen, with these brilliant receivers

Power your Atmos or surround sound systems and 4K video with these brilliant receivers

DENON AVR-X4400H

This feature-packed AV receiver is ready to output audio up to a whopping 9.2 channels. You could run a 7.1.2 Atmos system made for surround from it, or get the most from height speakers with 5.1.4 output. It can be part of a Denon HEOS multi-room music system, can adjust its sound for your room, and has eight HDMI inputs, with support for 4K HDR video, naturally. £929, denon.co.uk

Yamaha RX-A870

Ready for Dolby Atmos sound in your home theatre through its eight 4K HDR HDMI inputs and two outputs, this Yamaha balances movie skills with a huge range of music features. It’s part of Yamaha’s MusicCast multiroom system, and features streaming from Apple AirPlay, DLNA, Spotify Connect, Tidal and Bluetooth. There’s even a phono input for hooking up your record player. £849, uk.yamaha.com

Arcam AVR850

This wallet-busting receiver earns its price through sheer weight of tech. Arcam’s special class G amplifier maintains incredible detail in audio, it decodes up to 7.1.4 Atmos surround sound, it has a sweet seven 4K HDR HDMI inputs and three outputs, and includes support for Dirac Live room calibration of your speakers, which gives them the finest tuning possible to ensure totally clear sound. £4,499, arcam.co.uk

Marantz NR1608

A slimline AV receiver that doesn’t forget the features, this offers you a handy eight HDMI inputs (with 4K HDR support), Atmos surround sound up to 5.1.2 channels, and will even get Alexa voice control in 2018. For music fans, you’ve got streaming over Apple AirPlay, Spotify Connect and Bluetooth, as well as support for Denon’s HEOS multi-room system. It’s great bang for your buck. £419, marantz.co.uk