Denon AVR-X8500H AV Receiver | Unboxing, etc.

[LordoftheRings]

I know, it's in French. It's ok, just look @ the pictures.
And you can also use a translator, I am one.

This little guy is approximately 51 pounds, French pounds.
No toroidal...it's a bummer. They also forgot to put a tuner inside, so it's not a receiver.

The DACs, for people who care (I do) are most likely from AKM Verita.
I would prefer ESS Pro Sabre DACs like they use in some Yamaha receivers but "enfin".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS2g...ature=youtu.be

* The biggest Denon receiver ever weighted 97 pounds, net.
So this guy with 13 channels of amplification is roughly half, few pounds more...two.

It's not a $500 receiver, it's a $5,000 receiver (Canadian dollars, et sans le tuner).
It's for people who want a 9.2.4 or 7.2.6 setup without additional amps.
Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D.

It's the receiver with the most internal powered amps...thirteen.
I remember my first receiver, it was a mono receiver, with AM mono radio inside.
So, twelve less channels. They sure expanded our receivers from back then, no kidding.