Denon DRA-800H: a stereo network receiver for hi-fi and home cinema

Denon has today announced its first two-channel receiver with wireless network streaming and 4K-supporting HDMI connectivity.

The 100-watt-per-channel DRA-800H marries Denon’s HEOS hi-res multi-room streaming platform (which offers access to Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music and TuneIn Internet Radio, as well as uPnP network streaming) with five HDMI inputs and a HDMI ARC socket that allow the receiver to connect to a 4K TV and a handful of AV sources. So, if you're looking to build a mid-market stereo system for both your TV and audio needs, the DRA-800H could well sit at the centre of it.

The DRA-800H utilises many of Denon’s amplifier topology, too, including a newly designed power amp with a left/right structure, a pre-power section with double differential DAC circuitry, Denon custom capacitors and an oxygen-free copper power transformer – all in the name of performance.

The Denon DRA-800H will be available next month for £599.

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.