AVR450 (Discontinued)

AV Receiver

The AVR450 is a sensational, high performance AV receiver designed to bring sonic reality and musical drama to any home cinema installation.

Overview

Conceived to offer premium performance with a wide range of loudspeakers and connectivity to suit the most demanding of installations the AVR450 follows the Arcam tradition of sublime sound and picture quality from all genres of entertainment.

The AVR450 will delight owners but will also impress installers. Connectivity, setup and controllability have been designed with system integration in mind making the AVR450 the ideal hub for a modern cinema or media room.

4K "Ultra HD" (HDMI1.4) and 3D video capability are built in, while both standard and high definition sources can be scaled to any resolution where required.

Control of the AVR450 is possible via Ethernet, enabling it to be fully integrated with whole house control systems. RS232, 12V triggers and standard IR control are also included.

But the AVR450's secret weapon is the amazing insight and clarity it brings to complex soundtracks. Both pre-amp and power amp stages are crafted using more than 30 years of audiophile design heritage and it shows!

Technical spec

Continuous power output, per channel, 8Ω

2 channels driven, 20Hz - 20kHz, <0.02% THD - 110W
2 channels driven, 1kHz, 0.2% THD - 125W
7 channels driven, 1kHz, 0.2% THD - 90W
Residual noise & hum (A-wtd) - <0.15mV

Audio Performance (Stereo line inputs)

Signal/noise ratio (A-wtd ref 100W) normal / stereo direct - 100dB / 110dB
Frequency response - 20Hz—20kHz ± 0.2dB

Video Inputs

HDMI - x7, Component - x3, Composite - x4

Video Outputs

HDMI - x2 (ARC Compatible), Z2 - x1 (Composite)

Audio Inputs

HDMI - x7, Coax SPDIF - x4, Toslink - x2, RCA Phono - x6, USB input, Ethernet Client, Internet Radio, ARC (from display)

Audio Outputs

7.1 Pre-amp ouput - 6x RCA Phono
Zone 2 output - RCA Phono

Radio Tuner

FM / DAB / DAB+ (in appropriate markets)

Supported Surround Modes Include

Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic IIx DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete, DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS 5.1

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