AVR-X4500H

Premium 9.2 channel AV Surround Receiver offering the most advanced 3D audio suite with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D built-in, unparalleled music playback options, thanks to our built-in HEOS technology, Apple AirPlay 2, and Amazon Alexa voice compatibility for seamless control.
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    AMAZING 3D-SOUND.

    Enjoy the most complete surround sound experience with latest audio formats Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D built-in. Most remarkably, the 9 channel amplification allows for setting up a 7.2.2 or 5.2.4 3D experience without the need of an external amplifier.

  • POWERFUL 9.2 CHANNEL AMP WITH ECO MODE.

    The AVR-X4500H features a sophisticated power amplifier section with all 9 channels configured identically, employing discrete high current capable power transistors. Each channel is rated at 200 watts and all channels are able to safely drive lower impedance speakers (down to 4 ohms). There’s also an Auto Eco mode that adjusts the maximum power available according to the volume level as well as an on-screen Eco meter that lets you see the power consumption reduction in real time.

  • READY FOR THE FUTURE OF HOME CINEMA.

    The AVR-X4500H’s advanced video section is fully compatible with the latest HDMI and HDCP 2.2 specifications and prepared for any 4K Ultra HD source. High Dynamic Range (HDR), Dolby Vision compatibility, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and eARC (enhanced Audio Return Channel) are at hand as well. You can also enjoy ultra-high-definition pictures from legacy analogue and digital sources.

  • THE HEART OF YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK.

    Every sound, all your music, controlled effortlessly. Full wireless connectivity is provided via both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Apple Airplay 2 is supported. The built-in HEOS technology allows the AVR-X4500H to become the app-controlled heart of a whole-house wireless multi-room sound network.

  • PERFECT SET-UP FROM THE START.

    The AVR-X4500H easily guides you through the set-up process to ensure the most accurate configuration. Optimize all settings for the best possible sound and video quality with your system from the get-go. The most advanced Audyssey MultEQ XT32 room measurement system provides for best sound in every room.

  • AMAZON ALEXA VOICE CONTROL.

    Control the AVR hands-free with Amazon Alexa and your voice. Adjust the volume, skip to the next track, switch inputs for your different media players and more — “Just Ask.” Download the HEOS Home Entertainment Skill to enable Amazon Alexa voice commands for your AVR-X4500H, HEOS devices and other select Denon products. Amazon Echo device required.

BLOCKBUSTING 3D-SOUND.

Surround yourself in cinema-grade sound from literally any direction.

  • IMAX ENHANCED
  • Dolby Atmos
  • DTS:X
  • AURO-3D
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    IMAX Enhanced Technology

    Get the most premium at-home entertainment experience with IMAX Enhanced—the latest technology program from IMAX that sets a new standard for image, sound, scale and content quality. Watch clearer pictures and brighter images. Feel immersive, heart-pounding audio delivered by DTS. See more picture on the largest screens. And experience premium content digitally remastered by IMAX.

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    SOUND IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

    Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos transports you into the story with moving audio that flows all around you with breathtaking realism. Enjoy a 5.2 surround sound speaker system and 2 additional overhead speakers or 2 Dolby Atmos elevation speakers for the ultimate home theatre experience - including Dolby Surround upmixer for legacy content.

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    BE CLOSER TO THE ACTION.

    DTS:X™ immersive audio places sound where it would occur naturally in space, creating a lifelike, multi-dimensional audio experience in the home. The improved immersion and heightened realism draw you into the world of your favourite movies. The included spatial remapping engine, DTS Neural:X™, gives your movie, game and music collections a new lease on life! With DTS Virtual:X you can enjoy an 3D audio experience even without installed overhead speakers. DTS:X brings the theatre home.

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    PUTTING YOU IN A COCOON OF LIFE-LIKE SOUND.

    Auro-3D® elevates the home theatre experience to amazing new levels by delivering the excitement of three-dimensional sound for music, games, broadcast, and films while enhancing your existing audio-visual collection, thanks to Auromatic up-mixing engine.

GEARED UP FOR 4K ULTRA HD.

Enjoy ultra-high-definition pictures, even from analogue and digital SD sources.

  • LATEST HDMI SPECS WITH EARC
  • ADVANCED VIDEO SECTION
  • HDR / DOLBY VISION
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    FUTUREPROOF IN ANY WAY.

    All eight HDMI inputs and two HDMI outputs feature HDCP 2.2 compatibility and the latest HDMI specifications, including 4K Ultra HD 60Hz video, 4:4:4 Pure Color sub-sampling, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Dolby Vision compatibility, HLG support and 21:9 video, 3D, and BT.2020 pass-through support. It is even ready for Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) for 3D audio broadcast over TV.

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    BREATH NEW LIFE INTO LEGACY SOURCES.

    The AVR-X4500H owns an advanced video processor to upscale existing lower resolution video from any analogue or digital source to true 4K. With three HDMI outputs, you can even connect a TV and a projector in the main room, while playing back different content on a second zone screen.

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    NEXT GENERATION VIDEO FORMATS.

    The AVR-X4500H supports High Dynamic Range (HDR) video format. It is even Dolby Vision compatible and supports HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma). Dolby Vision transforms the viewing experiences with astonishing brightness, contrast, and colour. HLG offers HDR technology over broadcast content.

SET-UP AND CONNECT WITH EASE.

Get your AVR-X4500H up and running in no time, perfectly tailored to your needs.

  • Audyssey MultEQ XT32
  • Connectivity
  • HEOS + ALEXA
  • Quick Select
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    MEASURE YOUR SOUND TO YOUR ROOM.

    The AVR-X4500H features the most advanced Audyssey MultEQ XT32 room acoustic measurement system including Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Dynamic EQ, LFC and SubEQ HT. Through these technologies, and with the supplied microphone, it exactly analyses each speaker's output to optimize the overall listening experience. With the additional Audyssey MultEQ Editor App (available for purchase), very advanced users can even go further "under the hood" if desired.

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    UNWIRE YOUR SOUND.

    The AVR-X4500H is equipped with an advanced dual antenna system for robust and error-free streaming, featuring Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity as well as Apple's AirPlay 2 for direct music playback from Apple's iDevices.

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    EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.

    With the "Denon AVR Remote" app you can control the receiver's operation and even control your connected Denon Blu-ray player. With the HEOS app you easily command your music and multi-room streaming. Or control your system with your voice using the Amazon Alexa voice compatibility.

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    CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE SOURCES.

    Store your preferred set-up and sound mode for every source, so that you can jump right to them by the push of a button on the front panel and the remote control.

ADVANCED SOUND PROCESSING.

Experience extraordinary sound quality from both music and movies.

  • DSP
  • HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO
  • AL32 PROCESSING
  • 32-BIT D/A CONVERSION
  • MULTI-SOURCE/MULTI-ROOM
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    POWERFUL DSP AUDIO PROCESSING.

    The AVR owns a sophisticated DSP audio processing system that incorporates no less than 4 powerful high speed fourth generation SHARC DSP processors, which together have a combined continuous processing capability of 10 GFLOPS (10 billion floating point numerical computations per second).

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    ENJOY SUPERB AUDIO FIDELITY.

    The AVR-X4500H features high resolution audio decoding with multiple lossless file types including ALAC, FLAC and WAV at up to 24-bit/192-kHz along with compatibility for 2.8/5.6-MHz DSD files (DSD is the audio coding format of SACD).

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    UNIQUE DENON AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES.

    AL32 Processing Multi-channel provides ultra-high-resolution digital audio filtering and precision for all audio channels, to deliver a natural soundstage with enhanced imaging. For contents recorded in multi-channel such as Blu-ray discs, the recorded low frequency effects (LFE) may be out of synch and delayed. Bass Sync technology corrects such a delay of low frequency effects for the perfect audio experience.

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    BEST POSSIBLE SOUND STAGE.

    For optimum fidelity and the widest dynamic range with lowest distortion, the AVR-X4500H features advanced reference-class 32-bit AKM AK4458VN D/A converters on all channels. This ensures consistent high fidelity and precise channel matching across all channels for the ultimate listening experience.

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    FLEXIBILE ZONE PLAYBACK.

    With the AVR-X4500H it's possible to enjoy 7.1-channel surround in one room, while another 'zone' plays another source—such as CD, streaming audio, or HDMI source on speakers powered by the AVRs built-in amplifiers.

GET THE AMAZING
HEOS EXPERIENCE.

Enjoy your favourite music anywhere – and everywhere – around your home. Share music stored on your home network, Internet radio or streaming services with HEOS wireless speakers, or even other HEOS-capable receivers, throughout the house. Control it all with the free HEOS app. Enjoy music from Spotify, TuneIn Internet radio, Amazon Music, Sound Cloud, Tidal, Napster or Deezer.


HEOS + Alexa – Speak Your Commands.

Use your voice to stream your favourite music services to this HEOS-enabled device. Ask Alexa to play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, and more. You can also turn the volume up or down, pause, mute and play the next song — all with your voice.

To start streaming with Alexa voice commands, open the Alexa app and select “Skills.” Add HEOS Home Entertainment to enable. Then, go to Smart Home in the Alexa app menu and choose Devices and Discover or say “Alexa, discover my devices.”

With HEOS Home Entertainment and Alexa, you can stream to this product and any other HEOS-enabled device. Play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, and TuneIn with more streaming services also to come. All you have to do is ask.


AirPlay 2

Stream audio from your favourite music services like Apple Music and Spotify or watch videos from services like YouTube and Netflix from any iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV all while the audio is perfectly synced to your speakers AirPlay 2 sources.

AirPlay 2 also supports multi-room audio. This allows you to wirelessly stream content to multiple AirPlay 2 compatible devices simultaneously with improved audio buffering to ensure smooth audio playback. AirPlay 2 provides control and grouping of compatible audio devices within the Apple Music or Home app. Use Airplay 2 in-app or with your voice via Siri.

 
 
 

SELECT THE PERFECT HEOS FOR YOUR SETUP.


The AVR-X4500H's built-in HEOS technology allows you to stream your favourite music wirelessly around your home to any other HEOS speaker.

  • Bathroom
  • Bedroom
  • Kitchen
  • Livingroom

HEOS 1: Ideal for damp environments or outdoors.

PHONO INPUT FOR TURNTABLE / VINYL SUPPORT

With the included phono input, the AVR-X4500H lets you connect your turntable and play vinyl records. Enjoy your vintage collection with exceptional quality and sound.

EXTERNAL CONTROL AND IP CONTROL CAPABILITIES.

The AVR-X4500H is equipped with a range of features to provide enhanced control capabilities and compatibility with 3rd party and custom integration solutions including Crestron Connected.

It can be set up and operated by a home computer on the network via IP control, either via wired LAN connection or Wi-Fi. For direct connection to external home automation and control equipment, it's also equipped with an RS-232C serial port.

For simpler integrated control set-ups, the AVR-X4500H features an IR (infrared) remote control input on the rear panel, allowing remote control compatibility with other components in your home theatre system.

The SRM - Smart Remote Management feature lets CI dealers connect via ihiji or Domotz for system maintenance from a remote distance.

Specifications / AVR-X4500H

Multichannel Surround
Sound Enhancements
Discrete Power Amplifier

9

D.D.S.C. HD Digital

o (32 bit)

Pure Direct

o

High Grade Audio Components

o

Clock Jitter Reducer

o

Alpha Processing

AL32 Processing Multichannel

Denon Link HD

o

Audyssey

MultEQ XT32

Audyssey Dynamic EQ / Dynamic Volume

o / o

Audyssey LFC

o

Audyssey APP support

o

Compressed Audio Restorer

o

Network
HEOS Multiroom and Streaming

o

Lossy Formats: MP3 / WMA / AAC

o / o / o

Lossless Formats: FLAC / ALAC / WAV

o / o / o

DSD Audio Streaming

up to DSD5.6

FLAC HD 192/24

o

WAV 192/24

o

ALAC 192/24

o

Gapless Playback

o (FLAC, WAV, ALAC, DSD)

AirPlay Audio Streaming

o

AirPlay 2

o

Internet Radio

TuneIn

Spotify Connect / Tidal / Deezer / others

o / o / o / o

Compatible with Remote APP for Smart Phones

Android / iOS

Compatible with Remote APP for Tablets

Android / iOS/Amazon Kindle

Ethernet Ports

o

Wi-Fi

o

Bluetooth

o

HDMI
HDMI Inputs: Back / Front

7 / 1

HDCP 2.2 support

o

HDMI Outputs: Main / Zone

2 / 1

Video Conversion Analog -> HDMI

o

Analog to HDMI Scaling

480i/576i up to 4K 60/50

HDMI to HDMI Scaling

up to 4K 60/50

GUI Overlay on HDMI

o

HDMI: 3D / 4K / CEC / ARC

o / o / o / o

Enhanced ARC

o

Dolby Vision / HLG

o / o

4K Signal Pass-through / Scaling / GUI Overlay

o / o / o

HDMI pass-though in standby mode

o

Picture Adjust / Noise Reduction

o / o

CEC

o

DSD Audio Capability

o

Audio Return Channel

o

Auto LipSync

o

Multiroom / CI
HEOS Multiroom integrated

o

TV Sound grouping

o

Multi-Room Zones

3

Zone Audio Source: HDMI / Opt, Coax / Network, USB / Analog

o (2ch) / o (2ch) / o / o

Zone Audio Output: Speaker / Preout

o / o

Zone HDMI Output from HDMI Source

o

Webbrowser User Interface

o

Smart Remote Management

o

IP Control / RS232 Control / Web Control / App Control

o / o / o / o

Remote In / Out

o / o

DC Trigger Output

2

Others
Voice Control - Works with Amazon Alexa

o

Auto Speaker Setup by Microphone

Audyssey MultEQ XT32

FL Display

2 lines

Graphic User Interface - GUI

Advanced

ISF Certification

o

GUI Languages

9

Setup Assistant

o

Quick Select Plus / Quick Select

o / -

Firmware Update by Network / USB

o / o

Variable Cross Over

o

Optimized Bass Redirection

o

Bass Sync

o

ECO Mode

o

Auto Power Off

o

Sleep Timer

o

Inputs/Outputs
Composite In / Out

3 / 2

Component In / Out

2 / 1

HDMI In / Out

7+1 / 3

Multi-room Video Out: Video / HDMI

o / o

Analogue In / Out

5 / -

Phono (MM) In

o

Digital In: Optical / Coaxial

2 / 2

Multi-room Out: Analog / Digital

2 / -

Multichannel Preout

o (11.2)

Subwoofer Out

2 (independent)

Speaker Terminal: Gold Plated Screw / Regular Screw

- / o

Number of Speaker Terminals

11

Speaker A/B / Bi-amp Drive / Multi-Room Speaker

assignable

Speaker A / B

assignable

Bi-amp Drive

assignable

Multi-Room Speaker Terminal

assignable

Front Inputs: Audio / Composite / Digital (Opt) / HDMI / USB

- / - / - / o / o

USB Audio / Made for iPod / Made for iPhone

o / AirPlay / AirPlay

FM Tuner with RDS

o

Specifications
Number of Poweramps

9

Power Output (8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05% 2ch Drive)

125 W

Power Output (6 ohm, 1 kHz, 0.7% 2ch Drive)

165 W

Power Output (6 ohm, 1 kHz, 1% 1ch Drive)

200 W

General
Available Colours: Black / Premium Silver

o / o

Metal Front Panel

o

System Remote Control

RC-1219

Pre-programmed / Learnable / LCD Display

o / - / -

Power Consumption in W

710

Power Consumption No-Sound (ECO On / Off) in W

65 W / 110 W

Standby Consumption in W

0.1

CEC Standby Consumption in W

0.5

Network Control On Consumption in W

3.7

Maximum Dimensions
Antenna:Horizontal: (W x D x H) in mm
Antenna:Vertical: (W x D x H) in mm
W/O Antenna: (W x D x H) in mm

434 x 389 x 167
( 434 x 389 x 236 )
【 434 x 379x 167 】

Weight in kg

13.7

Awards & Reviews

  • VGP 2019​

  • HIVI Best Buy 2018

Downloads

  • Name
    Date
    Size
    Type
    Action
  • Online Manual
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  • AVR-X4500H Owner's Manual
    10/29/2018
    16.23 MB
    PDF
  • AVR-X4500H Quick Start Guide
    10/16/2018
    1.88 MB
    PDF