The Denon AVR1610 offers a great spec at a price that’s lower than you’d expect from this top brand

With Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD Master Audio decoders and no fewer than three HDMI inputs, the latest Denon AV receiver is fully equipped for the High Definition age. As you’d expect from one of the leading home cinema brands, the AVR-1610 is not just about features but quality, too. Independent power supplies, short signal paths and a 32-bit floating point DSP all contribute to superb sound quality. Thanks to the Compressed Audio Restorer, even MP3 files can sound good through the Denon.

Other great facilities in this feature-packed receiver include an iPod interface (with optional Denon dock) and an ergonomically designed remote control. New features for this latest Denon model include Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoder and a sleep timer.

It might be at the forefront of home cinema design, but that doesn’t make the AVR1610 difficult to use: quite the opposite in fact. Audyssey’s MultEQ auto room set-up is one of the best in the business and gives precise set-up control in relation to the room’s acoustics.

For an AV receiver that’s fantastic value and a top performer, the Denon AVR1610 deserves to be on your shortlist.