Arcam’s entry-level AVR5 offers 12-channel Dolby Atmos decoding, but HDMI 2.1 is an optional extra

Available for £1999 / $2000 by the end of the year

Arcam has officially unveiled the AVR5, positioning it as an AV amplifier that makes the company’s renowned home cinema performance available at a lower price point.

At £1999 / $2000, the AVR5 is now the HDA range’s entry-level receiver, with plenty of features for users to sink their teeth into. These include the ability to natively decode 12 channels of Dolby Atmos audio (with upmixing from Dolby Surround), along with DTS-X (with upmixing from DTS:Neural:X). 

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