Yamaha RX-A8ABL AVENTAGE 11.2-Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast

AVENTAGE AV receivers are the reference standard to which all others are compared. Passionate engineering and meticulous attention to detail produce the Yamaha hallmark of True Sound. You can feel the quality in the design and fabrication – from every electrical path, component and piece of material. Each element was scrutinized with intense detail to produce the finest, first-class performance. The AVENTAGE AV receiver is a work of visual and acoustic art.

Surround:AI -
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology built into the DSP analyzes the scene of the entertainment content and then creates the optimal surround effect to reproduce it with the ultimate impact. This AI instantaneously analyzes scenes by focusing on distinct sound elements such as dialogue, background music, ambient sounds and sound effects, and automatically optimizes the surround effect in real time.

DTS:X -
DTS:X immersive audio formatting places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating life-like, multi-dimensional audio.

Features -
• 11.2-channel 150-Watt powerful surround sound with Zone 2/3/4
• 4K120 and 8K60 HDMI and HDR10+ with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7 in/3 out)
• Dolby Atmos® with Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization and DTS:X® with CINEMA DSP HD3
• Dual ESS SABRE ES9026PRO Ultra DACs for the ultimate high-performance conversion
• YPAO™- R.S.C. with 3D, multipoint measurement, precision EQ and low frequency mode
• Surround:AI™ technology automatically optimizes the sound and effects in real-time
• ALLM, VRR and Dolby Vision™, Hybrid-Log Gamma and BT.2020
• AURO-3D
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, MusicCast multi-room audio, AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect
• Voice Control with Amazon Alexa, Siri® (via AirPlay 2) and Google Assistant
• Pandora, Spotify, Napster, SiriusXM, TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music HD
• 3rd-party control driver-capable, easy IP set-up and remote IP control
• Phono input