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Arcam DiVA AVR-280 review

Ignores RoomEQ and video scaling for pure audio performance

Our Score 5

Last reviewed: 2008-03-01March 1st 2008

Price at launch £1,200.00
Dimensions 430 x 145 x 433 mm (w x h x d)
Weight (kg) 15.9
Impedance (kOhm) 22
Max Frequency Response 20
Min Frequency Response 20
No of Component Inputs 3
No of Component Outputs 1
No of Composite Inputs 5
No of Composite Outputs 4
No of Digital Coaxial Inputs 3
No of Digital Optical Audio Inputs 3
No of HDMI Inputs 2
No of HDMI Outputs 1
No of S-video Inputs 5
No of S-video Outputs 3
Power Consumption (Operational) 1200
Remote Control Yes
Remote Control Type Standard Infrared
Sound Output Modes Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital-Ex, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, DTS-ES 6.1, DTS Neo:6
Speaker Channels 6.1
Watts Per Channel 80
DTS-ES Yes
Dolby Pro Logic II Yes
Dolby Digital EX Yes
Dolby Digital Plus Yes
HDMI Ports 3
External Audio Outputs Yes

Product Summary

DiVA AVR-280

Price at launch

£1,200.00

For

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Top-notch multichannel and stereo sound

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Build quality

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Remote

Against

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No HDMI scaling, auto-setup or RoomEQ

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