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Arcam FMJ AVR600 review

Arcam's first ever HD audio AVR has arrived. Was the wait worthwhile?

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-07-22July 22nd 2009

Price at launch £3,500.00
No of HDMI Outputs 2
Audio Input Details 8 digital inputs 4 rear optical, 3 co-axial, 1 front 3.5mm optical AUX input, USB input for audio file playback from UPnP mass storage devices
Weight (kg) 25
Description AV Receiver
Dimensions 435 x 185 x 435
Remote Control Yes
Features 120WPC continuous power output into 4 or 8 ohms loads (all 7 channels driven at 1kHz) / Stereo output power over 150WPC into 4 or 8 ohms, 20Hz to 20kHz / State of the art Analog Devices ADSP-21366 & ADSP-21367 DSPs for surround decoding / Crystal Semiconductor 24bit 192kHz DACs, stereo ADC and precision electronic volume controls
Impedance (Ohm) 4
Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24Bit
No of HDMI Inputs 5
Colour Silver
Additional Information Decodes: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS HD Master, DTS High Resolution Audio, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS96/24, DTS Neo:6

Product Summary

FMJ AVR600

Arcam FMJ AVR600

Price at launch

£3,500.00

For

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Sophisticated, flexible and polished

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Gorgeous design

Against

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The GUI can be terse at times

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Not a powerhouse

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