Priced at $649 the Denon DHT-488XP home theater system features 5.1 channels speaker system paired with the AVR-488 receiver. The AVR-488 boasts 475W RMS of power (5x 75W + 100W), two HDMI 1.3a inputs with Deep Color and 1080p pass-through (no audio support though) and a 32-bit floating-point digital signal processor provides superior audio and video quality. In addition the receiver is XM-ready and supports the optional iPod dock ASD-1R/3N/3W. To match the AVR-488 Denon has chosen the SYS-57HT speaker system, these speakers are built in MDF wood and include magnetically shieded 3.6" mid-bass driver and 0.75" tweeter, the 8" down-firing subwoofer has a 100W amplifier with volume and cross over frequency adjustment.

The AVR-5308CI ($5,199) is the newest flagship 7.1-channel A/V receiver introduced from Denon that carries the THX ULTRA2 and Surround EX certifications. HD-compliant, this amplifier is equipped by the latest technology with 6x HDMI inputs/ 2x HDMI outputs certified 1.3a, Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master audio decoding as well as an HD radio tuner.

The Denon AVR-5308 is the first A/V amplifier from the company to incorporate the Silicon Optix Realta HQV chipset which provides enhanced video with up-conversion and scaling to 1080p. The amplifier can also double as a media center by streaming content (audio & photo) from a disc or USB connectivity over your network via Ethernet or WiFi (802.11 b/g) and features remote control from a PC or a DLNA server, in addition the USB connectivity supports drives up to 2TB.

Others features include an AM/FM tuner, multi-zone capabilities, iPod and XM Radio compatibility.

Denon released its new headphones AH-D501K (pictured) & AH-D301K, both are pretty much similars in design but made use of different drivers. Available in black or grey finish they feature a double headband for easy wearing and sewn synthetic leather ear pads with a reversal mechanism for one-ear monitoring.

Specifications (AH-D501K):
► Frequency response: 10Hz ~ 24kHz
► Nominal impedance: 28Ω
► Sensitivity: 103dB/mW
► Power handling: 1W

Specifications (AH-D301K):
► Frequency response: 10Hz ~ 22kHz
► Nominal impedance: 28Ω
► Sensitivity: 100dB/mW
► Power handling: 1W

Both come with a 6.3mm stereo plug adapter and a 1.7m extension cable. Prices are $69.99 for the AH-D501K and 49.99 for the AH-D301K.

After Sony, Yamaha, Samsung and many others, Denon finally anounced its own sound bar, the DHT-FS5 boasts a surround sound with the X-Space Surround Sound system to achieve a 5.1-ch. A load of six 8cm full-range speakers delivers 4x 25W + 50W with a SNR of 100dB. It includes optical/coaxial digital inputs and RCA analog input. Equipped by a built-in decoder it fully supports Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital, DTS, AAC.

The 750x 118x 138 mm unit comes with everything needed to wall mount it and it's exepected to come this month at about $600.

New Denon's AH-C751 headphones are an higher-end model of the AH-C551 we talked about few months ago. These £150 in-ear headphones have been made up of ultra-rigid machined aluminium body to ensure dynamic sound playback filled by a 11mm neodymium magnet driver. The ear pads have been designed to reduce ambient noise and comes with a choice of three different sizes.

Specifications:
► Frequency response: 12Hz ~ 24kHz
► Nominal impedance: 16Ω
► Sensitivity: 104dB/mW
► Power handling: 250mW

The S-101 is available for a special price $799.00 instead of $999.00 on the official Denon online store. "The S-101 is one of the most innovative and stylish home theater systems that merges the latest technology for dynamic sound, vivid picture quality, the simplest connectivity and operation available, and elegant design to integrate into any room décor" claims Denon.

The S-101 incorporates the Dolby Virtual Speaker technology to produce the most accurate virtualized surround sound listening experience achieved with only two speakers. In addition the innovative AL24 processing technology built into the S-101 provides the most natural sound reproduction from any audio source such as DVDs, CDs or music from portable players including connectivity for iPod. The system delivers a total of 200W, 50W for each satellite speaker and 100W for the powered subwoofer. Each satellite features a single 4" mid-bass driver and a 3/4" polymide tweeter while the subwoofer has a 8" driver.

Denon recently announced its upcoming High-end Blu-Ray players, the DVD-3800BD and the DVD-2500BT.

These Denon Blu-ray players support Blu-ray Profile v1.1, Dolby digital +, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, HDMI v1.3a and are backwards compatible with DVD and CD. It features a 1080p video output, a 24 bit/192kHz DAC plus RCA, BNC and RS-232C connectivity.

The main difference between the two models is that the DVD-3800BD does internal decoding of the audio, while the DVD-2500BT only supports output of the HD audio bitstream to an external decoder. The DVD-3800BD also comes equipped with a Silicon Optix 10-bit Realta video processor with image correction technology D.P.I.C. (Denon Pixel Image Correction).

Both players will hit the japanese market in early 2008, priced at $2,900 for the DVD-3800BD, and $2,000 for the DVD-2500BT.

Denon recently announced its new AH-C551 in-ear headphones. This new model features a 0.5m cord + a 0.8m extension cord attachment with gold plated connectors, and uses a more compact design than the previous model, the AH-C700 released back in November last year. The body is still made of aluminium for reducing the weight of the earphones and is available in black or grey. The package also includes 3 different sized earpads.

Specifications:
► Frequency response: 15Hz ~ 24kHz
► Nominal impedance: 16Ω
► Sensitivity: 104dB/mW
► Power handling: 250mW

The Denon AH-C551 will be available in Japan from October.

S-302 Denon's home theater is on the way. Denon Japan has announced the S-302 to hit the shelves for the end of the month.

The S-302 is a simple 2.1-channel home theater system with a CD/DVD Player and a built-in FM/AM tuner. It also manages the network functionalities such as listening internet radio, music streaming, JPEG sliding show (Album jacket indication) via an ethernet port or a wireless connection (Wi-Fi). You can hook up an iPod to the S-302 with an optional cable or connect it your MP3 player, storage key or else to the USB port on the facade.

The system supports the playback of WMA, AAC (non-DRM), MP3, WAV and FLAC audio formats. The S-302 read DVDs but unfortunately it doesn't supports DivX and XviD formats, however the HDMI terminal can upscale the video output to 1080p.

The bookshelf speakers are 2-way models fitted in a closed cabinet with 3 speakers, 2x 8cm cone type drivers for the medium and 1x 2cm tweeter, the subwoofer loads a 16cm diameter cone type driver. There is no specification on the output power delivered by the amplifier, we just know its power consumption of 104W (0.3W in stand-by).

Denon has announced its latest compact audio systems, the D-MX33MD and the D-MX11. This 2 systems will be available in the mid-september, the price is still unknown at the moment.

Both are offering the playback of CD-R/RW, an AM/FM radio tuner and 2 inputs, a mini-jack and an USB connector. They deliver 2x20W through the 2-way speakers with 14cm woofer mounted in a bass-reflex cabinet and the D-MX33MD version has an additional MiniDisc (MD) player.