Denon AVR-S650H vs. Denon AVR-S970H

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AVR-S650H vs AVR-S970H comparison

Denon AVR-S650H
Denon AVR-S650H
Denon AVR-S970H
Denon AVR-S970H

Amplifier

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Channels 5.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 75/8, 100/6 90/8, 125/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 8, 6
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Digital to analog converter (DAC) AKM 192 KHz/32-bit 192 KHz/32-bit
Bi-amping
Pure direct (straight)
Auto speaker calibration Audyssey MultEQ Audyssey MultEQ
Speaker A/B switching
Other audio features Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Restorer, Hi-Res audio Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Audyssey Dynamic LFC, Compressed Audio Enhancer(MDAX2), Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Napster, SiriusXM, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Sound Cloud, Mood Mix Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Amazon Music HD, MOOD:Mix

Extensive connection

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
HDMI input/output 5/1 6/2
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)
HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)
HDMI CEC
Digital content protection (HDCP) HDCP 2.3 HDCP 2.3
Subwoofer output (LFE) 2 2
Headphone output 1 x 6.3 1 x 6.3
Optical digital input 2 2
Coaxial digital input 1 1
Composite input 2 0
Component input/output 0/0 0/0
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors USB, phones, setup mic USB, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
HDR (High Dynamic Range) HDR10 HDR10+
4K signal pass-through 4K/60Hz 4K/120Hz
8K signal pass-through 8K/60Hz
HDMI signal pass-through
3D signal pass-through
HDMI pass-through in standby mode
Video conversion analog to HDMI
Analog to HDMI scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features HLG, BT.2020 x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020, LipSync

Additional features

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
Display colour OSD colour OSD
Tuner AM, FM AM, FM
Sleep timer
Auto power off
ECO mode
Graphical user interface (GUI)
Setup assistant
Firmware update network, USB network, USB
Other additional features IP Control, Web Control IP Control, Web Control, App Control, RS232 Control

Multi-room

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Multi-room zones has not 2
Zone audio output has not speaker
Zone HDMI output has not
Multi-room control has not HEOS App, Denon 2016 AVR Remote
RS-232 0 0
Remote control input/output (IR) 0/0 0/0
DC trigger output (12V) 0 0

Multichannel surround

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Dolby Atmos
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Surround
Dolby (other) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
DTS:X
DTS HD Master
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS (other) DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF AIFF, DSD

Power

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Operational power consumption, W 340 500
Standby consumption, W 0.1 0.1
Removable power cord

Dimensions

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 15.2 x 33/17 x 6 x 13.3 43.3 x 34 x 16.7/17.1 x 13.4 x 6.6
Weight, kg/lbs 7.7/17.2 9.5/21

Other

AVR-S650H AVR-S970H
Release year 2019 2022
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