With an expanded feature set geared towards the home theater enthusiast and custom integrator, the AVR-2311CI sets a new standard for performance, features and ease of use. It’s also one the first to come equipped with HDMI 1.4a connectivity, including 3D pass-through (Broadcast and Blu-ray), along with Audio Return Channel. The AVR-2311CI’s 7-channel amplifier produces 735-watts of total power (105 per channel), delivering detail and dynamics to music and movie soundtracks. The amplifiers can be configured for 7.2 channel surround sound, or a 5.2 channel system in the “main” room and power a pair of speakers in a second “zone”. It’s equipped with 1080p and 3D (all formats) compatible HDMI 1.4a Repeating technology, delivering both audio and video to your HDTV with single HDMI cable

The new HDMI for the new dimension in home theater

Certainly, one of the most significant lynchpins of the high definition home theater has been the HDMI interface. High Definition Multimedia Interface connectivity and cables have allowed both Full HD 1080p video and 7.1-channel studio-quality surround sound to be transmitted along a single cable, ensuring optimal audio and video signal fidelity and dramatically simplifying home theater setup. Well, there's a new dimension in the world of HD home theater . . . 3D. As you go about assembling your new 3D-capable home theater — 3D HDTV, 3D Blu-ray player, 3D Blu-ray movies — there's not doubt that you're going to want to tie the whole thing together using the advanced data-transmission and utter simplicity of HDMI. Accordingly, a new, expanded, future-ready version of HDMI has been developed: HDMI Version 1.4. Sporting this latest HDMI standard, Denon's AVR-2311CI receiver not only allows for full pass-through of high definition 3D video from your 3D Blu-ray player to your 3D HDTV, but it even supports HDMI v1.4's new Audio Return Channel. When you connect an A/V device like a friend's gaming console directly to your HDTV, you can send the console's audio signal back to the AVR-2311CI using the same HDMI v1.4 cable that carries video to the TV. Accordingly, you can experience your video game's audio track on your multi-channel audio system without the need for any additional cabling. With six HDMI v1.4 inputs and one monitor output, this advanced A/V receiver from Denon is ready to integrate your entire home theater into a blissful 3D whole.

Start zonin' out

Okay, so here's your latest plan for a little home A/V upgrade. You're going to install a 32" LCD and stereo speakers to the bedroom for comfy place to fall asleep watching movies. Now, you could buy a second DVD player and receiver/amplifier for the HDTV and speakers in the bedroom. Or you could just invest in the Denon AVR-2311CI with multi-source/multi-zone capability and power your whole home theater with a single component. With its two-source, two-zone capabilities, the AVR-2311CI lets you direct two different A/V sources to two different areas in the house using just the source components in the living room. And for the Zone 2 audio, choose to send a line-level signal to a stereo amp/receiver in the other room, or re-configure the AVR-2311CI's powered surround-back pair to fuel stereo speakers in the second zone. Get ready to zone out a little.

Who needs a dock when you've got USB?

Your iPod and iPhone are integral parts of your daily listening experience. However, to enjoy all your favorite tunes and playlists at home, most A/V systems require you to buy an expensive iPod docking station that connects to your receiver. The AVR-2311CI, on the other hand, tries a different approach: it sports a built-in USB port with dedicated iPod support. In other words, to listen to your iPod music via your AVR-2311CI-fueled home audio system, all you have to do is connect your iPod or iPhone to the AVR-2311CI receiver's USB port using the USB cable that came with your iPod. The simplest way to bring your iPod experience home — the AVR-2311CI from Denon.

The ultimate in surround sound from Dolby and dts

There's surround sound, and then there's high definition surround sound. We're talking seven full channels of uncompressed, studio-quality audio such as that found on HD sources like Blu-ray Disc. Taking full advantage of the HD audio experience requires more than seven speakers and a Blu-ray player, however. You've got to have the decoding power to translate the encoded digital signal on Blu-ray into an analog signal that can be amplified to power your speakers. You need heavy hitters from Dolby Digital and dts. Not only does the Denon AVR-2311CI home theater receiver sport Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding for seamless processing of the HD audio on your favorite Blu-ray movie, but it also serves up the latest from Dolby . . . Dolby Pro Logic IIz. Incorporating two front "height" channels into the surround sound constellation, Pro Logic IIz decoding adds a new dimension of spatial sensation to movies, music, and video games. Achieve the ultimate in surround sound in your home theater.