Arcam AVR500
A brand new 'cut down' version of the AVR600 is now available, but with very limited supply.
The AVR500 costs £2,500 in basic form.
The optional DAB tuner board which is £250, only AM and FM are received as standard.
The optional network card is £400.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the Owners Manual for full connectivity and operational details.
Arcam has achieved a global reputation for producing state of the art home cinema electronics that excel in both movie and music reproduction. Arcam have developed numerous world-class products for the AV market having been involved in home cinema since the mid nineties.
The AVR500 is based on Arcam’s all new high definition AV platform that was crafted in Cambridge, UK over three years of intensive research and development. The outstanding reception already given to the first two products using the platform, the AVR600 Receiver and AV888 Pre-Amp Processor, suggests that the AVR500 will also set new world standards for audio quality in its price range.
The massive feature set provided by the bigger AVR600 is not required for every home cinema installation and so the AVR500 is able to preserve the core performance of the AVR600 by deleting some of the less used connectivity. Removing the network card for Internet Radio, streaming and IP control capability has reduced construction complexity and cost. In addition the number of legacy video and audio outputs and multi-room connections have also been reduced recognising the move in many systems to predominantly digital connectivity.
The AVR500’s seven-channel amplifier is rated at 100 watts (all channels driven) but its massive power supply ensures that it can drive even highly demanding loudspeakers without strain. Being fully equipped for the high definition world the AVR500 decodes all the latest Dolby and DTS high definition audio standard with phenomenal precision.
The AVR500 offers customers the highest level of Arcam performance and sound quality at a lower price by reducing the feature set and absolute power output. However, no compromise has been made in the essential ability of all Arcam AV electronics to produce a level of sound quality that will bring movies and music to life like no other manufacturer.
The AVR500 designed and manufactured in the UK and is available in black and silver finish.
• Ultra High Performance AV Pre-amp Processor
• Ultra-clean audio signal path
• 100w per channel ultra low distortion power amplifier
• HDMI 1.3a dual output video switching
• Video trans-coding from component to HDMI
• High precision decoding for HD audio formats
• Dolby Volume* gain processing
• 2 zone outputs
• Optional Ethernet/USB audio playback / Internet radio
• FM/AM Radio tuner with 100 presets
• Optional DAB Radio module (Market Dependant)
• IR and full duplex RS232 control
• Superlative audio & video performance
