Arcam AVR31 7.2-channel home theater receiver with Bluetooth

Arcam’s top-of-the-line home theater receiver

Arcam’s new AVR31 puts every bit of the company’s engineering prowess on display. This mean machine has a lot of premium components inside, like a top-of-the-line Class G amplifier, reference digital-to-analog converters, and an over-engineered power supply. The cherry on top of all that goodness is the receiver’s advanced surround sound processing that helps make your movies more lifelike than ever.

Plenty of clean power for any occasion

The AVR31 uses a powerful Class G amplifier that dishes out a whopping 120 watts per channel — more than enough for most tower and bookshelf speakers. This musical-sounding amp design uses Class A circuitry for low-level signals, then kicks in a higher-voltage power supply for more demanding dynamic peaks, all while keeping distortion extremely low. It’s complemented by an over-engineered toroidal power supply, which helps eliminate noise before it ever reaches the amplifier.

Bring your movies and music to life

The AVR31 supports an incredible 16 channels of surround sound decoding for formats like Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and AURO-3D.

You can power a solid surround sound system using just the receiver’s seven built-in channels. Or you can take advantage of the sixteen preamp outputs on the rear panel by using separate amplifiers to run the massive system of your dreams. Either way, this receiver accurately reproduces every aspect of a movie’s soundtrack, from thunder above, to explosions behind, and front-and-center action unfolding on-screen.

This receiver has your sound quality covered on the music side of things as well. There are two reference ESS Sabre ESS9026PRO audiophile-grade DACs inside that tastefully unveil the detail and nuance in your music. Each DAC has its own reference ESS voltage regulator, which drastically improves how each chip handles the incoming audio signal.

Streaming albums made easy

This receiver offers plenty of ways to get your music going. It supports streaming through Apple AirPlay® 2, Google Chromecast, Bluetooth®, Spotify Connect®, and TIDAL Connect. It supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) too, which lets you access high-res files stored on your home network. You can select streaming sources through the free MusicLife app (available on Android™ and iOS®). The app also lets you use your phone as a Wi-Fi remote control.

Industry-leading Dirac room correction

Dirac Live® is one of the finest room correction systems in the industry. Use the included microphone and run the Dirac software on your laptop to take precise sound measurements in your room. After the software completes the test, it then creates a personalized EQ correction curve for all your speakers, made to overcome your room’s specific acoustic characteristics. By using Dirac, you’ll let your speakers achieve their full sonic potential.