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HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products All Image Credit: Denon/Apple Masimo the parent company of Denon and Marantz have updated their HEOS app fixing various bugs and adding improved and easier accessibility to radio stations, podcasts and your favorite tunes. Here is the official update information: Firmware from […]

HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products

December 26, 2023 in Audio / Firmware Updates / News tagged App / Denon / Heos / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models All Image Credit: DIRAC The Swedish company DIRAC specializing in sound optimization, has announced that its Live Bass Control feature is now available for license in several AV receivers/preamps from Denon and Marantz. Denon AV receivers now able to accept […]

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models

December 22, 2023 in Audio / Firmware Updates / News tagged AV10 / AVC-A1H / AVR-A1H / AVR-X3800H / AVR-X4800H / AVR-X6800H / Cinema 40 / Cinema 50 / Denon / Dirac Live Bass Control / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Announces DP-3000NE Flagship Turntable All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced their DP-3000NE direct drive premium flagship turntable. This new design features: a newly improved S-shape tonearm, a new direct drive motor control board and a switched mode power supply (SMPS). The newly improved arm features; cartridge weight […]

Denon Announces DP-3000NE Flagship Turntable

September 20, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Denon / Direct Drive / DP-3000NE / Flagship / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Flagship AVR-X6800H – Preview All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced a replacement for the AVR-X6700H, the AVR-X6800H that is to be made in Japan. It should be available for delivery in 2024 and features a number of upgrades, including an 11.4 architecture with eleven 140 watt channels […]

Denon Flagship AVR-X6800H – Preview

September 12, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 11.4 / 13.4 / 8K / AV Receiver / AVR / AVR-X6800H / Denon / Flagship by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Launches DRA-900H Stereo 8K Network Receiver All Image Credit: Denon Denon is soon to release their 8K replacement for the DRA-800H stereo network receiver, the high performance two channel DRA-900H stereo network receiver. This new 8K model delivers up to 175 watts per channel and is equipped with six […]

Denon Launches DRA-900H Stereo Network Receiver

August 30, 2023 in Audio / News tagged 8K / AVR / Denon / DRA-900H / Network Receiver / Stereo AV Receiver by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon AVR-X1800H 8K AVR – First Look All Image Credit: Denon Back in September 2022 I posted on the upcoming Denon X series of 8K AVR’s, with the lowest cost option then being the AVR-X2800H 7.2 channel at $1,199.00. Well if finances are a little stretched their latest AVR-X1800H is […]

Denon AVR-X1800H 8K AVR – First Look

August 26, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AV Receiver / AVR / AVR-X1800H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon New AVR-S770H & AVR-S670H – Quick Look All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced the addition of two budget models to its S Series of entry-level AV receivers. Available for preorder, the 7.2-channel AVR-S770H and the 5.2-channel AVR-S670H are intended for small to mid-sized home theater systems, offering […]

Denon New AVR-S770H & AVR-S670H – Quick Look

July 27, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR-S670H / AVR-S770H / Budget / Denon / Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced the upcoming availability of the new DNP-2000NE high resolution audio Network Player/Streamer. This versatile player is based upon the HEOS platform, supports high-resolution audio up to 32-bit/384kHz and compliments the Denon PMA-1700NE Amplifier and DCD- 1700NE CD […]

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player

May 3, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Denon / DNP-2000NE / Network Player / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available All Image Credit: Denon Clearly Denon are reaffirming their commitment to that unbikqatous plastic disc and giving physical media an additional push with the release of the Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD player. The Denon DCD-1700NE incorporates Denon’s advanced AL32 Processing Plus algorithms, as well as […]

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available

January 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DCD-1700NE / Denon / SACD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4800H & More All Image Credit: Denon *UPDATED: 3/25/2023* – DIRAC Live now available, see end of post. Just like the leaked 2022/2023 Marantz receiver information here is the latest leaked information about some of the 8K Denon AV receivers for 2022/2023. This is just preliminary […]

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H & AVR-X4800H

September 18, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR-A1H / AVR-S570BT / AVR-S970H / AVR-X2800H / AVR-X3800H / AVR-X4800H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz CD60 & Denon DCD-900NE CD Players – Quick Look Image Credit: Marantz and Denon Forty years ago the CD format introduced the public to digital music physical media. The latest statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) show that sales of CDs increased by 21% to more […]

Marantz CD60 & Denon DCD-900NE CD Players – Quick Look

May 28, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD60 / DCD-900NE / Denon / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Audyssey ACM1-X Calibrated Microphone This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Audyssey has just released the new ACM1-X calibrated microphone as a companion accessory to its recently announced MultEQ-X room-correction software. The microphone enables measurements to be corrected to a near-perfect match to those of a “type 1” […]

Audyssey ACM1-X Calibrated Microphone

March 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged ACM1-X / Audyssey / Denon / Marantz / Microphone / MultEQ-X by fromvinyltoplastic

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs Sound United (Denon & Marantz) have announced their support for a new, advanced, Audyssey PC software application. The new software, MultEQ-X, gives users additional and expanded control and flexibility to calibrate existing and new home AVR’s, together with early access to new Audyssey […]

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs

December 16, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Audyssey / Denon / Marantz / Microsoft / MultEQ-X / PC / Sound United / Windows by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon AVR-S660H, S760H and X1700H. 8K and Immersive – First Look Immersive HT On A Budget. All Images Credit: Denon Overview Denon has released three new AV Receivers each with three 8K HDMI inputs and all for under $700. With the S760H and […]

Denon AVR-S660H, S760H and X1700H. 8K and Immersive – First Look

October 26, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR-S660H / AVR-S760H / AVR-X1700H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon AVS-3 and Marantz VS3003 8K HDMI 2.1 3 Port Switchers All Image Credit: Denon & Marantz Do you own one of the latest 8K AVR’s from Denon or Marantz that only have one HDMI 2.1 compliant 8K input? Tired of swapping HDMI cables for your PS5, Xbox Series X, […]

Denon AVS-3 and Marantz VS3003 8K HDMI 2.1 3 Port Switchers

September 11, 2021 in Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVS-3 / Denon / HDMI Switcher / HDMI2.1 / Marantz / VS3003 by fromvinyltoplastic