AVR-X8500HA & AV8805A HDMI 8K Upgrade All Image Credit: Denon and Marantz. Well it looks like we are on a roll for 8K upgrades, HDMI 2.1 support and the fix for the HDMI 2.1 bug. This hardware and firmware upgrade for the Denon […]
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Yamaha Reveals HDMI 2.1 Bug Fix Just as with Denon and Marantz, Yamaha found itself in the same HDMI 2.1 bug boat towards the end of 2020 that was plaguing their new HDMI 2.1 AV receivers. The problem prevented AVRs passing through 4K at 120Hz correctly from Xbox Series X […]
Yamaha Reveals HDMI 2.1 Bug Fix
Denon & Marantz Solve HDMI 2.1 Bug With SPK618 With the release in 2020 of Denon’s and Marantz’s next generation of HDMI 2.1 receivers came a number of unexpected headaches. It turned out that they did not support the promised pass through of 8K signals or 4K/120Hz graphics from the […]
Denon & Marantz Solve HDMI 2.1 Bug With SPK618
Falcon Acoustics Q7 & IMF100 DIY Speaker Kits Q7 Speaker Kit All Image Credit: Falcon Acoustics Introduction: Falcon was founded in 1972 as Falcon Electronics by the first employee of KEF Electronics Ltd., Malcolm Jones. As the Senior Development Engineer Malcolm did most of the design and development of the […]
Falcon Acoustics Q7 & IMF100 DIY Speaker Kits
SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available Short on space? Is that “special someone” putting the damper on that pair of “unsightly” subs you want? Not too sure what to spend that COVID check on? Then take a look […]
SVS3000 Micro & KEF KC62 Micro Subs Available
11 PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor The 4K version of the renowned original Darbee Darblet HD video processor is about to be released by Pixelgen. This new 4K version has an MSRP of $599.00 and maybe pre-ordered on their site here. The PXLVISION 4K Video Processor is the worlds first standalone 4K Video […]
PXLVISION 4K DARBEE Video Processor
Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look All Images Credit: Hegel Norway-based Hegel Music Systems in February 2021 released the V10, the company’s first MM/MC phono preamplifier. This new design was built from the “ground up” using all discrete amplification. The V10 uses a fully balanced internal signal […]
Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look
Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced All Images Credit: Musical Fidelity In mid November 2020 Musical Fidelity announced the latest addition to their M3 range, the M3x Vinyl phone stage. I have been using their MX-VINYL for a little over a year now and have been very happy with […]
Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced
SVS 1000 Pro Subwoofer Series Announced All Images Credit: SVS I and many of my clients have been using SVS subs for as long as I can remember. Their performance and features continue to grow providing an excellent build quality, exceptional performance, great flexibility and terrific value for money, all […]
SVS 1000 Pro Subwoofer Series Announced
Reavon UBR-X200 & UBR-X100 – Oppo Replacements? Images credit: Reavon So lets see a show of hands, how many of you were devastated when Oppo pulled out of the DVD player business? That just about looks like everybody. Well Reavon a new French brand set up as a subsidiary to Zappitti […]
Reavon UBR-X200 & UBR-X100 – Oppo Replacements?
DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics Digital Stream (DS) Audio is an audio business group within Digital Stream Corporation (DSC). DSC has been in the laser optics market over 25 years is known as the provider of industrial laser optics systems in the optical disc market, in Medial testing systems, and for various laser optical […]
DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics
8K Displays – The Latest Specs If you have read my previous posts on 8K you will realize that my feelings towards the need for these high resolution displays is less than positive. You pays your money and you takes your choice. So as the price of these very high […]
8K Displays – The Latest Specs
Channel D Seta L20 Phono Pre-Amp – First Look Let me first say that this top of the line Seta L20 MK2 has an MSRP of $63,000.00 and is manufactured right here in NJ, USA. Compare that with the $60,000.00 VITUS Audio MP-201, the CH Precision P1 with PSU at $50,350.00 […]
Channel D Seta L20 Phono Pre-Amp – First Look
Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look I am always on the prowl looking for new phono amplifiers that are within my budget and provide an array of features and a technical performance that meets my needs. Here is yet another that is on my list. Pro-Ject has recently […]
Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look
4 HDMI 2.1 4K/120Hz Bug Fix? At the beginning of November, From Vinyl To Plastic reported the discovery of a potential chipset bug in the latest HDMI 2.1 chipsets sourced by Panasonic and used in the new Denon, Marantz, and Yamaha HDMI 2.1 8K AV Receivers. As reported on the German web site […]
