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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

April 27, 2021 in Equipment / News tagged Denon / HDMI 2.1 bug fix / HDMI bug / Marantz / Sound United / SPK618 by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon/Marantz 2020 Firmware Update Sound United has announced their latest firmware update to their high-end Denon and Marantz receivers. It is due out on November 11th 2020. This firmware will provide some significant new features and restore some that were removed over a year ago due to changes to Dolby […]

Denon/Marantz 2020 Firmware Update

November 10, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged Denon / Firmware Update / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz AV7706 AV Pre-Amplifier- First Look (Image Credit: Marantz) On the heels of the release of both the Denon and earlier Marantz 8K AV receivers, Marantz has announced the release of this 8K surround AV pre-amplifier, the AV7706. This AV pre-amplifier features 11.2 channels of XLR and RCA pre-outs and […]

Marantz AV7706 AV Pre-Amplifier- First Look

October 25, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AV Preamplifier / AV7706 / First Look / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz 8K SR-Series AV receivers - First Look — Marantz 8K SR-Series AV Receivers – First Look (Images Credit: Marantz) Hot on the heels of the Denon 8K receiver release we knew that Marantz would not be too far behind, especially as both compnaies share the same technical stable and are owned by […]

Marantz 8K SR-Series AV Receivers – First Look

July 25, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged First Look / Marantz / SR Series / SR5015 / SR6015 / SR7015 / SR8015 by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz AV8805 13.2CH 4K UHD AV Pre-Amplifier-First Look — Marantz AV8805 13.2CH 4K UHD AV Pre-Amplifier – First Look Product Model: AV8805 Manufacturer: Denon MSRP: $4499 Weight: 30 pounds Availability: February 2018 Overview In parallel with the release of the AVR-X8500H from Denon comes the AV8805 from the stables of Marantz, […]

Marantz AV8805 13.2CH 4K UHD AV Pre-Amplifier-First Look

January 17, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 13.2 Channel / AV8805 / Marantz / Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Announces AVR-A10H AVR All Image Credit: Denon Denon is expanding their A-Series receiver lineup with the new AVR-A10H, a design that is inspired by their flagship AVR-A1H, but at a lower price point. This upgraded 13.4 channel model is said by Denon to provide a “significant performance upgrade” over […]

Denon Announces AVR-A10H AVR

September 3, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVC-A10H / AVR / AVR-A10H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Home Amp – Streaming Integrated Audio Hub – First Look All Image Credit: Denon Denon have announced a competing product to their sister companies Marantz M1, the Home Amp streaming integrated audio hub, just add speakers and your favorite audio sources. This shoebox-sized streaming amplifier is designed to bring […]

Denon Home Amp – Streaming Integrated Audio Hub – First Look

July 24, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Denon / Home Amp / Streaming Hub by fromvinyltoplastic

M2Tech Classic Integrated Amplifier – First look All Image Credit: M2Tech Based in the Italian city of Pisa, Hi-Fi brand M2Tech have just announced their new Classic Range of audio products that includes; the Classic Integrated Amplifier and the Classic DAC/Renderer. The Classic Integrated Amplifier is the first product to […]

M2Tech Classic Integrated Amplifier – First look

April 25, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog / Class AB / Integrated Amplifier / M2Tech / Stereo Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Classé Audio Delta PRE MK II Preamplifier Quick Look All Image Credit: Classé Audio Just released by Classé Audio. The upgraded Delta PRE MKII is now able to receive high-resolution digital audio in a wide variety of formats and from multiple digital sources, both connected and streamed, all thanks to […]

Classé Audio Delta PRE MK II Preamplifier Quick Look

March 19, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classe / Classe Audio / Delta / Delta PRE MKII / MKII / Preamplifier / Solid State Preamplifier / Streaming Preamplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Premium Audio Company Firmware Update For Flagship AVRs All Image Credit: Premium Audio Company (PAC) Sorry, but I am a bit behind the curve for this firmware update as many of you will have already installed it. So I have included it here just for information. December of 2023 saw […]

Premium Audio Company Firmware Update For Flagship AVRs

January 19, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged Auro 3D / Elite / Firmware Update / Integra / Onkyo / PAC / Pioneer / Premium Audio Company / Roon by fromvinyltoplastic

dCS Vivaldi Transport II – First look All Image Credit: dCS Despite the popularity of streaming, physical media still draws many audiophiles to its format, providing, as it does, some of the highest levels of audio quality. dCS, like several other high end audio manufactures, seem to agree with their […]

dCS Vivaldi Transport II – First look

November 1, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / dCS / SACD Player / Vivaldi Transport II by fromvinyltoplastic

Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look All Image Credit: Schiit Schitt Audio was founded in 2010 by Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat. The company has grown into a leader in affordable high-end audio, with a wide range of products spanning DACs, headphone amplifiers, and preamplifiers. The URD CD […]

Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look

July 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Transport / Schiit Audio / URD 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

Auro Technologies Files For Bankruptcy According to the German media magazine Heise Medien the Belgian sound specialist Auro Technologies has just filed for bankruptcy after a recent new investment deal fell through. Auro Technologies is best known for its internationally known Auro-3D immersive sound format that competes with DTS:X and […]

Auro Technologies Files For Bankruptcy

June 16, 2022 in Audio / News tagged Auro 3D / Auro Technologies 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