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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

Denon and Marantz AV Receivers HDMI 2.1 Bug Permanently Fixed It’s been a while coming, but wait no longer, you can now go out and buy a Denon or Marantz AV Receiver with the full confidence that it will not have the reported 4K 120Hz HDMI bug issue. Forbes and […]

Denon and Marantz AV Receivers HDMI 2.1 Bug Permanently Fixed

August 16, 2021 in Equipment / News tagged Denon / Fix / HDMI 2.1 bug / HDMI 2.1 bug fix / Marantz / Sound United by fromvinyltoplastic

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

Denons 110th Anniversary Range — Denons 110th Anniversary Range Images Credit: Denon Denon is marking its 110th birthday with a quartet of special edition products that combined make up a complete audiophile home component system. Each of these new products are manufactured at the Denon factory in Shirakawa, Japan and undergo an extended quality assurance […]

Denons 110th Anniversary Range

September 24, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 110th Anniversary / AVR-A110 / DCD-A110 / Denon / DL-A110 / PMA-A110 by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon X6700H & X4700H 8K Receivers If you are a regular visitor to my site you will already know my views regarding 8K video. But here we go again, ‘if they build it, many will buy it’. Denon’s world first 8K-ready AVRs are feature-packed and future-proofed. They build on the […]

Denon X6700H & X4700H 8K Receivers

June 11, 2020 in Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR X2700H / AVR X3700H / AVR X4700H / AVR X6700H / Denon / HDCP2.3 by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look — Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look Introduction Vinyl never died, it just took a short nap. Enthusiasts like myself have continued to keep it on life support until the new generations re-discovered all of its magic. That time is now here and vinyl sales continue to grow as each […]

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

October 5, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Denon / DP-400 / DP-450USB / Turntables / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look — Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look Image Credit Denon During CEDIA 2018, San Diego, Denon released the industry’s first IMAX Enhanced-Ready 4K AV Receivers with HDMI 2.1 and HDCP2.2 support. So Denon seems to be leading the hardware race by releasing three new IMAX Enhanced-Ready receivers, the […]

Denon IMAX Enhanced Receivers-First Look

September 17, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged AV Receiver / AVR-6500H / AVR-8500H / AVR-X4500H / Denon / IMAX Enhanced by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon AVR-X8500H World's First 13.2CH AV Receiver — Denon AVR-X8500H–The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver Product Model: AVR-X8500H Manufacturer: Denon MSRP: $3999 Weight: 51 pounds Availability: January 2018 Introduction I have been a loyal fanboy of Onkyo, and then Denon products for several decades, but after the Japanese Tsunami they scaled […]

Denon AVR-X8500H-The World’s First 13.2CH AV Receiver

January 12, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 13.2 Channel / AV Receiver / AVR-X5800H / CES 2018 / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Onkyo TX-8470 And Integra DTM-7.4 New AVR’s – First Look All Image Credit: Onkyo Onkyo and Integra bands, who are both owned by the Premium Audio Company (PAC), have just announced the arrival of two new network stereo receivers that come with digital connectivity and built-in streaming capability. The receivers […]

Onkyo TX-8470 And Integra DTM-7.4 New AVR’s – First Look

May 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Integra DTM-7.4 / Network Stereo Receiver / Onkyo TX-8470 / Stereo 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

Marantz Unveils The Cinema 30 AVR All Image Credit: Marantz Earlier in 2022 Marantz released the original Cinema Series together with AV 10 and AMP 10. Adding to that original line up Marantz have now added the Cinema 30 flagship home cinema 8K AVR. It boasts seven 8K inputs, two […]

Marantz Unveils The Cinema 30 AVR

February 2, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR / Cinema 30 / Marantz 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