Recent content by minus3dB

It's available with DLBC now. Strong hints from an interview with Phil Jones that ART is in the works. I think you're being way too cynical with the comments about offering new pricier AVPs with those features. The AV10 is slotted as their pinnacle product - the best they can do engineering...

I don't think that's it (but that's how I stream most of my music via an Apple TV box into the AV10). I suspect the real reason they didn't include it is they don't want any PC-based streaming apps to compete with their HEOS streaming ecosystem that's built into every Marantz and Denon...

Noticed you have a cathedral ceiling with exposed beams. I've always thought this type of ceiling configuration would lend itself to mounting overhead Atmos speakers that would solve the typical challenges of mounting Atmos speakers. If mounted on a gimbal, smaller bookshelf speakers could be...

The AppleTV I have (4K Gen3) does decode Atmos.

I'm also intrigued by these new subs. I just don't see where the value proposition is when compared to say Rythmik F18s, two of which could be had for the price of one XR13 with over a grand left over. Yes they have the built-in RC software and they win the beauty contest 10/10 times. Would...

The A1H has a TI DAC chip???

I don't think anyone is trying to be defensive, just trying to understand your perspective. I don't know what to say after reading the above. 94 dB AVERAGE listening level...I drove my Salons with a freaking AVR for a couple of years and had zero issues with their performance. It had very...

Don't mean to get too pedantic but the source of all the heat in an AVP is the AC power input. The easiest way to estimate how much heat an AVP dissipates is to measure how much power it draws and then subtract anything that exists the box in the form of any other kind of energy other than...

That's an excellent point and one I was trying to convey but did so less literally. I listen to some music where transients are startling in their effect. What I view as dynamic capability is the ability to produce undistorted, linear transients that are comparable to a live performance. I've...

Never mind if the only distinction is 40 Gbps vs 48.

Curious what the distinction is between half baked and fully baked HDMI chip sets.

I identify somewhat with your journey and appreciate your airing it here in what is perhaps the most opinionated of opinionated public forums. Some random thoughts of some of the things that have come up in what I've read (not the entire thread): - I like how you noted one particular track...

Responding to a question by HiFi5.2 where I posted this in the AVM 70 thread, "Does the AV 10 get warm?" I've only checked once just when streaming youtube videos running Dolby Surround and Audyysey filters, and it was barely warm to the touch. Update: the area I touched was above the HDMI...

This thing is built like a tank...very pleased with the sound so far though have not done any room tuning yet. The upmixers are so much better than the 10 year old Dolby ProLogix IIx I was running with. Best sound so far was on an Atmos recording of classical guitar & orchestra rendered at DD +...

My bad...not very etiquette - conscious of me. Will repost in the Cinema series thread (there's not an AV 10 thread I could find.)