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The wait is over (for DLBC at least). DLBC will roll out by the end of this month, probably earlier

there is no mention of HDAM on any of the new Denon/Marantz product lines. Whatever HDAM did, I assume it's now being emulated by a software-based approach only on the Marantz AVRs.The effect remains the same. To many, the Cinema 40 will sound more "musical" in stereo than the X4800H. But they...

They share the EXACT same hardware—the only differences are cosmetics, FW (software), and GUI. However, sonically, the Cinema 40 may appeal to audiophools who prefer a "warm" more analog sound. This is attributed to FW-based artificially added digital distortion (harmonics) aimed to create a...

Revanced for Android and Vivaldi web browser for Windows are still working great...

Analog audio is a lumped-circuit-based system that doesn't require any impedance matching, unless you're running over 6-mile interconnects...

The biggest drawback here is the price. Going from no Dirac to a full range Dirac + DLBC + ART will cost you over $1000 as I was told by the same insider. This doesn't make much sense for a low-budget AVR like the X3800H...

Just a quick update: ART FW for the compatible Denon/Marantz models is fully ready and working as well as DLBC. However, they have decided to postpone the ART release until early 2024. A new FW that will enable DLBC will be released before Christmas this year.

It's a dead and useless technology. You're better off listening to lossy 320kbps Opus-encoded music, where you do get the dull 16-bit res, than listening to MQA.

There are, but they're usually half-naked. standing next to large loudspeakers... :) Now seriously, my wife listens to music on her phone w/o even connecting headphones and can watch an entire movie even after accidentally switching the AVR mode to multichannel stereo. I guess that it's...

Any model starting from X3800H that supports Dirac should get ART support eventually. At the moment, it seems that Denon is planning on officially announcing that ART support is coming by FW upgrade once the X6800H becomes available for pre-order.

Can it passthrough Atmos via HDMI from Tidal or Apple?

Can someone please confirm if the HDMI out can output multichannel PCM which can be properly decoded by a Denon AVR when multichannel FLAC and DSD files are playing? Also, it says that Apple Music and Tidal are supported, if so, does it support Atmos music passthrough via the HDMI? If all...

I've seen at least 3 threads about this issue, which I cannot find right now, but there is also the Goldensound (ex-ASR member) video where he claimed that he posted his low-res music on Tidal as an artist and they've upgraded it into master quality/MQA... Another guy downloaded some FLAC files...

He is right about streaming companies trying to save space and upsampling lossy/compressed music. Not sure about all of them, but Tidal did get caught doing so, including mp3 to FLAC MQA automatic conversion... That's one service I wouldn't trust anymore...

It's the same guy to told me about the Dirac-Denon collaboration back in 2021 and about the secret beta FW to support Dirac ART. He's an insider. I'm on the fence with the X4800H and asked him if I should wait for X4900H to arrive so the X4800H's price will drop. He told me there is no current...

No Xx900H before 2025, it's a fact!

The best audio isolation approach which does not yet exist, is active-digital. Input analog signal is converter into hi-res digital on one isolated circuit, then the bitstream is transferred to a second isolated circuit via an optocoupler (this may even support multiple channels at once), then...

If you've recently updated Dirac software to 3.6.6, have a new Denon AVR, and you're running into a "too many support speakers have been selected" error message, this is related to the added Denon ART support (fixed by V3.6.7 beta). You better rollback to v3.6.5 until ART FW is released by Denon.

A typo. its the Xx800H of course

I can't say much, but I've talked to a Denon/MASIMO insider who told me that the recent Dirac beta v3.6.7 was released to add support for a new Denon beta/development FW which now runs Dirac ART. It's very likely that ART support will be available before Christmas this year. When you buy an ART...