arcamfan1989
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Dear ASR's Folks, Any update on Arcam AV40's HDMI 2.1 board upgrade? Arcam announced that they will do it in sometime Q4 2021 and have you guys seen any latest update on that?
From what I can tell the only difference is the HDMI 2.1 upgrade and any hardware warranty fixes already applied, so an AV41 = AV40 + HDMI 2.1 upgrade, etc.Arcam has announced 3 new AVR and 1 new pre-pro this year:
Arcam announces new AVR range and AV processor for 2022
News that Arcam has announced three new AV receivers with the AVR11, AVR21 and AVR31, plus a new processor, the AV40, due to arrive in Q2 2022.www.avforums.com
ETA: End of June
From what I can tell the only difference is the HDMI 2.1 upgrade and any hardware warranty fixes already applied, so an AV41 = AV40 + HDMI 2.1 upgrade, etc.
Did you replace your emotiva xmc-2 with the arcam?Since the HDMI upgrade service includes the XLR board and other warranty fixes, I decided to send my AV40 in for the HDMI 2.1 upgrade. I don’t really need 4K/120 at this point, but I do expect to use eARC and HDR10+. Ordinarily shipping with insurance would cost me about $100 each way if I were to send the unit in for the XLR warranty repair, so I reasoned that the upgrade makes sense for me. United Radio estimated 7-10 working days plus transit time, so I eagerly await its return.
YesDid you replace your emotiva xmc-2 with the arcam?
i queried Harman support. Here is my question and the reply:Embarrassing of them not to adhere to the new "non hdmi versioning standard" of listing the exact supported features when the only thing changed is those in- and outputs (and the silicon etc the inside).
I can’t speak to Dolby vision but I have not noticed any difference in time to lock onto signals for other content format changes. There is still a silent few seconds or so whenever video/audio format changes like breaking to and returning from stereo commercials during a 5.1 or Atmos show.Is it worth to update ? I have annoying 5 sec delay when changing between dolby vision and normal on AVR20
What TV have you got? I would be fine with 2 sec delay as it used to be with Denon but reaching 5 is testing my patience.I can’t speak to Dolby vision but I have not noticed any difference in time to lock onto signals for other content format changes. There is still a silent few seconds or so whenever video/audio format changes like breaking to and returning from stereo commercials during a 5.1 or Atmos show.
Samsung q90t. I can tell if a delay is from the AVR or the TV. The AVR display shows the audio format only after it locks on. The TV delay shows a blank screen and a spinner icon when it is locking on.What TV have you got? I would be fine with 2 sec delay as it used to be with Denon but reaching 5 is testing my patience.
I upgraded my AV40 with the 2.1 board. What’s the ESS reference voltage regulator suppose to do? For the DACs?Sorry I was forgetting the new crucial feature, 'the ESS reference voltage regulators'