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Marantz AV10 AV Processor Review

Rate This AV Processor:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 6 1.9%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 23 7.4%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 84 26.9%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 199 63.8%

  • Total voters
    312
By the way, the original reason for adding an audio-only HDMI port was for compatibility with legacy receivers that can't handle modern video signals. So you send the video HDMI straight to the display unit, and the audio-only HDMI to the receiver. This idea that it 'sounds better' separated from the mixed A/V HDMI is something the marketing dept would come up with.
I never heard it related to in that manner until some high-enders got their dirty mitts on it. LOL
 
My recent contributions to this thread regarding DSD, Roon integration and so forth focused on HDMI bit streaming of DSD multichannel with the Marantz processor. The Eversolo and latest Zidoo 8K platform is going to be the best integration for Apple Music Spatial streaming and DSD / DSF multichannel file playback bar none.

With that being said the Apple 4K TV streaming and Infuse file playback is some of the best looking HDMI video around over turnkey solutions like Zidoo, Zapittti, Dune, Kaleidescape, etc. Audio is C-.
 
By the way, the original reason for adding an audio-only HDMI port was for compatibility with legacy receivers that can't handle modern video signals. So you send the video HDMI straight to the display unit, and the audio-only HDMI to the receiver. This idea that it 'sounds better' separated from the mixed A/V HDMI is something the marketing dept would come up with.
Not everyone owns a Marantz processor or 8K HDMI switching Onkyo yet. And HDMI eARC definitely is not 1:1 bit stream identical to the bifurcated HDMI Video and Audio comparable to the output of a BluRay Ultra HD disc player. Look at the TCL 98" QM8 2024. Great picture. but the eARC has issues. Me and Andrew Robinson experienced the same.

I will take Dual HDMI output any day over 8K processor / AVR switching.
 
Not everyone owns a Marantz processor or 8K HDMI switching Onkyo yet. And HDMI eARC definitely is not 1:1 bit stream identical to the bifurcated HDMI Video and Audio comparable to the output of a BluRay Ultra HD disc player. Look at the TCL 98" QM8 2024. Great picture. but the eARC has issues. Me and Andrew Robinson experienced the same.

I will take Dual HDMI output any day over 8K processor / AVR switching.
Never encountered any eARC issues with the EU version which is 98x955 and Marantz. What exactly is your issue?
 
Never encountered any eARC issues with the EU version which is 98x955 and Marantz. What exactly is your issue?
There are observable Audio Sync issues and turning off TV sounds apparently improve eARC sound.

Dedicated HDMI outputs have been the defacto output ports for Bluray Ultra HD disc players for over a decade. And the only way to output DSD and PCM multichannel with Sony and Oppo BluRay players. It only makes sense high quality streamers adopt this.

Looking forward to a Apple TV Pro or Mac Mini (once the figure out Dolby Vision on a desktop OS) to support this in the future.
 
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