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Looking forward to hearing your impressions after you get it dialed in. Just received mine today, despite the winter storm here. Will share configuration tips if I have anything unique to offer.
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Marantz AV20 13.4 Channel AVP Discussion
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Looking forward to hearing your impressions after you get it dialed in. Just received mine today, despite the winter storm here. Will share configuration tips if I have anything unique to offer.
Oh my, could you imagine what a 2270 signed by Saul himself would be worth today, even if they were built by Superscope/Sony ?
Cosmetically decent ones that will just "turn on" are pulling around a $1,000 on ebay.
Refurb'd ones are pulling $2,000 to 3,000k.
Here's a pic of me around 1975 eating a Whopper in front of my 2270, and 2440 quad add-on amp.
Classic AR-XB table, etc.
Dang exwife took it all in the divorce.
Congrats av20 sounds amazing. Anthem and marantz is the best gear for normal people.
Does anyone know what the DAC-to-channel mapping is for the AV10 or AV20? We know the AV20 has nine two-channel DACs and that they are not symmetric to minimize crosstalk. For example, a Sound United video states that one DAC serves a front speaker and a back/height. I have a 7.2.4 system and would like to spread out these 13 channels in a manner across all 18 DAC "channels" so that LCR and both subs do not share a DAC.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
They both perform very well and achieve high standards for SINAD in the class. And there are 4 subs, not 2. You can't really spread the channels in the way you would want. Each of them has their own designation and mapping. But also not sure what the purpose really is.
Many of the channels are assignable, so I wanted to spread out my speakers as much as possible to "air gap" my LCR and subs from sharing a DAC with any other channels. Not sure if this would make any audible difference, but it wouldn't do any harm either.
Sure. Go ahead and do whatever you want - once you buy the unit it's yours forever and ever to do with it as you please. Not familiar with "air gap" term though. It is prevailing theory though that our LCRs are safe the way they are. We do raise many other concerns as to how to get best out of Marantz AVPs, but this is the first one of the kind.
Thank you Oddball!
Agreed. Av20 gets a little warm, but nothing like the old sr6012 did.
I think the main source of heat here is the digital board. I have an ac infinity t8 on mine just to be ‘safe’ and to control the aux fans on my nc400 amps. The processor runs cool enough that my aux fans barely switch on.
Agree, heat is not an issue with my AV 20. But just for peace of mind, I use one of these $9 fans on my AV 20 and each of my amps:
Never have to think about cooling, and it keeps the internals dust free.
Never have to think about cooling, and it keeps the internals dust free.
I don't have a way to measure my AV20 but I found the right rear area gets quite warm.Agreed. Av20 gets a little warm, but nothing like the old sr6012 did.
I think the main source of heat here is the digital board. I have an ac infinity t8 on mine just to be ‘safe’ and to control the aux fans on my nc400 amps. The processor runs cool enough that my aux fans barely switch on.
I put the same fan on it I had on my Denon, they can never run too cool. IMO
My Aux Fans are from AC Infinity and vent to the "side" rather than straight through like a standard PC-type fan. Still inexpensive comparatively.I don't have a way to measure my AV20 but I found the right rear area gets quite warm.
I put the same fan on it I had on my Denon, they can never run too cool. IMO
Beyond my usage, I would agree completely that a good fan like what you have is all one needs to keep one of these AVPs cool! My usage is on a shelf with another above, so rear venting is the order for me!
All, need help please! I finally hooked up my AV20, but I'm having severe HDMI handshake issues with my Nvidia shield Pro (most recent version). It only provides a stable connection in standard mode. If I use enhanced, it sometimes works but I have to connect and disconnect the Nvidia 's power. I seem to be the only one having this issue. Please help!
I hate to say it, but first thing I would do is get a new hdmi cable.
I can't really offer any help at this point. I use a Apple 4k TV box here plugged directly into my AV20 without issues.
That Std-Enhanced setting is in your Shield right? What does Enhanced offer you.
Like @ryanosaur I would suggest you start with a new quality 4k or 8k rated cable as short as possible. I've had excellent luck with Monoprice HDMI's
Yes I have quality certified 8K HDMI cables, 3 ft, that worked perfectly fine with my previous processors (Emotiva, known for notorious HDMI handshake issues). I have tried 3 different HDMI cables, to no avail..
By "standard" and "enhanced" I mean in the Marantz setting in Video --> 4K/8K Signal Format.
Impossible for me to know what’s up. Of the 3 cables you tried, were any brand spanking new certified?
When I switched out my AVR to the AV 20, I replaced everything with new RuiPro cables and had zero issues.
Back in the day I had problems with an old PlayStation and that was the fix; ever since then I replaced everything my HDMi cables when I change gear.
Ah, I hadn't even looked there for mine. Manual says there's 3 settings available (Std, Enhanced, 8k Enhanced) with the Enhanced being the Default setting.
Just checked and mine are all at Enhanced.l
All this said if it's not the cable and you tried a different input, that points to it being something about your Shield.
In any case is it worth a worry over, do you believe the Shield is capable of delivering 4/8k video at rates high enough the setting will make a difference?
Enhanced
Select if your TV, the source device, and
cables support high quality 4K 60Hz
4:4:4 8 bit, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 10 bit video
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