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Denon, Marantz Add Apple AirPlay to 9 Products
Products such as Denon’s 100th Anniversary Product Collection Model AVR-A100 can soon be updated with Apple AirPlay streaming.
The upgrade will allow users to stream music from their iTunes libraries to AirPlay-updated Denon and Marantz components. Denon and Marantz are expected to launch the $49 upgrade on Nov. 25 through their websites.
Denon will offer the upgrade on the following products:
- AVR-4311CI (SRP: $1,999)
- AVR-3311CI (SRP: $1,199)
- AVR-991 (SRP: $999)
- 100th Anniversary Product Collection Model AVR-A100 (SRP: $2,499)
- N7 Networked CD Receiver and 2.0 Channel Speaker System, which includes the RCD-N7 CD Receiver (SRP: $599) and SC-N7 Stereo Loudspeakers (SRP: $199/pair)
- Model SR7005 A/V Receiver (SRP: $1,599)
- AV7005 A/V Preamplifier (SRP: $1,499)
- NA7004 Network Audio Player (SRP: $799)
- M-CR603 Networked CD Receiver (SRP: $699)
"AirPlay adds yet another great dimension to content enjoyment through Denon and Marantz’s commitment to providing our customers the best music experience possible. Our consumers, as well as valued retail partners, have always depended on both the Denon and Marantz brands for the most advanced innovations and leading-edge technologies that take the home entertainment experience to the next level and provide creative solutions for maximum enjoyment and flexibility.”
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Hi Joel, I am guessing because I haven’t looked up the specs on these products, but I would say the products probably use internal 24-bit/192 DACs.
They may also incorporate some sort of upsampling type of algorithm.
I think the key to this lies in how users import their music into iTunes. If installers are able to help their clients set their importing to Apple Lossless, WAV or AIFF, they should have a quality and reliable listening experience with the content they’ve imported.
Content purchased from the iTunes store will be either 128kps or 256, and I would guess that since the new Apple TV is going to support video streaming there must be an upgrade path for AirPlay.
Bob, I agree- it is important that installers not only help the client set up their iTunes, but explain and DEMONSTRATE the sound quality difference. After all, what’s the value of a Hi Quality A/V receiver and good system design if they are stuck with XM sound quality? Of course this does little for what has allready been purchased or ripped? Perhaps they can upgrade what they have downloaded too.
The Marantz SR7005 and AV7005 have a feature called M-DAX2 which is designed to re-create the lost information when playing a lossy file (such as AAC or MP3). Its user selectable with a few levels (off, min, normal, and max I believe…I could be off on what they are called). I have found that it DOES make a difference when listening, but deciding if its “better” or not is up to the listener!
Thx John, there is so much low res music downloaded allready that a feature like this could really help (up to listener as you point out) save the world from bad audio.
Dealers and manufacturers may want a waiver against having their designs and installs judged with streaming, downloaded and XM / Sirius content.
Tongue in cheek…
Bob, Are they using their internal DACs to improve the resolution / sound quality of those typically lossy / compressed (128MB) files? Can you get some heads up on streaming Video Files too? An imbedded “light” app of iTunes would also be very cool too.