Denon and Marantz AV Receivers Updated With AirPlay 2 Support

This thing look archaic!

Uh, Marantz and Denon make great receivers, rock-solid boxes that will last many years, maybe even decades if the dust is cleaned and vents are unobstructed. Unlike the Macbook Pro, their receivers don't skimp on size or components for "looks." It takes watts and sinks to power 7 or more channels, and you need a big-ass I/O panel to accommodate all kinds of AV equipment, lots of speakers, many different connections, etc.

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I don’t doubt the quality i’m just saying this thing looks like the surround sound system of the early 2000’s.

Speaker plugs haven’t changed that much. There’s not really any competitive reason to do so.

If Apple made a receiver, they'd build it into the speaker and have no inputs or outputs apart from proprietary wireless protocols, and make you buy a second complete unit if you wanted stereo... Remind you of anything?

I don’t doubt the quality i’m just saying this thing looks like the surround sound system of the early 2000’s.

So... they're an audio company focused on sounding great rather than looking great?


How archaic.


That's against everything Apple stands for in the audio portion of their business. I'll bet Jony could school them on a thing or two.

If you want to do it right, get a receiver, preferably Denon or Yamaha. They’re both at the top of the heap when it comes to value and reliability for the money in this market. Stay away from sound bars and ‘home theaters in a box.’ When the electronics die or become outdated, and one of those will eventually happen, the whole thing becomes trash and you’ve lost 100% of your investment.

If you buy separates, when the time comes you only have to replace the receiver and can keep the speakers, which you should be spending at least as much money on as the receiver, preferably more. A speaker can easily last 20 years or longer. I’ve got about $3k wrapped up in my receiver and speakers, but when the time comes, I only have to replace my $500 receiver, not the entire setup like you would if you were replacing a sound bar or HTiB.

If you want specifics look at getting a Denon S640H or S740H, depending on the features you want. Pair that with some ELAC Debuts. You can obviously spend more than that, but that’s a great entry level setup for example.