Sound United unveils 13.2 receivers with HDMI 2.1 and upgrades current models – picture and sound – news

Sound United, the manufacturer of Denon and Marantz receivers, is coming with two new and updated receivers with full HDMI 2.1 support. For the current two models, the company has prepared an upgrade program to make them compatible with HDMI 2.1.

Sound United Heat It announced two updated versions of the current Denon AVR-X8500H receiver and the Marantz AV8805 receiver. New releases are AVR-X8500HA And AV8805A, where A is the term for upgrade. The current models appeared a few years ago and are flagship models, but they have yet to support HDMI 2.0. At the time, it was already clear that a paid upgrade option would be offered to support HDMI 2.1 in the future.

Denon AVR-X8500H and Marantz AV8805 owners who wish to take advantage of this approach to approved POS. For a fee of € 749, it is possible to install a refurbished HDMI card to replace the old one. Owners of these receivers can use this from next month. newly Yamaha announced Even suggesting such a solution.

According to the manufacturer, new A-receivers and updated current models can pass 8k60 and 4k120 signals over HDMI without any problems, as well as support other HDMI 2.1 functions. The HDR HDR10 + standard will also be supported, in addition to the usual support for Dolby Vision. There is support for 40Gbps bandwidth and HDMI 2.1 flat rate link signal technology.

Gradually, these A versions will replace the Denon AVR-X8500H and Marantz AV8805 versions. Only one connection will be suitable for HDMI 2.1, either with the new A receivers or with existing models that will receive the upgrade.

The focus that Sound United places on full support for HDMI 2.1 features stems from the notorious “HDMI 2.1 error”, which quite a few relatively new receivers from various manufacturers have to deal with. German C’t magazine is found Last year there were problems sending 4k120 signals to a connected TV. Sound United recognized the problems And he talked about one Mismatch Between HDMI chipset for different devices. Also Yamaha Confirmed that the problem is with its receivers. These issues are especially common with Xbox Series X and S consoles, and computers connected with AMD and Nvidia video cards with HDMI 2.1.

The issue may be related specifically to Nuvoton Technology’s built-in HDMI chipset. Chipset from this manufacturer are integrated into quite a few HDMI 2.1-enabled receivers. This is not an issue with the PlayStation 5. Nuvoton chips may not handle the compression technology well Display pressure stream. Sony is not implementing this with the PS5, while Microsoft is using the image signal from the X and S series.

Previously, Sound United had already brought in the Free solution For HDMI 2.1 issues for receivers that were supposed to support this HDMI standard immediately without any problems. These models include the AVR-X2700H, AVR-X3700H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X6700H from Denon, and the SR5015, SR6015, SR7015 and SR8015 from Marantz. An HDMI adapter kit will be available for these models, among other things. According to the manufacturer, this switch will solve the “compatibility issue” between Denon and Marantz receivers using HDMI 2.1 and some game consoles. This adapter should be placed between the Xbox Series X console and receiver, for example.

The Denon AVR-X8500HA and Marantz AV8805A are both high-end 13.2 receivers, which will be available from June at 3999 and 4,299 euros, respectively.