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Magazine reviews: Harman Kardon receiver with audiophile 2CH; Yamaha offers "Front Presence" setting for 2+2+2 DVD-A

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German audiophile magazine STEREOPLAY (March 2004 issue) hails Harman Kardon's brand new receiver AVR 430 as the first unit to offer audiophile stereo and multichannel performance with CD and DVD Audio (MSRP: �1,000).
Yamaha's new RX V 2400 receiver cannot quite match the Harman Kardon but offers a "front presence" speaker setup for three-dimensional reproduction of 2+2+2 material on DVD Audio (also perfect for many DVD Video soundtracks). MSRP: �1,050.
Also covered in this issue: A report from the 2004 CES in Las Vegas doubts whether hi-rez is a real success in the United States - considering that very few exhibitors would demo it. Philips and Sony's engagement with universal drives/decoders (SD 5.2) and Linn's Silver Engine is seen as a loophole for future DVD Audio support. Marantz DV 6400 is reviewed as excellent yet affordable unit for DVD Audio playback (wide frequency range not equalled by SA-CD) - MSRP: �600.

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Re: And German " Audiophile " mag writer predict the end of DVD-A & SACD...nt - patrickU 06:04:09 02/29/04 (12)
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- Re: Really? With 100 million SACD's sold until the end of 2004? (nt) - thenexte 12:49:07 03/03/04 (1)
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  - Re: Really? With 100 million SACD's sold until the end of 2004? (nt) - patrickU 13:12:18 03/03/04 (0)
    He is one of the best knows hi-fi writer in Germany. My sentiment on him? He is ...Hum...not reliable...
- As HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray move forward, both DVD-A and SACD as we know them today will be dead (nt) - racerguy 06:55:26 02/29/04 (8)
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  - Re: As HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray move forward, both DVD-A and SACD as we know them today will be dead (nt) - Jesper 10:29:19 02/29/04 (0)
    I think you are right about sacd, but...
    ..as we speak, DVD Forum has choosen what format should be use in HD-DVD (audio). DD, dts and MLP.
    Since Panasonic support Blu-ray, it might be funny to see how far sacd can go there? :D
  - There will be two competing hi-rez video standards - and copy protection will soon prevent us from recording HDTV... - DVDAphile 07:56:05 02/29/04 (3)
    With the exception of a few documentaries maybe... But I am afraid there will be no HD-DVD/Blu-Ray based music disc...
    - Re: There will be two competing hi-rez video standards - and copy protection will soon prevent us from recording HDTV... - jimby 14:01:18 03/02/04 (2)
      What makes you so sure? :)
      - My take on this.. - Frank. 02:19:05 03/03/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: There will be two competing hi-rez video standards - and copy protection will soon prevent us from recording HDTV... posted by jimby on March 02, 2004 at 14:01:18:
        
        The format that's get support from the movie industry will win.
        Everybody seems focussed on the hardware that gets out first.
        But in this case the software will matter and the backward compatibility with the existing DVD standard wil be needed for a long time to ensure a smooth transition to HDV.
        The 'other' format has a good change of ending up as the consumer recording format.
        I don't doubt that the movie industry only goes ahead after they made shure that copy protection is up to their requirements.
        Frank
      - I am worried about reports that broadcast flags will soon be a major problem for digital (HD)TV - DVDAphile 15:03:21 03/02/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: There will be two competing hi-rez video standards - and copy protection will soon prevent us from recording HDTV... posted by jimby on March 02, 2004 at 14:01:18:
        
        Every time I invest a large sum of money in a new technology, someone in the industry comes up with something nasty...
  - Re: Vinyl is still around....and having a new vigor... - patrickU 07:18:11 02/29/04 (2)
    So we may have SACD and DVD-A still for quite a few time around.
    But what is for ever on earth?
    - German "Crescendo" magazine also declares vinyl the winner in the format war - DVDAphile 08:09:27 02/29/04 (1)
      A nice two-page article presents a line-up of audiophile turntables (from Pro-Ject Debut, �180, to Linn LP 12/Lingo/Ekos, �6,300). This bi-monthly classical music magazine is available as free download (in German only).
      http://www.crescendo-magazin.de (Open in New Window)
      - Re: German "Crescendo" magazine also declares vinyl the winner in the format war - patrickU 12:14:21 02/29/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: German "Crescendo" magazine also declares vinyl the winner in the format war posted by DVDAphile on February 29, 2004 at 08:09:27:
        
        Yes, but that maybe a German phenomene ( Suchy declares 2004 fot the vinyl year..)
        I can not think of another country with such an enthusiasm for it.
        As for me, well merited!
- It may be the end of SACD...(nt) - Jesper 06:47:34 02/29/04 (0)
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