Denon out two new AV Amp in Japan with the AVR-X2000 and AVR-X1000

Denon out two new AV Amp in Japan with the AVR-X2000 and AVR-X1000

Friday Denon announced in Japan the launch of two new AV Amp with the AVR-X2000 and AVR-X1000. Announced at 84,000 and 55,560 yen respectively both models comes with DLNA 1.5, WAV and FLAC Support in 24bit/192kHz, Audyssey MultEQ XT, Apple Lossless, Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, USB, iPhone support and on Screen GUI.

AVR-X2000 Specs
Fully discrete, identical quality and power for all 7 channels (150 W per channel)
The plenty of network capabilities and functions allow you to enrich your entertainment world including:

  1. AirPlay
  2. DLNA 1.5 certified
  3. Windows 8 compatible
  4. Internet Radio
  5. Spotify and Last.fm Online service support(availability depends on country)
  6. Photo streaming
  7. flickr
  8. FLAC-HD (192kHz / 24bit), High-resolution audio file playback
  9. Gapless Playback for WAV and FLAC

Support 4K video to enjoy 4 times higher resolution videos than current HD on larger displays and screens. (upscaling, pass through and GUI overlay)
Pre-out for zone2
Horizontal colour-coded layout of speaker terminals for easy connection, and included label sheets for marking speakerwires and HDMI cables
Improved Setup Assistant, providing easy-to-follow setup instructions with Graphical User Interface (Hybrid GUI, 9-languages)
7 (including 1 front) x HDMI inputs with 3D, CEC and ARC support, and 1 x HDMI output
Optimised Bass redirection, for powerful bass performance in configurations without subwoofer
Upgraded front panel design with two knobs (source, volume)

AVR-X1000 Specs
Fully discrete, identical quality and power for all 5 channels (145 W per channel)
The plenty of network capabilities and functions allow you to enrich your entertainment world including:

  1. AirPlay
  2. DLNA 1.5 certified
  3. Windows 8 compatible
  4. Internet Radio
  5. Spotify and Last.fm Online service support(availability depends on country)
  6. Photo streaming
  7. flickr
  8. FLAC-HD (192kHz / 24bit), High-resolution audio file playback
  9. Gapless Playback for WAV and FLAC

Horizontal colour-coded layout of speaker terminals for easy connection, and included label sheets for marking speakerwires and HDMI cables
Improved Setup Assistant, providing easy-to-follow setup instructions with Graphical User Interface (Hybrid GUI, 9-languages)
5 (including 1 front) x HDMI inputs with 3D, CEC and ARC support, and 1 x HDMI output
Optimised Bass redirection, for powerful bass performance in configurations without subwoofer
Upgraded front panel design with two knobs (source, volume)

XW-SMA4-K, Pioneer new DLNA and Airplay Speaker

Pioneer launched early August in Japan the XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA1-K DLNA and Airplay Speakers and today, barely a few month later, the company announced yet another iteration of its Wireless speaker with the XW-SMA4-K.
Technically both the XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA4-K offers the same functions with Wireless Audio, DLNA 1.5, Airplay… But Pioneer decided to rework the XW-SMA4-K output audio quality and announced, according to their press release, a hug improvement in Audio quality.
Anyway, it will be …

Pioneer launches two your DLNA and AirPlay compatible speakers in Japan

Ok, I definitively have to get one of these! Here you are Pioneer Japanese latest and coolest Speaker yet, with the XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA1-K.
Designed to be every Geek’s best friends these two portable speakers comes fully compatible with Apple AirPlay and DLNA, but also features. WiFi G/B, Ethernet, USB, Optical In and Audio In. Both models are technically identical with the exception of the XW-SMA3-K and its splashproof IPX2 casing and its internal battery capable to offer up to 4h of …