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Make sure both your ATV4K and Denon AVR have the most recent firmware. Also, in your Apple TV 4K, go to Settings > Video and Audio and select Audio Format. Under Atmospheric Audio, verify that Dolby Atmos is on. If you have the latest ATV4K firmware (tvOS 12) then it'll provide Atmos...

When you have a 5.0 or 5.1 speaker configuration, the rear-most speakers are connected to the Surround speaker posts, not to the Rear Surround speaker posts. It doesn't matter where you have to place them physically. The Rear Surround speaker channels are used only for 7.0 or 7.1 speaker...

My understanding is that THX certification (if that's what you mean) was very expensive and certainly was not all that well known outside the audiophile community. In contrast, IMAX is relatively well known to the public and is primarly an A/V presentation format. Such certification as is...

You'll have to check (in its manual or by trying it out) to make sure your particular model of Samsung TV can forward DD+ (or Atmos) over ARC. Many TVs can't. So far as I know, any receiver which supports Atmos also supports decoding DD+ over ARC. An annoyance, though, it that CEC (which...

The 2018 (...500H) models also have restored the Web interface which was removed from previous HEOS-capable receivers. (It's not yet available in the flagship AVR-X8500H, though.) However, for most people the Denon smartphone app is more than sufficient.

To get the best results, the overhead speakers should be used for Atmos and DTS:X Top Front and Top Rear, and not for Rear Surround. There should be as much vertical separation as possible between the "ear level" speaker channels and the overhead speakers. These days, using overhead speakers...

Make sure whoever you buy from will let you return the equipment if it doesn't work right. Accessories4Less is a reputable reseller of refurbished equipment with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty.

I decided against it. There have been very few movie titles released (~ 3 so far), none in the US. Apparently Sony is in the process of making about a half-dozen titles available in Germany, starting with Pixels. The Norwegian company 2L has produced a handful of music discs. Supposedly people...

kiaya611, You mentioned wanting to be able to hear (feel) the lowest infrasonic frequencies from organ music. I hope you don't have nearby neighbors! At any rate, no bookshelf speakers (like the PreSonus) can reach that low. You're going to need a separate, large, subwoofer. Internet companies...

Plugging in an SD card or USB thumb drive makes storage space available for the BD-Live feature. Universal titles like to use it to download additional movie trailers and sometimes to provide additional features. Another workaround would be to unplug the player from the network. Edited to...

Buying the Denon X-series new has the advantage that a 3 year manufacturer's warranty is included. A4L can only provide a 1 year manufacturer's warranty. Buying a 2015 model (like the 4200) has the advantage that it includes full support for 4K video. Previous years' models can't. (Their HDMI...

The major advantage of the Denon over the Onkyo is its room EQ software. D+M still provides Audyssey. Onkyo dropped it in favor of their own (much less capable) AccuEQ.

I'd suggest contacting an authorized reseller of Denon or Marantz equipment on the phone and getting a quote that way. There are lots of reasons: Crutchfield always charges current MSRP and won't discount. Best Buy will price-match locally published prices, but... D+M authorized resellers are...

Firmware updates are most likely to have problems if the AVR uses its WiFi connection or if you try to do an update when the update is first announced. WiFi connections tend to be much more unreliable than hard-wired ethernet connections. Also, D+M's firmware servers tend to be overloaded for...

Which upmixer you use is very much a personal choice. Pick the one that sounds best to you. They use slightly different algorithms to decide what sounds get moved or copied to the overhead speakers. FWIW, there were a few movies released by Lionsgate which had their soundtracks optimized for...

Standalone audio streamers are interim solutions for those who do not yet have AVRs or pre/pros with that functionality already built into them. I'd consider them the modern equivalent of the separate AM/FM tuners which used to be readily available for hifi systems a few decades ago...

Exactly what model of media player and how is it connected? Audio and video dropouts usually are caused by deficient HDMI cables. They need to be Certified High Speed, but you don't need to get expensive boutique brands like Monster. Some models of media players simply don't work well with the...

Being cynical, I suspect there is a much larger commission or profit margin on the Cambridge speakers. Or they were overstocked with them. What receiver or pre/pro are you using? The room equalization provided by most modern equipment does a good job of making differing speakers have very...

As has already been pointed out, low frequencies are transmitted easily through walls, floors and ceilings. SubDudes really don't help much. This can cause serious problems for neighbors who are trying to sleep or to listen to their own AV systems. As a result, dual subwoofers probably aren't a...

The AVR 4520 should be great for your purpose. It's Denon's previous flagship receiver, so it's high quality. (Their current flagship is the AVR X7200W, which costs quite a bit more.)