Denon and Marantz are to release upgraded ‘A’ spec versions of their flagship AV amplifier and processor. The Denon AVC-X8500A is a replacement for its 13-channel AVC-X8500 multichannel amplifier. Marantz is shipping the AV8805A, an update on the 13-channel AV8805 processor. The two models have been fast-tracked, to replace the AVC-X8500H and AV8805 which suffer from the 8k HDMI bug, which has bedeviled owners. The Denon AVC-X8500HA features 13ch of 210W amplification with de

Download newsletter here. What is Hi Res Music? Some say vinyl is the best audio source you can get, others CD’s. But is there another source of high quality audio delivered via the same means as today’s poor quality audio? Currently the most popular streaming services on the internet deliver us music that is so compressed that quality is sacrificed for speed of delivery. Should we be accepting this? ____________________________________________________________________________

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Download newsletter here. Welcome to the April 2015 newsletter from the Electric Playground, the home technology specialist. This month we wanted to give you a few things to think about when planning a home cinema. Seating Probably the first and most important factor in designing a home cinema is the seating position. You should be thinking how many and where. Ideally they should be in the center of the room and a minimum 25% from the surrounding walls. We recommend th

Download newsletter here. Welcome to the March 2015 newsletter from the Electric Playground, the home technology specialists. This month we wanted to give you a few suggestions on brands of wireless speaker systems for the whole house. What do we mean by a whole house wireless speaker system? Simply, it's the ability to stream music or a radio station over your WiFi network into any room in your home. This can be done using your existing phone, tablet or computer via a simple