Marantz jumping on bandwagon

[manicm]

Is there an all-digital version to purchase without the RCA input?

It's already all digital.

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

It's already all digital.

Yes, I meant an all-digital version without the RCA input and just the analogue speaker out.

 

[manicm]

Yes, I meant an all-digital version without the RCA input and just the analogue speaker out.

So the only difference would be the absence of the RCA input? Will that make sense? It already has digital and HDMI inputs, plus streaming built-in.

 

[Revolutions]

I'm not sure why some of these companies even try. The biggest aspect of any streamer is its software and user interface - if any aspect of its usage falls below par, it's no good as a streamer, regardless of its looks, price, build quality, sound quality, or any claims the manufacturer may make.

Yes, this. Except we know why companies do it: they see an amplifier & they know how to make great amps.

All of their processes will be setup to deal with sound quality & UX with physical buttons. Their teams are paid lots of money to make amps sound great & have usable buttons. Not to imagine someone sat on a phone controlling everything on a great sounding amp. To make a product with a fundamentally different focus is likely to require a complete overhaul of the development process. We can’t do what we don’t know, though. So most people will hire someone from a company that’s made an app before expecting that will solve it for them. The whole company will accidentally be working against the app development, and as such woefully underestimating where their design focus & budget should be.

That’s what I imagine every time I come across something that seems like it’s never been tested with humans, or seems happy to ignore a competitor who do it well.

 

[davidf]

Marantz have stated that through a future update it will be Roon Ready and have proper Tidal Connect.

That's the only route to take with sub par streamers. Roon are pretty strict, so usually works perfectly.

 

[Al ears]

Is there an all-digital version to purchase without the RCA input?

Why would you want one?
It seems, these days, to be economically vital to offer at least one analogue input.

 

[Tinman1952]

Yes, this. Except we know why companies do it: they see an amplifier & they know how to make great amps.

All of their processes will be setup to deal with sound quality & UX with physical buttons. Their teams are paid lots of money to make amps sound great & have usable buttons. Not to imagine someone sat on a phone controlling everything on a great sounding amp. To make a product with a fundamentally different focus is likely to require a complete overhaul of the development process. We can’t do what we don’t know, though. So most people will hire someone from a company that’s made an app before expecting that will solve it for them. The whole company will accidentally be working against the app development, and as such woefully underestimating where their design focus & budget should be.

That’s what I imagine every time I come across something that seems like it’s never been tested with humans, or seems happy to ignore a competitor who do it well.

Agreed. Or even worse...they just use DTS Play-Fi.......😖

 

[manicm]

First review I've seen, as I hoped this is in another league to the Wiim Amp, as it should at the price.

View: https://youtu.be/v-JBnWtp5IY?si=lSLEFqfWlcSVKf48