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  1. Scott Merryfield

    Problems with Marantz SR7011

    I was using my Oppo 980H for all SD-DVD playback until I recently purchased the Sony UHD player, as it did a much better job than my Panasonic BD player (which could not even seamlessly handle DVD layer changes). The Sony appears to do a good job of SD-DVD playback, so I have been using it and...
  2. Scott Merryfield

    Problems with Marantz SR7011

    Yes, the Sony X-800 UHD player supports both SACD and DVD-Audio. I actually like it for SACD playback better than my Oppo 980H DVD player, as the Sony displays the album and audio track names. My old Sony ES dedicated SACD/CD player did the same, but just on its LCD panel readout (it had no...
  3. Scott Merryfield

    Problems with Marantz SR7011

    I think your VSX-23TXH is only slightly newer than my old VSX-94TXH (maybe a model year newer). The 94-TXH was great for analog -> digital conversion. My cable TV box for many years was connected via analog component cables (1080i) + digital coax to the AVR, yet I only had a single HDMI cable...
  4. Scott Merryfield

    Problems with Marantz SR7011

    Jesse, Which Pioneer model do you have? My last one I just replaced was a Pioneer Elite 94TXH, and it served me well for 8+ years. The only reason I replaced it was (1) the unit did not support 4K devices due to its old HDMI version 1.3 ports, and (2) I experienced HDMI handshake issues when...
  5. Scott Merryfield

    Problems with Marantz SR7011

    This sounds like a configuration problem, not a hardware failure. Denon and Marantz are now the same company and share many of the same components and sfotware. I recall during the setup of my new Denon X3300 that the front HDMI input is a little different than the ones on the back, but I do not...
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