Hey Bob, I agree with you on that and I plan on putting the 8012 through its paces and do some critical listening before deciding to get a power amp like the Emotiva. One good reason to get it though is I can possibly do the single height channel in the middle of the room for Auro they call the voice of god. I could ether reassign an internal amp for that or I could reassign a pair of amplifiers to power a small set of speakers in another zone. Most likely I will seriously most likely use reassigned amplifiers for a second zone. If I was to use two sets of side surrounds to get a more immersive surround experience I would see if the receiver would let me assign an amplifier to a duplicate of the side surround and that is assuming that I will have extra unused amps using an external 3 channel amp.
Thank you for the article as I found it both very interesting and fascinating! There is alot in those two parts and I also want to read more into Atmos and DTS-X. But so far the way I am reading into it is that DTS-X is compatible speaker layout wise to Auro and Atmos is not compatible with Auro or DTS-X. I am glad there is about 6-7 months after I purchase my 8012 receiver till I have two pair of B&W 685 C2's in my home and hooked up and configured into the mix. It will not be till that point where I have to relocate the current surround speakers and locate them for the immersive channels.
I hope you can find something that will pay you a decent salary and get you to retirement. That must suck having all your stuff in storage and not being able to enjoy it. Hope your able to start getting your gear back into the house and hooked up again and hopefully soon. The one thing about computer work is getting your base certification doesn't get you paid very well, it is more like minimum wage to $13/hr max as most companies look at a pc like they look and feel about a toaster. It is such a common device that it is just another object and they do not want to pay decent wages untill you get to network administrator and they even will pass on people with certification just because they do not have experience. That is the problem I found after getting my A+ pc certification and those that called me passed because I did not have work experience. And part of being a network administrator is managing and keeping the email server up and running.
After reading this article I am even more sure than ever that I do not see anything else coming down the pipeline audio wise that will make me want to go beyond the Marantz SR-8012. And that is also how I feel about 4K as I just do not see how much better 8K can be at the screen sizes most people are limited to especially in apartments and condos. I see an end to the upgrade train I have been on since I got into this hobby back when I started with stereo gear. I am sure that it may all stop with 7.1.4 and maybe I might add a subwoofer and go 7.2.4 but with the Marantz 8012 and a potent 15" sub I could easily get in trouble in an apartment. I just want to get the absolute minimum finished before I move back out on my own and have my own place. It will take the stress off me knowing I already have everything I need at a minimum and that it is bought and paid for. But again thank you for the article.
Thank you for the article as I found it both very interesting and fascinating! There is alot in those two parts and I also want to read more into Atmos and DTS-X. But so far the way I am reading into it is that DTS-X is compatible speaker layout wise to Auro and Atmos is not compatible with Auro or DTS-X. I am glad there is about 6-7 months after I purchase my 8012 receiver till I have two pair of B&W 685 C2's in my home and hooked up and configured into the mix. It will not be till that point where I have to relocate the current surround speakers and locate them for the immersive channels.
I hope you can find something that will pay you a decent salary and get you to retirement. That must suck having all your stuff in storage and not being able to enjoy it. Hope your able to start getting your gear back into the house and hooked up again and hopefully soon. The one thing about computer work is getting your base certification doesn't get you paid very well, it is more like minimum wage to $13/hr max as most companies look at a pc like they look and feel about a toaster. It is such a common device that it is just another object and they do not want to pay decent wages untill you get to network administrator and they even will pass on people with certification just because they do not have experience. That is the problem I found after getting my A+ pc certification and those that called me passed because I did not have work experience. And part of being a network administrator is managing and keeping the email server up and running.
After reading this article I am even more sure than ever that I do not see anything else coming down the pipeline audio wise that will make me want to go beyond the Marantz SR-8012. And that is also how I feel about 4K as I just do not see how much better 8K can be at the screen sizes most people are limited to especially in apartments and condos. I see an end to the upgrade train I have been on since I got into this hobby back when I started with stereo gear. I am sure that it may all stop with 7.1.4 and maybe I might add a subwoofer and go 7.2.4 but with the Marantz 8012 and a potent 15" sub I could easily get in trouble in an apartment. I just want to get the absolute minimum finished before I move back out on my own and have my own place. It will take the stress off me knowing I already have everything I need at a minimum and that it is bought and paid for. But again thank you for the article.
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