I mean, how would this be an upgrade?

I have a $12k Trinnov processor that’s quite good at audio, handles 4k@120 and 8k. $299 Apple TV still can’t pass through audio or do anything better than 4k@60?

I didn’t get to spend $12k on a Trinnov by overpaying for the little things. Apple is high. I don’t know who this is for.

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cyberpunk 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does it come with specially shielded and gold plated hdmi cables to go along with the rest of the 12k snake oil?

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lowbloodsugar 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Why would it need gold plated anything? It's all digital, all the way to the speakers. Or was that not a serious question? Perhaps you are thinking I spend $10k on speaker wire or devices to alter my listening rooms "quantum field"? No. I have an expensive digital processor because things like room correction work and the trinnov is the only kit that works with HDCP inputs and produces digital output. It's not that hard to do, it's just hard to do legally.

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phinnaeus an hour ago | parent [-]

Hence “snake oil” — gold plated digital cables are an unfortunately huge market for people with too much money and too little sense.

	▲	cyberpunk 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I’ve listened to a bunch of these “audiophile” setups (usually owned by retired boomers with bad hearing in untreated rooms) and while 60k of amps does look good i really struggle to believe that anything other than the speakers makes much difference. Having done that, my opinions are simple; A good set of floor standers connected to pretty much anything will sound good. Basic room treatment will go far enough for everyone unless you’re running a sfx studio or something and even then… Anything over 320 mp3 is basically pointless, but the better masters you get on some of these 24/96 platforms make it probably worth the subscription (sometimes). I prefer good headphones. And this is how i’ve avoided spending 6 figures on audio gear :)

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tylerflick an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What 8k or 120 fps 4k content is even available?

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herrkanin 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Presumably it is for the 99.999% who didn't spend $12k on a Trinnov.

	▲	lowbloodsugar 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's my point. If I'm not willing to spend $299 on a device with the same spec, audio/visual wise, as the previous $149 generation, who would be? Who here needs AI in their streaming services endpoint?