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Marantz UD9004 serious design flaw?

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Jazz Inmate

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The Marantz UD9004, striving for optimal video and audio, was designed to output the video and audio via separate HDMI outputs (see upper right area of rear panel, to the left of the fan). Isn't this a serious design flaw since AV receivers/preamps use a single input when switching between sources? Wouldn't you need to have two inputs selected simultaneously to handle both the audio and video from the UD9004, or does the video HDMI output carry all the corresponding audio content?
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That's not the flaw. - Kal Rubinson 20:06:06 11/25/09 (5)
One HDMI output is audio-only for listening to CD, DVD-A and SACD. The other HDMI output is video+audio for all discs. Use one or both as needed.

Kal
- Thanks...have you run this disc machine through its paces, Kal? NT - Jazz Inmate 07:46:03 11/26/09 (4)
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  - No. - Kal Rubinson 08:08:42 11/26/09 (3)
    Not planned at the moment but possible.
    Kal
    
    Edits: 11/26/09
    - So full bandwidth DSD and PCM via HDMI is its only known negative? NT - Jazz Inmate 21:23:46 11/26/09 (2)
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      - AFAIK..................... - Kal Rubinson 05:31:33 11/27/09 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: So full bandwidth DSD and PCM via HDMI is its only known negative? NT posted by Jazz Inmate on November 26, 2009 at 21:23:46
        
        the lack thereof.
        
        Kal
        
        yes, lack thereof - Jazz Inmate 09:02:03 11/27/09 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: AFAIK..................... posted by Kal Rubinson on November 27, 2009 at 05:31:33
        
        That and the Denon seems to be very similar for significantly less cost.
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RE: Marantz UD9004 serious design flaw? - Ben Van Dyk 19:27:05 11/25/09 (1)
all I could think of it could be used for the 2 inputs on the tv.you can watch the tv only.or switch it to the other input to go thru the reciever first.
dvd audio & multichannel sacds rule
- RE: Marantz UD9004 serious design flaw? - cfraser 19:58:12 11/25/09 (0)
  Yeah, probably something like that. One output can be set up for an A/V system and one maybe separately set up for an audio-only system. IOW it is possible it's not a fully dual HDMI output (like one for a display and one to a projector). Just guessing, too lazy to look it up... But yes, HDMI audio/video are usually switched together. I could actually use something like this (if it *is* like this), but fully dual HDMI output, each individually programmable as to setup and not just copies of each other, would be even better (and it may be that).
  Edit: sorry, I should have said this in case it's not generally known: it is very common with better HDMI players to be able to turn off the video at source when listening to audio-mostly discs, should you choose to. This typically also turns off the player's front panel display too, but it comes on momentarily when navigating.
  
  Edits: 11/25/09

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