The Denon Flagship AVR-X8500H powers the next generation of home theater with the world’s first 13.2 channel receiver that supports the latest immersive audio formats, including IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and unparalleled music playback options, thanks to our built-in HEOS technology, Apple AirPlay 2, and Amazon Alexa voice compatibility for seamless control. This thing look archaic! Uh, Marantz and Denon make great receivers, rock-solid boxes that will last many years, maybe even decades if the dust is cleaned and vents are unobstructed. There’s a whole new range on Denon’s site, so I won’t go into specs of the individual models. Let’s just say they run from cheap enough to loud enough. The standout feature for Apple geeks is the addition of AirPlay, which will let you stream music and other audio direct into the nerve-center of your home-theater setup. As AirPlay is theoretically lossless, you should get a great sound, even without cables. You can also control many aspects of the hardware itself using a companion app, and if you hook the receiver (a receiver is like a giver, only – usually – smaller and lacking a mustache) up to Ethernet then you can also stream from internet sources like Pandora. And the top-of-the-line AVR-X4000 'features two 12V assignable trigger outputs for projection screen and motorized drapes control.' [emphasis added. There’s also an Android app available for remote control purposes, but that seems pointless. After all, if you use an Android phone then you probably listen to your music on a transistor radio you got free at the gas station like 20 years ago. ![]() I had a similar issue. It turns out the Denon receiver was locked on 192.168.1.3 IP address. This was the same address my wireless card was using on my computer. I disabled wireless on my computer and reset my router. When I turned wifi back on the computer it picked a different IP address and all was well again. Hopefully this isn't going to be a regular issue. ![]() It was tricky to trouble shoot since both the computer and Receiver were accessing the Internet fine, but AirPlay wasn't working (no device appeared). Click to expand.You mean, your list of external speakers is empty? First I'd verify the IP addresses of all 3 devices (Denon, Mac, iPad). What are they? If they are all in same subnet, then you will need to start troubleshooting Bonjour service discovery problems. Bonjour Browser is a good tool to start. Available for both. You shall see both _airplay._tcp and _raop._tcp services for audio AirPlay to work. As far as I know, there is no switch in macOS to enable or disable AirPlay. It completely relies on service discovery on the network (Bonjour). Click to expand.It will never show up in the AirPlay menu. As I said, only video-capable targets will be there. That is, the targets that can serve as wireless displays. If you see it in iTunes, then the AVR AirPlay works as advertised. Lately Apple started to distinguish the icons, as you can see in your iTunes screen. AirTunes (was the original name for what AirPort Express did) transmission now has different icon that you can see in iTunes (has waves instead of screen behind the triangle). I am not sure if the _raop._tcp service is good enough to serve as audio output for macOS. This one may require _airplay._tcp. This would explain why you can use your AVR for playing back music but not as general audio output for macOS. The bottom line - if you can send music from iTunes to your AVR, then it works as per spec. At least how it was back in 2013 (based on your AVR model). Over the years, the AirPlay has changed quite a bit and with the introduction of Home Sharing, all 3rd parties are basically ruled out (Home Sharing requires authentication via iTunes Store account / credentials). How to download firefox for mac os x. Firefox support has ended for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8. Note: If you do not see this window, click the Firefox.dmg file that you downloaded to open it. After dragging Firefox to the Applications folder, hold down the control key while clicking in the window and select Eject 'Firefox' from the menu.
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