Carter Hobson Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Does anyone have any suggestions for a good (Relatively Affordable) AVR with Control4 IP control? I would be looking for two models, one 5-channel and the other 7-channel. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 ? A lot? Basically. Any Pioneer, Onkyo NR series and Any Integra and Yamaha Avantage series, Denon X series and All Marantz all have reliable IP control. Just check the model number in the database. Any of those should have a range of price options to suit your need We've done all of them. I still like the Pioneers personally, but any of the above has been fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Depending on your definition of affordable.... Also Sony ES just announced their new models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Has anyone tried the Denon S series? I can't seem to find any drivers for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, Carter Hobson said: Has anyone tried the Denon S series? I can't seem to find any drivers for them. There are not drivers for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCAMS Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Marantz here for multiple different zones. Has proven to be reliable in my experience. Have used AudioControl for 1 Zone but their gear is more pricey than Marantz and the others mentioned in thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Carter Hobson said: Has anyone tried the Denon S series? I can't seem to find any drivers for them. Just pick a similar Denon product that has a IP driver. Will almost certainly work. I have a denon s650h and it works without any issues (can’t remember what driver I used at this time though). All those Denon avrs use the same api. Don’t know why they keep making different drivers instead of one universal Denon avr driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Carter Hobson said: Has anyone tried the Denon S series? I can't seem to find any drivers for them. That's why I specifically stated X series. Same for the Yamaha Avantage, specifically that line. I should actually add that for Onkyo you'll want the NR series, not the SR - I'll edit the post 2 hours ago, RAV said: Depending on your definition of affordable.... Also Sony ES just announced their new models. Yes, forgot the Sony ES line. Of course there's plenty of higher end options as well - but I'll assume that 'affordable' isn't talking about Anthem and up. Honestly, I'd say your most affordable IP controlled receiver is going to be a Pioneer VSX/non elite - under 600 for a 5.1, retail pricing - you can likely find sales and/or open box for under 500 for both. I'll add that I personally only run their Elite series in my own place usually the SC line (I've been using htem for years on end and have replaced them only due to HDMI/resolution etc requirements), but we've done numerous non-Elite VSX for surround zones in rooms that aren't dedicated 'media rooms' or theatre and problems are rare - and usually not control (HDMI is a bitch sometimes). But again, no real issues with the others mentioned either. Receivers is really not something we have to look hard for for reliable options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, therockhr said: Don’t know why they keep making different drivers instead of one universal Denon avr driver. Because people tend to not search for 'universal' so they'd complain either way. That and SDDP requires model specific drivers to exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, therockhr said: Just pick a similar Denon product that has a IP driver. Will almost certainly work. Yup, they may well, I wouldn't know - we honestly don't bother trying unless client supplies something like this - there's so many options out there for any price that it's honestly a waste of time and thus in the end the client's money to try every option on the market - barring of course specific requests, requirements of capabilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4 User Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 53 minutes ago, gregheard said: Marantz here for multiple different zones. Has proven to be reliable in my experience. Have used AudioControl for 1 Zone but their gear is more pricey than Marantz and the others mentioned in thread. Plus one for AudioControl. Amazing quality. Flawless integration with C4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 I had been looking online at the Marantz Slim 7.2 AVR, Which has a certified C4 driver, has anyone used this model before? Seems like it would be a good fit for the rack since it doesn't take up as much space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Anthem too. I tend to go for RS-232 control over IP if available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Also +1 for AudioControl for quality, but Denon/Marantz is flawless integration also. cidle323 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCAMS Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Carter Hobson said: I had been looking online at the Marantz Slim 7.2 AVR, Which has a certified C4 driver, has anyone used this model before? Seems like it would be a good fit for the rack since it doesn't take up as much space. Yes I have 3 of these for guest room zones with multichannel surround and work really well with no complaints or issues. I do have them on OvrC enabled Wattbox to reset just in case but haven't had to exercise this in OvrC Home. I do like AudioControl as well quite a bit for the family room where most movies are watched at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 17 hours ago, Carter Hobson said: Does anyone have any suggestions for a good (Relatively Affordable) AVR with Control4 IP control? I would be looking for two models, one 5-channel and the other 7-channel. Thanks for the help! This conversation needs a budget, speaker and zone info. Blindly suggesting models without any of that is really pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshepard Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 10 hours ago, Carter Hobson said: Has anyone tried the Denon S series? I can't seem to find any drivers for them. You can control them just fine with X series drivers—you just have to ID them via IP address rather than via SDDP. The same works for controlling RX-V series Yamahas using RX-A series drivers by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshepard Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 1:22 PM, Cyknight said: That's why I specifically stated X series. Same for the Yamaha Avantage, specifically that line. I should actually add that for Onkyo you'll want the NR series, not the SR - I'll edit the post Yes, forgot the Sony ES line. Of course there's plenty of higher end options as well - but I'll assume that 'affordable' isn't talking about Anthem and up. Honestly, I'd say your most affordable IP controlled receiver is going to be a Pioneer VSX/non elite - under 600 for a 5.1, retail pricing - you can likely find sales and/or open box for under 500 for both. I'll add that I personally only run their Elite series in my own place usually the SC line (I've been using htem for years on end and have replaced them only due to HDMI/resolution etc requirements), but we've done numerous non-Elite VSX for surround zones in rooms that aren't dedicated 'media rooms' or theatre and problems are rare - and usually not control (HDMI is a bitch sometimes). But again, no real issues with the others mentioned either. Receivers is really not something we have to look hard for for reliable options. A Denon AVR-S66H is $500 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 18 hours ago, cshepard said: You can control them just fine with X series drivers—you just have to ID them via IP address rather than via SDDP. The same works for controlling RX-V series Yamahas using RX-A series drivers by the way. Would you just have to find an X-Series driver for a model with the same configuration of inputs and outputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Carter Hobson said: Would you just have to find an X-Series driver for a model with the same configuration of inputs and outputs? Yes it should work. Just make sure the receiver supports IP control and you will be good. If it has a network port it should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 8:58 PM, cshepard said: A Denon AVR-S66H is $500. CAD? Nope. About 600. So the same as Pioneer - and as I said, I cannot comment on the Denon S series as far as IP integration goes. Plus I'll take the Pioneer anyway myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 2:14 PM, Carter Hobson said: I had been looking online at the Marantz Slim 7.2 AVR, Which has a certified C4 driver, has anyone used this model before? Seems like it would be a good fit for the rack since it doesn't take up as much space. I’m still running an original slim line NR1601 (?), I believe, for one of my zones. Solid product and has made it through lots of surges and brownouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshepard Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 5:32 PM, Carter Hobson said: Would you just have to find an X-Series driver for a model with the same configuration of inputs and outputs? The closer you get, the easier life will be. You can always use a higher end model that has more features & I/O than what you physically have. I have in my notes that the AVR-S970h and the AVR-X2800h have basically identical rear panels, but that’s as far as I got with my list lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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