10/5/2007 -- CEDIA EXPO will see the introduction of DMi D&M Installation, a division dedicated to the distribution and support of products from all of D&M's brands to the commercial AV and custom install markets.
DMi offers a comprehensive portfolio of products from DENON, DENON professional, Marantz and Marantz professional ranges, alongside Escient digital music servers, Opus multi-room systems, and Boston Acoustics' wall, ceiling and outdoor speakers.
The portfolio includes industry leading surround sound processors and amplifiers, DVD, CD and network media players, HD projectors, and LCD displays from the Denon and Marantz product ranges. Escient's digital media servers and music management systems are recognised as the most advanced on the market, featuring iPod(r) docking, internet streaming, PC file sharing, and massive HD storage. Opus Technologies' multi-room AV distributions systems offer cost effective solutions, providing both ease of installation and comprehensive control.
The division is headed up by General Manager Mark Perrins, formerly General Manager of D&M professional Europe. Commenting on the formation of DMi he stated: "D&M Europe has monitored the CI market carefully over recent years; in particular, the gradual convergence towards a more general custom and commercial install market, with common products, customers and support requirements. This has led us to the logical step of merging our existing Pro division with our CI sales operation, creating a division more clearly focussed on customer requirements, with an emphasis on technical support.
"As a supplier of an extensive portfolio of leading branded products for the commercial and custom install markets, our aim is to supply both the installer and the customer with high-quality solutions, and provide benchmark technical support to ensure the cross-platform protocol issues are navigated more easily. As a dedicated division, we will quickly become a key provider for quality solutions to network source, and multi-room audio and video distribution."
The DMi stand at CEDIA will showcase the system synergy between the various product ranges. With best in class source and processing components from DENON, Marantz and Escient, the distribution and control capabilities of Opus Technologies' multi-room audio and video systems, and the renowned quality of Boston Acoustics' speaker systems, DMi provides custom installers with a uniquely high quality inventory, able to meet a full range of applications, from domestic multi-room installations to sophisticated commercial entertainment systems.
DENON's range of industry leading AV receivers includes the AVR-4306 7-channel, multi-zone, IP addressable AV receiver. The CI feature rich specification includes Ethernet control, three zone multi-room functionality, integration and control for iPod and other MP3 players, Windows Media Connect media steaming and file sharing, Auto Room EQ with Audyssey MultEQ XT, HDMI output with video upscaling, and seven integrated 130w power amplifiers.
DENON's range of high end universal DVD players is headed up by the DVD-3930. Its unsurpassed picture quality results from 1080p output via HDMI, and the very latest advances in video processing, including its exclusive implementation of 10 bit professional video scaling and image correction technologies.
DENON professional's DN-A7100 AV surround sound processor/ preamplifier provides professional specification surround processing for AV systems employing discrete power amplifiers or self-powered speaker systems. Audiophile quality processing, including 192kHz/ 24 bit DAC on all eight channels of audio, and 32 bit internal DSP are featured, along with HDMI video switching. Rackmountable, all I/Os feature balanced XLR connectors.
The DN-V755 network media player plays out hours of DVD quality video, CD quality .wav or .mp3 audio, and JPEG pictures in whatever combination and at whatever time required from its internal HD, via the browser based user interface.
Joining the range of professional CD players is DN-C640 network CD player, with browser based network control capabilities. The rackmount unit features a slot CD/DVD drive to read CDA, MP3, WMA, MP2 and PCM .wav audio files from both CD and DVD media. The inbuilt LAN port provides complete access to network audio files and remote control via a web based GUI.
DMi's profolio includes high quality AV receiver amplifiers from Marantz. Long recognized for outstanding audio fidelity and powerful feature sets, the latest SR range features 32-bit digital signal processing, HDMI video switching, 192kHz/ 24 bit DAC, and powerful multi-channel Current Feedback power amplification.
Marantz' top of the range DVD players all feature HDMI output, universal disc playback, and high quality video and audio processing, including HD video upscaling and 192kHz/ 24 bit DAC. The company's digital display lines includes HDTV LCD displays and DLP(r) projectors including HD ready and full 1080p models.
Marantz professional's range of Compact Flash audio recorders includes the PMD570 and PMD560 rackmount models, and the PMD671, PMD670 and PMD660 portable models. These provide the modern digital replacement for the compact cassette recorder in the CI market. Recording and playback is simple with one touch operation, and selectable quality - .WAV or MP3 - allowing a trade off for record/playback time against quality. Ease of operation includes programmable one key presets for setups, RS-232 for machine control and automation, and USB connectivity for file transfer. With no moving parts maintenance is minimal and reliability is assured.
Escient is a recognised world leader in digital media management. Two new models are being shown on the DMi stand. The FireBall FP-1 Music Manager is equipped with a universal dock for iPod, combing management and playout of music from iPod, networked PC or Mac, or music server to an entertainment system with the free FireBall browser based interface. Integrating all digital music sources and access them from a single on-screen interface, the FP-1 also enables streaming of audio from an iPod to other networked devices, via USB. The FB-1 incorporates all of the usual FireBall(tm) CI features, including two way RS-232 and Ethernet control, discrete IR remote codes, multiple IR code banks, and built-in software updating over the Internet.
The Fireball SE500 is the latest addition to the SEi series of digital music servers, and features a 500GB internal HD. Its multi-functionality includes CD playback, CD recording, internet radio streaming, PC file sharing, and HD storage for thousands of CDs worth of music. The on-screen interface for browsing, managing and selecting music, IP streaming, system configuration and setup functions, is supplemented with control and streaming via a web browser interface. Automatic CD identification with cover art is supported, and all of the usual RS-232, Ethernet and IR control functionality is provided.
Opus Technologies' multi-room distribution and control systems for audio and video, offer ease of installation with comprehensive media management features. OCTOPUS offers multi-room entertainment based on A-BUS technology and Cat5a/6 and co-axial cabling. Cabling is especially simple with just one run of Cat5e per zone, and one run of co-axial cabling for video switching. The system provides for six audio source inputs and six video inputs. Keypads and remote controls provide access to and control over the system in each room.
Opus 500 is a luxury multi-room AV entertainment system, offering a complete audio and video solution too interface with almost all source equipment; CD, DVD, VCR, and STB. Single run cabling makes for particular ease of installation. Each master control unit serves up to four main zones and four sub-zones; a single system is scalable to up to 24 main zones. The system features a full LCD display on main zone keypads, allowing the system to display full text information on album, radio station, and local settings.
