Denon, Marantz Announce Upgrades for HDCP 2.2 Copy Protection

Denon and Marantz announced upgrades for their flagship products to add support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection 2.2. An upgrade for owners of the Marantz AV8802 AV preamplifier will be available in June, said the company, and the factory-upgraded AV8802 will be redubbed the AV8802A ($3,999), shipping beginning mid-June, the company said. An update is also available for the Denon AVR-X7200W network AV receiver. The HDCP 2.2 upgrade is expected to be available for AVR-X7200W owners beginning May 1, and Denon will start shipping the factory-upgraded version, the AVR-X7200WA ($2,999) beginning mid-May, it said. The products support Dolby Atmos, and upgrades are available for Auro-3D, with DTS:X upgrades coming later this year, they said.