Denon Electronics, an industry leader in home entertainment technology, today announced the first products in a planned family of advanced “S-Series” integrated home entertainment systems. The two Denon 2.1-channel surround sound DVD home theater systems, Models S-301 (SRP: $1,599) and S-101 (SRP: $999) are the world’s first home entertainment products to provide simple, convenient connectivity and control of today’s portable digital music devices, including the popular Apple iPod series of portable players. In addition, the S-301 includes a front-panel USB port that lets users easily connect with iPod shuffle as well as USB Flash memory devices; both units provide an analog connection to all makes of portable devices via their headphone jacks. Designed as total high-performance home theater entertainment solutions, the new S-Series systems are complete and compact, featuring integrated DVD/receiver units with a stylish remote, dual satellite speakers and high-performance subwoofers.
Denon engineers designed both new S-Series systems from the ground up with the goal of fusing high-quality audio performance with elegance, ease-of-use and advanced connectivity. For simplicity of operation, users can access all features and functions of the systems either via the remote, the front panel controls or by using the intuitively designed onscreen interface. An easy onscreen ‘Help Menu’ takes users through every step of the simple set-up process. A component video conversion feature in both systems adds to their flexibility in multi-component home theater system operation, letting users send signals from either composite or S-video sources directly to their display device via a single connection.
Jeff Talmadge, Marketing Manager for Denon USA, noted in the press release: “As home entertainment products become more and more advanced, they can also unfortunately become more complicated to operate. Our S-Series systems are designed to make it easier than ever before for consumers, including today’s digital music generation, to take full advantage of today’s most advanced audio/video performance features and functions, offering a simple and elegant way to expand and enhance their home entertainment experience. In addition to providing a complete ‘out-of-the-box’ home theater surround sound solution, for example, our first two systems let users easily connect their iPods and other portable music players to enjoy their favorite songs in a way they may never have realized was possible.”
Both the Denon S-301 and S-101 systems provide optimum audio performance from Apple iPod portable digital music/photo players, as well as the industry’s most convenient and complete on-screen operations menu control. Using the specially designed front-panel connector and the supplied plug-and-play “Connect iPod” cable, users enjoy full access to all features and functions of 3rd and 4th generation iPods, including the familiar iPod navigational menu displayed on their main home theater screen. The onscreen display mimics the iPod’s own menu display, offering easy and familiar control capabilities. Once connected (using the simple onscreen setup guide provided), all basic iPod features, including volume control, menu navigation, play, stop and skip, can be accessed via the Denon remote control. Users can even recharge their iPods while connected. Both systems fully support all iPod generations, and the S-301 extends this ‘command and control’ connectivity to all other portable digital music players via its USB port.
In addition to being able to play back iPod music with crystal clear sound quality, both the S-301 and S-101 systems lets users enjoy all the features and capabilities of iPod photo, showing and controlling all their photos with music on their main home theater display.
The Denon S-101 and the S-301 will both be available in August.
More info here.
USB? Why no firewire??
Awsome! First Post.
I want one!
….damn!….
Are people still going on about that?
more info.
http://xs01.denon2.jp/s301_101/
Bob… It’s USB, not Firewire, because the Denon unit is only controlling playback, not transferring gobs of data files.
“From: coolray 04:59 pm
Awsome! First Post.
I want one!
From: coolray 04:59 pm
….damn!….”
**yep. missed it by THAT much! here, you can have some of my leftover crow to eat from my previous ‘first post’ misposts!
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Slightly off topic but, is there a reason why Apple couldn’t design and market a whole line of appliances? Steve Jobs recently related a story of how he and his family had to go to a European manufacturer to buy a great washing machine.
If Apple designed a fridge, I would be first in line to check it out.
“2.1-channel surround sound”
Hugh? You gotta have at least 4 channels for surround.
Razer,
And imagine the field day Apple would have at the patents’ office!!
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” Both the Denon S-301 and S-101 systems provide optimum audio performance from Apple iPod portable digital music/photo players, as well as the industry’s most convenient and complete on-screen operations menu control. Using the specially designed front-panel connector and the supplied plug-and-play “Connect iPod” cable, users enjoy full access to all features and functions of 3rd and 4th generation iPods, including the familiar iPod navigational menu displayed on their main home theater screen. The onscreen display mimics the iPod’s own menu display, offering easy and familiar control capabilities. Once connected (using the simple onscreen setup guide provided), all basic iPod features, including volume control, menu navigation, play, stop and skip, can be accessed via the Denon remote control. Users can even recharge their iPods while connected. Both systems fully support all iPod generations, and the S-301 extends this ‘command and control’ connectivity to all other portable digital music players via its USB port.
In addition to being able to play back iPod music with crystal clear sound quality, both the S-301 and S-101 systems lets users enjoy all the features and capabilities of iPod photo, showing and controlling all their photos with music on their main home theater display. “
Hmmmm, so this sounds sort of like the home-version of Alpine’s integrated iPod system….
I didn’t know how left-wing a person could be until I listened to an NPR program for about 20 minutes. I think you have to be a homosexual, tree-hugging, flower powered, why-can’t-we-all-just-get-along, recovering cocaine addict, domestic abuse surviving, illegal alien freak to see eye-to-eye with their proramming.
USB? Why no firewire??
if you were making a joke then that is indeed pretty funny, but if you RTFA then you’d see that the USB connection is for the iPod shuffle (which does not have a Firewire port) and other USB players. All other iPods will connect (from TFA) “using the specially designed front-panel connector and the supplied plug-and-play “Connect iPod” cable …”
I take it that there will be a cable which connects to some input on the unit which has a iPod/dock connector on the other end.
Hey, I take that personally.
Almost sounds like you know me.
Wanna come over and hug my ipod and listen to radio?
Call me!
Verbose: I assume that you’re lost, as not a word in your post has anything to do with the topic. And if NPR is the most left-wing thing you’ve ever heard, you’ve led a VERY sheltered life!!
PS, in my experience, recovering cocaine addicts rarely see eye-to-eye with anyone, least of all NPR…
wtf? dude, take your meds, and get a grip. or atleast realize that you posted your rant under the wrong article. as it is i know many a homo who would kick your ass rather than fsck it for looking at them the wrong way. it’s nice to hide behind the anonimity of the internet and an online nick, isn’t it. so like they say, if i wanted to hear you speak i’d take my c*ck out your mouth. now shut the fsck up and suck it, beeeeootch!!!!
mw “feeling” as in i have a feeling verbose is a closet case short d*ck man, in need of an illegal alien tree hug.
All the Mac guys are Gay guys?
Think Different!
What is absolutely (Finlandia Vodka is much better than Absolut) exciting is that Apple has Harman/Kardon, Bose, Denon, Dior, Lagerfeld etc… that makes exclusive and designed to match stuff to compliment your Apple thingies.
Dull does not have this.. HP want´s to do that with the HP iPod´s skins.
Apple rules!
PS:
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I want to marry Jonathan Ive
He is such a hunk
That’s badass…
I want one.
Go Apple!
You have to be almost as stupid as George W. Bush to make a comment like “Verbose” did.
thanks for getting the joke mike!
Perfect Timing!
I’m in the market for a new AV Receiver. Denon makes some of the best.
This is wicked cool.
From one centric minded Republican- Don’t fall for Verbose trolling.
hey one guy from finland,
you’re right, he is a hottie.