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forum threadsupermanrob posted Oct 01, 2025 04:30 PM
forum threadsupermanrob posted Oct 01, 2025 04:30 PM

Dirac ART for Denon & Marantz $300

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Looks like Dirac's ART RC is here for current Denon and Marantz models from 3800/Cinema 50 and up!

As rumored it's $300 for the upgrade!
Looks like the whole bundle discount is $799.
All the others saves you around $50.
The usual 20% in December would save another $60.

FYI if you use a subwoofer, DLBC is required.

https://www.dirac.com/live/dirac-...treatment/
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Looks like Dirac's ART RC is here for current Denon and Marantz models from 3800/Cinema 50 and up!

As rumored it's $300 for the upgrade!
Looks like the whole bundle discount is $799.
All the others saves you around $50.
The usual 20% in December would save another $60.

FYI if you use a subwoofer, DLBC is required.

https://www.dirac.com/live/dirac-...treatment/

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Oct 01, 2025 09:42 PM
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shaddaiOct 01, 2025 09:42 PM
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How is retail price a deal?
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supermanrobOct 01, 2025 09:55 PM
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Quote from shaddai :
How is retail price a deal?
The same way people paid retail for these PAC units with Dirac included in 2021!

Such a deal people were on waiting list for them at that price!!!

BTW some professionals/experts over on AVS are comparing this to Trinnov's Waveform!!!
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FYI for those that bought or considering it.
Highly recommend reading through Dirac's ART setup guide.

https://helpdesk.dirac.com/en
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Not a deal... not even a sale at all. Worthless post. If you just like the product and want to talk about it- this isn't the place. Go over to AVS and chat.
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Quote from PowerDubs :
Not a deal... not even a sale at all. Worthless post. If you just like the product and want to talk about it- this isn't the place. Go over to AVS and chat.
What do you mean not a sale?

The whole bundle saves you around $150.
With DL, it saves you around $50.

The people that "like"(ART) this, they have been waiting over a year for it to come out!

For what it's supposed to offer, $300 is a pretty decent "sale" for them!
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dhishiOct 21, 2025 06:19 PM
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I don't have Dirac so it is $800 for me!! That is a lot!
On the other hand A1 EVO Acoustica is free!

$800 would mean better speakers or AVR instead of a software.
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Quote from dhishi :
I don't have Dirac so it is $800 for me!! That is a lot!
On the other hand A1 EVO Acoustica is free!

$800 would mean better speakers or AVR instead of a software.
After setting up 3 different setups(4 counting me) with this(ART), I kinda agree on some levels with you.

If you don't have reference speakers in ALL positions.
I completely agree, the $800 is much better spent on upgrading those speakers to reference ones.

The irony with a better AVR.
The top two things people point in a better AVR over D/M is room correction(Dirac) and internal power.
To get the Dirac included in those better AVRs is not $800, it's $350(likely $280 in Nov/Dec).
Keep in mind they also don't get the option to ART.

Power wise IF you don't have all reference speakers in all positions, then you're still better off upgrading them 1st.
You can always add power to the ones that need it, imo that's the better way to go.

A1EVO is a game changer & throws a big wrench into all this!
It pretty much gives you Dirac Live & Bass Control performance for free!
You don't even need to buy a new AVR!

ART is pretty incredible BUT only worth it for people that can take advantage of it imo.

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shaddaiNov 21, 2025 05:43 PM
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Dirac mentioned over at AVS that their BF sale starts this coming Monday, Nov 24!!!

If it's better than the 20% from last year, I might just go all the way to Dirac ART on my little 3800.
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Quote from shaddai :
Dirac mentioned over at AVS that their BF sale starts this coming Monday, Nov 24!!!If it's better than the 20% from last year, I might just go all the way to Dirac ART on my little 3800.
WTH! All this time you have argued DLBC was not worth $300 and now you want to pay more for it!!!!

You do realize ART is mainly an extension to DLBC right?

This is kinda a moot point since it's highly likely the sale with be 20% like last year!
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shaddaiYesterday 01:37 PM
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For anyone wondering if Dirac ART is coming to the current lineup of PAC products, an Onkyo employee confirmed that it will not. Instead, it will be reserved for the new AVR lineup Onkyo has been showing over at CES and won't debut any earlier than 2027 (early 2028 more likely).

Onkyo or Integra fans need to decide what they want to do if they want Dirac ART soon.

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