Onboard technologies

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  Dolby Atmos and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology

  Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos®. Enjoy a 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound speaker system and four additional overhead speakers or four Dolby Atmos elevation speakers for the ultimate home theater experience — including Dolby Surround upmixer for legacy content.
  
  For those without in-ceiling speakers, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology takes advantage of Dolby’s deep understanding of human audio perception to create the sensation of overhead sound from listener-level speakers.

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  DTS:X and DTS Virtual:X

  DTS:X® immersive audio content places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating life-like, multi-dimensional audio. The included spatial remapping engine of DTS Neural:X™ offers improved immersion and heightened realism in all your favorite movies.
  
  DTS Virtual:X™ provides immersive audio without height channels, creating virtual height effects in a 7.1, 5.1 or 2.1 speaker arrangement.

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  DTS:X® Pro

  With future firmware update, enjoy your entertainment decoded with the latest in DTS 3D audio technology. Enjoy up to 13.2 channels of audio processing with DTS:X® Pro to enjoy a full surround sound in exquisite detail. You will need an additional external stereo amplifier connected to the SR8015 to drive an additional 2 channels.

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  IMAX® Enhanced Technology

  Get the most premium at-home entertainment experience with IMAX® Enhanced — the latest technology from DTS that sets a new standard for home theater imaging, sound, scale and clarity. The picture is clearer, the images are brighter, the audio is immersive and heart-pounding – experience premium content digitally remastered by IMAX.

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  Auro-3D® Experience

  Putting you in a cocoon of life-like sound, Auro-3D® elevates the home theater experience to amazing new levels by delivering the excitement of three-dimensional sound for music, games, broadcast, and films while enhancing your existing audio-visual collection, thanks to Auromatic up-mixing engine.

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  8K

  The new SR8015 lets you enjoy all your entertainment in highest quality with crystal-clear enjoyment. Enjoy your movies in 8K with 8K/60Hz pass-through or upscaling, as well as the latest in HDMI technology like Dynamic HDR and Quick Media Switching (QMS), which is used in movies to eliminate video delay.

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  Dolby Vision

  Dolby Vision® is a stunning HDR imaging technology that brings extraordinary color, contrast, and brightness to the screen. See what you've been missing.

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  HDR10+

  HDR10+ is the advanced, improved version of HDR10, a technology that enhances the color and contrast of media. They both utilize metadata to tell your phone or TV how to show the HDR content, upgrading the view when you're watching a video

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  HEOS® Built-in

  With HEOS® Built-in technology, enjoy your favorite music in any room of your home for a wireless, whole-home audio experience. Play the same song in every room or select a different song for each connected room — the choice is yours. Enjoy music from Spotify, Pandora, TIDAL and more or your local music file libraries. With additional HEOS® Built-in components, like HEOS-capable speakers, play all your music in one room or many.

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  Amazon Alexa Voice Control

  Use your voice to stream your favorite music services through Alexa to the SR8015 with HEOS® Built-in. Ask Alexa to play music from Spotify, Pandora, TIDAL and more. Turn volume up or down, pause, mute and play the next song — all with your voice.
  
  To start streaming with Alexa voice commands, open the Alexa app and select “Skills.” Add HEOS Home Entertainment to enable. Then, go to Smart Home in the Alexa app menu and choose Devices and Discover or say “Alexa, discover my devices.”

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  Google Assistant Voice Control

  Ask your Google Home, Google app or other devices with Google Assistant built-in to control content across your listening environment. Start music in the HEOS app, then ask your Google Assistant to control volume, play, pause, skip tracks and more. “Works with the Google Assistant” feature is always improving.

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  Josh.ai Smart Home Voice Automation

  An elevated voice agent for the high-end smart home, Josh.ai offers flexible voice control for nearly any aspect of your day-to-day experience and entertainment environment. Use voice commands to control the thermostat, lights, home appliances, speakers, AV receiver and more. Josh.ai is installed by custom integrators and accessed through an app on your phone or tablet. Works with iOS and Android devices.

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  Bluetooth & Wi-Fi

  Featuring dual diversity antennas, the SR8015 lets you stream your favorite audio tracks wirelessly via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The dual diversity antenna system ensures stable streaming even in congested urban environments.

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  AirPlay 2 and Apple Siri Voice Control

  Stream audio from your favorite music services like Apple Music and Spotify or watch videos from services like YouTube and Netflix from any iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV. Hear audio perfectly synced to your speakers from AirPlay 2 sources.
  
  AirPlay 2 also supports multi-room audio — wirelessly stream content to multiple AirPlay 2 compatible devices simultaneously with improved audio buffering to ensure smooth audio playback. AirPlay 2 provides control and grouping of compatible audio devices within the Apple Music or Home app. Use AirPlay 2 in-app or with your voice via Siri.

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  Hi-Res Audio Support

  The ability to decode Hi-Res Audio ALAC, FLAC and WAV lossless files up to 24-bit/192-kHz, as well as DSD 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz tracks (the audiophile format of SACD) lets you enjoy each note exactly as the artist intended. Listen to your music via the front panel USB port or over network sources.

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  HDAM

  Features proprietary HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) circuit boards, providing superior low-noise wideband performance and an ultra-fast slew rate for maximum dynamic range to support high-resolution audio formats. Current Feedback Topology technology, another proprietary Marantz innovation, delivers wide closed-loop bandwidth and very high slew rate for superior fidelity with wideband audio sources.

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  “Roon Tested” Certified

  All new Marantz AV receivers are now Roon Tested, including the SR8015. Get more out of your digital music library with searchable, surfable information about your favorite artists and songs. Find lyrics, concert dates, photos, bios, reviews and more.