Receivers that decode 4.0 PCM/MLP recordings over HDMI

[Sal1950]

I'm using a blu ray player to play discs, I have no interest in ripping my media. I got half way through ripping my CDs and gave up as too much like hard work for little benefit.

Like I said, Just a thought.
I found the added convenience of a harddrive based music server more that worth the effort in the ripping time. Once you get past the initial work-load of getting your current library done, then it's simply a matter of a couple minutes each time you acquire a new disc.
I currently have over 3500 albums, bit perfectly playable, from LP rips, CD, DVD-A, BD-A stored with click of a mouse accessibility. The amount of storage space for all those disc boxes in saved in my home is tremendous.
Or maybe consider doing so only going forward, how many more discs do you see acquiring in the next 2 decades?
YMMV
Cheers, Sal

 

[Mark Anderson]

The issue with my Marantz not playing 4.0 via HDMI led me to rip all of my discs and playback through JRiver. So easy now as I know the routine.
Might play an Atmos title from time to time on the Oppo but most of the time it is off the hard drive.

 

[Owen Smith]

I have had an AV40 with the HDMI 2.0 card and now the HDMI 2.1 card. My findings are as follows:

Does the AV40 support gapless playback of FLACs from USB sticks or hard discs connected to the rear panel USB? For either stereo, 4.0 or 5.1?

I must have read or watched a couple of dozen reviews of these AVRs, and all any of them ever discuss is playing Blu Rays and how great Dirac and Atmos are. The product has so many other features but almost none of them ever get a mention in reviews.