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Denon RCDN7 IP Control
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I just picked up a Denon RCDN7 for a customer today, a simple non AMX type installation, and much to my suprise while playing I discovered it is controllable via IP using the standard telnet port. I think it uses the Denon DNP720 protocol which is basically similar to every Denon AVR protocol less the obvious missing functions.
This device cost $600 has a CD tray, plays internet radio, Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster, has an onboard iPhone/Pad dock but can also use USB connections, AM/FM, has built in wi-fi or you can use wired, it can be connected to an AV system using analog outputs, has a subwoofer out and it has a built in 65w x 2 amp so you can connect speakers directly. It also does AirPlay so you can access iTunes or iPhone over the net and you can source various servers. I can play my WinMedia or my VortexBox, PLEX or any LMS.
An interesting little box, well it's not that little.
I telnetted into it out of curiosity and it started spitting out this crap:
This device cost $600 has a CD tray, plays internet radio, Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster, has an onboard iPhone/Pad dock but can also use USB connections, AM/FM, has built in wi-fi or you can use wired, it can be connected to an AV system using analog outputs, has a subwoofer out and it has a built in 65w x 2 amp so you can connect speakers directly. It also does AirPlay so you can access iTunes or iPhone over the net and you can source various servers. I can play my WinMedia or my VortexBox, PLEX or any LMS.
An interesting little box, well it's not that little.
I telnetted into it out of curiosity and it started spitting out this crap:
NSE1Favorites NSE2Internet Radio NSE3 Media Server NSE4VAV’s iPod NSE5Napster NSE6Pandora NSE7 NSE8 NSE0Media Server NSE1 VortexBox media server NSE2Plex Media Server: VortexBoxPlex NSE3MACWINDOWS-PC: VAV_WinMedia: NSE4Logitech Media Server [vortexbox] NSE5 NSE6 NSE7 NSE8 [ 1/4 ] NSE0Media Server NSE1 VortexBox media server NSE2Plex Media Server: VortexBoxPlex NSE3MACWINDOWS-PC: VAV_WinMedia: NSE4Logitech Media Server [vortexbox]Sent it some basic Denon commands and they worked. I went to the Denon site and found the DNP720 protocol so I figure it's probably the same but with more features since I don't think the 720 has a CD player built in and it doesn't have a dock and I doubt it has a built in amp if you were so inclined to use it instead of connecting to a centralized system.
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I have the Marantz NA7004 units and it uses the same commands. I wrote a basic module for control and to get feedback one afternoon and use it all the time. The module is not complete and needs some work but it does everything I need it to. The device has a couple draw backs like track status has to be constantly polled and if you poll it to fast it can drop the connection. But it does sound better than a lot of units out there.
That Marantz looks like a fancier version of Denon's 720 player. They're probably identical under the hood though. They do that with McCIntosh DVD players too.
What i like about the RCDN7 is that it's a complete source player with it's CD tray, iPod dock in addition to the network streaming abilities and the fact that it has a built in 65w x 2 channel amp in case you want to drive speaker direct from the player covers allot of installation needs.
How to you get control of the Denon via IP? I have an IPhone app that controls my denon and I see the commands in the telnet session. But I want to have AMX control using the IP port but I cant get it to work. How did you guys set it up?