Advantages: Great sound decoding, solid construction Disadvantages: bit low on power output
I recently bought a MarantzSR4400 and am very happy. I use it with KEF KHT2000 speakers and it sounds amazing. Saving private Ryan is awesome through this reciever the scene whith the storming of Omaha beach has bullets flying all around you powerfull explosion impacts with thunderous rumbles and tight thuds. At the same time voices can be heard clearly through the centre speaker although I had to increase the volume slightly to this channel.
Features include night mode which allows digital signals to be decreased, for example when watching action films at night while others are sleeping, turn on night mode and when their is a quiet scene followed by a loud action scene the reciever will lower the volume to a quieter level so that everyone in the house does'nt run to the bomb shelter.
The remote control has the abbility to ...
Advantages: Great looks, expansive open and detailed Disadvantages: Lacks a little bite, not ideal for loud volumes
There are a number of high quality amplifiers at the moment within the budget range and Marantz certainly figures prominently in this group. As with all of these amplifiers, they each seem to provide their own characteristic or sonic signature. In the case of Marantz, I usually consider them to be very open throughout the mid range and delivering a crisp clean bass or "snap" to the music. Therefore it was of a great interest to me to finally hear this particular amplifier which has been so highly praised in many publications.
When you see this amplifier, it looks expensive, it has a curvy attractive design which certainly belies it's price tag. It is clear that there has been a great emphasis on aesthetics to allow this to stand up in this very competitive market and it certainly gets top marks for that.
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grandchamp 12.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Marantz PM 6002
Advantages: Highly spec'ed, great value for both cinema and stereo Disadvantages: Doesn't play stereo like a dedeicated stereo amp.
I bought this a few months ago as my first foray into true home cinema surround sounds.
I matched this to a Marantz CD/DVD/SACD player, and a mordaunt short speaker package - WOW!
You will not know what hits you - first play was Gladiator, I was blown away by the tremendous but composed bass, sounds coming from behind and around me!
The Amp itelf is dead easy to set up using the menus displyed on screen and the set up tones for the speaker, A sound presssure meter is an idea but not needed (so the speakers are not over powering each other).
It even puts in a storming performance with your stereo CDs, it far outshine my prevous amp (a dedicated sereo amp - again from marantz)
I'll be holding on to my SR5400 for a while yet!
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