Marantz deliver on the sound

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. Secondly a welcome addition...

grandchamp 12.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Marantz PM 6002

Marantz cd5400 experience uncovered

Advantages: Uncover brilliant level of detail solid build
Disadvantages: Some features seem useless

...I have had this cd player for close to a year now and i can confidentally say it still works exactley the same from the day i purchased it, which compared to some of its rivals wheer the laser goes weak or the motors go slugish the marantz cd5400 truly has a high quality build to it. If your a marantz fan then you should already have trust in what they can produce and to me the marantz cd5400 is the back bone to a nice high quality system. It is not the best cd player around but for the money I can gurantee you will find it very hard to fin a cd player more impressive then the marantz cd5400. When i first listened to my cd5400 i was that impressed by the acoustical detail it uncoverd i actully had to go down stairs and steal my moms mozart collection just to see how great it was. The only draw backs to this cd player is...

cksmith75 04.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Marantz CD5400

Flirty and 30

Advantages: Great film, storyiline great everything
Disadvantages: none

...years that have passed since her thirteenth birthday. 30-year-old Jenna's is living with a guy, but she does not know him, as she can't remember the past years since her 13th birthday. She panics and runs out of the house in her nightie, and ends up being dragged to work. She realises at work just what a nasty person she has been, her secretary fears her, and ignored by most others. She also realises she has been selling ideas to another magazine company Sparkle, she starts to despise what she has done and tries to rectify things, and turn her life back around. Jenna decides to try and find Matt, to see what has been going on, he can only fill in details for her up until they left school, as after her 13th birthday they never spoke again. They eventually make up and become friends again. It is clear Jenna wants more than friendship...

kineticspade 21.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of 13 Going On 30 (DVD)

MaRANTZ and RAVES about this one!

Advantages: Quality sound and build/nice features
Disadvantages: A bit too trebly and crisp

...and I couldn?t have got better than the Marantz CD4000. SOUND Marantz are well known for quality products, so I really didn?t need much convincing to get this one. The important thing about separates is balancing your components to create an overall lively but controlled sound, which can be tricky. Your speakers reproduce the sound, the Amp decodes it but your CD player creates it, making it an important starting point in the audio process. The Marantz is sharp and clear, with a very distinct vivid, vibrant sound that would clean up even the most bass orientated systems. It lacks depth however, which would disappoint the bass lovers out there and I find it prefers rock tracks rather than dance or R&B. The old classics belt out nicely, like Mike and the Mechanics `Living Years` and Mike Oldfield?s `Moonlight Shadow`. FEATURES As...

Niburu 31.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of Marantz CD-4000

Canon EOS 30D

Advantages: Multi-featured
Disadvantages: None

...This is a good quality product that offers good value for money in the very short term. Although as with most electronic products, the value will deteriorate over time and should be able to get a cheaper version next year. It's a great little device with plenty of features that I would highly recommend. This really is a wonderful piece of kit that should go well with many accessories because it really looks good. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. In the Box EOS 30D body Wide strap Battery Charger Power Cord Battery Pack BP-511A Interface cable Video cable Software CD ROM Purchased at Jessops for £850...

Nazuku 08.08.2006 (22.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Canon EOS D30

Glide on over, to the M30

Advantages: cheaper end of the market, technically good, looks smart.
Disadvantages: dont get it wet!

... Foehn & Hirsch M30 glide MP5 player Yes yo are hearing me right! This, like a load of other players out their, claims to be some kind of weird and wonderful, new technology! I, for one, had never previously heard of MP5. Suddenly, they are all over the place. Ebay is full of the. But what are they? well the truth of the matter is that they are an MP3/MP4 player. Nothing new, or exciting. The claims are that an MP5 player can play file without the need for conversion. Forgive me if I am wrong, but have good MP4 players not been doing this for what seems like centuries? It seems to me, that this is nothing more than an advertising gimmick. Something primarily used to try and make the unbranded players look more competitive, in todays saturated media player market. So, before you think of buying any player, please ignore...

giksy21 07.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Foehn & Hirsch M30

Olympus E-30. Still not up there with the big boys?

Advantages: Fold out LCD screen, Image Stabilization, Zuiko lens quality, Picture quality, Flash options
Disadvantages: Noise in low light, Too many buttons, Badly laid out, Too many gimmicks

...The E-30 is Olympus's own stepping-stone between the so-called "prosumer" models (what an awful word) and the E-3 professional SLR, being loosely comparable with the likes of the Canon EOS 50D, the Nikon D90 and the Sony Alpha A-350. It shares a lot of the E-3's features and has even overtaken the E-3 in terms of resolution, offering 12mp compared with the E-3's 10. Unfortunately - or fortunately, depending on your opinion - some of its features are things that serious photographers don't really want on their cameras and definitely push the E-30 towards the hobby photographers rather than the professionals. The E-30 doesn't share the E-3's weatherproof casing, in fact it is built from a plastic/fibre-glass composite material, which helps to keep the weight down and, surprisingly to me, doesn't make it feel cheap. It does look...

rabidbadger 05.09.2009 · Read review
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Marantz PM66-SE

Advantages: Features, durability, looks and abilities as a Dolby 2.0 Receiver
Disadvantages: Poor control over demanding music, weak midrange and a general lack of muscles.

...This is an ok amp. Nothing more, nothing less. It plays neutral with a coloring a bit towards the warm side (typical Marantz). It is has all the features needed for an amp today (Thumbs up for the 'Source Direct' switch!), looks good and is easy to use. The problem with this amp is, unfortunately, it's ability to present music. Even though it has no "screaming" weaknesses, it has no apparent strengths neither. It becomes a bit boring too me. Midrange is the weakest side of this amp. When given songs where theres a lot going on in the midrange (Soilwork - Follow The Hollow, Pink FLoyd - The Dark Side of The Moon), it gets messy. It also lacks the open "top" to give Tool - Vicarious or Dire Straits -The Man's Too Strong the snappy sound it deserves. Also the bottom tends to get a bit "wool-like". Almost as it looses controls when...

RuneArnesen 30.05.2007 (31.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Marantz PM 66 SE

Mooching to Marantz

Advantages: High Quality Sound
Disadvantages: Not that good for Metallica (TTRACER says)

...Well, this is a name that we all know but we can't usually afford - Warfedale Speakers, Mission Amp., Bose Tweeters etc. are in the same bracket. Now I would love to say that I have this system but unfortunately I can't - but I can write a review of my father-in-law's kit. I have asked a few ciao insiders about Mirantz and what they like / dislike...special thanks to TTRacer. Marantz released this model as a limited version origionally in 2000...either that or the British Isles were over-looked when marketing...anyway...it seems to be around now, so why would you want this. If you are into Heavy Metal; stop reading - it ain't worth it. I've been told that CD-5000 doesn't give out the right LIVE atmosphere needed for feedback playing seen in concerts. Whatever dad but ummm...I like this classically constructed masterclass...

neilix 27.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Marantz CD-5000

13 going on 30 - a fairly predictable romcom

Advantages: Good cast, easy to watch
Disadvantages: Not very imaginative and the actors are underused

...WHAT IS IT: 13 Going on 30 is a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. 13 year old Jenna Rink has a practical joke played on her by the most popular girl in school, Lucy 'Tom Tom' Wyman, which leads Jenna to wish that she was 'Thirty, Flirty and Thriving' - a headline on her favourite magazine, Poise. As she rocks back and forth in her closet she bumps the shelf upon which is the 'dream house' her friend Matty has made for her birthday. The magical wishing dust Matty sprinkled on the dream house falls on Jenna and she wakes up to find herself 30 years old, an editor for Poise with a beautiful apartment and a very attractive if somewhat dim trophy boyfriend. As she tries to work out how she got to this point, she comes to realise that she is not the person she would like to be; she has become estranged from her parents...

jesperado77 02.11.2009 · Read review
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