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

Hi-Five for the Hi-Fi

Advantages: Sound Quality, Simplicity, Remote Control, Portable
Disadvantages: Weight, Flimsy Dock Connector

...few of them are able to be powered by batteries, so aren't portable. When I stumbled across the official Apple iPod HiFi on the on-line Apple Store, I was intrigued. It looked the BUSINESS, it took batteries and it was made by Apple, so probably had a good sound. At £200 it was a slight more expensive than a lot of other options, but I had confidence in Apple to put something together that would do my music justice. I couldn't find a local retailer with one in stock to have a listen to so it was something of a leap of faith. Weighing in at a hefty 8kg, it's a heavy old thing - heavier than I expected (not having read the small print on the website). This heaviness is not without reason though, it is extremely solid in its construction which means there's no rattling, and squeaking or unwanted flexing that would otherwise spoil...

LegendaryMrDude 19.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Apple Ipod Hi-FI

MaRANTZ and RAVES about this one!

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

...It?s a crazy old world really. While most of us settle for compact Hi-Fi units, the rest spend countless time, effort and money buying separate components, believing that ultimately, it provides a superior listening experience. I am one of these fools, who at sometime in the past, found himself with a few extra pounds (in the bank) and decided to buy a home cinema amplifier (see Yamaha review) You must understand that once you have purchased one unit, a compulsive retail madness overcomes your body and you find yourself getting DAB tuners, double cassette decks and a whole multitude of speakers and then not forgetting 16 miles of industrial sized audio cable, which is about as inconspicuous as placing a giraffe in the corner of your living room. However, once I have got my amp and experienced this `wonderful` sound, I needed a CD player...

Niburu 31.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of Marantz CD-4000

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

Kenwood 21 series hifi package

Advantages: High quality sound, versatile,
Disadvantages: Expensive, size

...The hi-fi package comes with:- *Tuner/Control center *Amplifier (M-A100) *Cassette Deck (X-5300) *5 CD Changer (Carrousel) *5 way speaker system (left/right/center/2x surround) The control center is the brains of the hi-fi, from this you can select any of the units as the source of the media. The unit has a main display which when in off mode has a clock. When you switch the unit on it displays the current selected unit, example, CD, Tape, Radio, VCR and AUX. It also displays the volume level when you adjust the volume. The unit has a drop down panel that opens by a motor. Behind the panel are buttons to set the clock, radio, send settings and voice activation. Yes ?Voice Activation? is fitted to this hi-fi. You can teach it a word so that when you say it, the hi-fi will switch on and play either CD, tape or radio...

Cowboy22 19.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood 21 Series Hifi

So Get Your Ears On Cause Im Hi-Fi

Advantages: The Distance
Disadvantages: Over too quickly

...Right well this is my third op on A and it brings me to the last album Hi-fi Serious. named after a Sketch on Steve Coogan?s cult comedy Serious Alan Partridge (You know the one he bought the Bang & Olufson CD player/sound system. Well he gets it from Hi-fi Serious the shop). Well the lads originally from Leeds found real success with this album and got the first decent chart position?s they have had but of course that doesn?t really mean much the way the charts are. Well A have now been around a while and this album was probably going to be make or break for them. However nothing can take away from the fact that A are a terrific Live band. I saw them at Reading Uni just after this album was released and they were superb. Of course this was the fourth time I had seen them but the first time they had played the new stuff. Just...

Andy.mack 30.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hi-fi Serious - A (Rock)

American Hi-Fi

Advantages: catchy tunes, smooth vocals, clean sounding songs
Disadvantages: a little to formulated.

...This is the first and self titled album from the american band American Hi-Fi. I bought this album after just hearing one the singles released from it; "flavour of the weak." When I fist heard this song I couldn't find out who it was by and every time I listened to it on the radio and became more obsessed about finding out who it was! That is how good it was. The sound of the 4 piece from boston is a mix between good old fashioned rock and roll, with a slght indie feel and maybe a slight bit of emo concerning the lyrics. If you were to compare them to any other bands you are probably looking at nickleback or muddle of mud. Although American Hi-Fi are a MUCH better version of these. But that is the style of "formulated" sounding songs that they write. The the lyrics through out most of the album are melodramatic and usually...

marie_flame 05.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of American Hi-Fi [ECD] - American Hi-Fi

Hi-Fi Quality

Advantages: Brilliant energy, Top songs, Only their first album
Disadvantages: I'm a fool stands out a mile as being very poor

...This is the great debut album from the Boston boys. This is great rock n roll music and great set-up. Although there are definitely some weak songs, there are also some very strong ones. I don't think that this album is quite what American Hi-Fi describe it as themselves, but it is definitely a good buy. It kind of sounds like the Foo Fighters would have done if Dave Grohl hadn't been in Nirvana. It's lacking something, but I'm sure this could be easily cured by experience. Surround; Flavor Of The Weak; A Bigger Mood; Safer On The Outside; I'm A Fool; Hi-Fi Killer; Blue Day; My Only Enemy; Don't Wait For The Sun; Another Perfect Day; Scar; What About Today; Wall Of Surround- this was a great choice to open up the album. Starts off with feedback and a mellow arpeggio riff, then leads into a cool post-grunge guitar riff. Then...

weedy818 23.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of American Hi-Fi [ECD] - American Hi-Fi