Marantz AV7005 - Page 5

Per the chart on page 105, it looks like you can overlay Audyssey with bitstreamed TrueHD and DTS-HD MA as long as it's not more than 96kHz. Since there are only 3 titles over 96kHz, this shouldn't be a problem for people who can only bitstream blu-rays.

Yes, you would need to have a recent TV with HDMI 1.4 that also supports Audio Return Channel (it's not a required spec, just like Ethernet over HDMI is in HDMI 1.4, but not required), and then that device has to be hooked up to the HDMI 1 output on the AV7005, as the HDMI 2 output does not support ARC.

Thanks, my old glass optical cable will be used once more!

SnellKrell

Funny...it WAS there yesterday (along with the new amps), but now it's gone!

For some reason they took the AV7005 off their site, but the user manual is in the same place: http://us.marantz.com/AV7005_U_EN_UG_v00.pdf

Looks like they took it off the "separates" page, but you can still get to the page directly. http://us.marantz.com/Products/3255.asp

Why should they being of almost identical origin ?


[quote=Bill Mac;19040480]

That looks like my post so my thoughts are that many in the past when discussing Marantz AVR/prepros commented that the analog section was of better quality than other companies offerings.

So I was hoping that was still true if not then if a comparable AVR from Denon that might cost less might be a better choice. It is similar to the debate that the Integra 9.8/9.9 had better internal components than the Onkyo 885/886. Forum member alanl715 who is an authorized dealer of both and has a repair facility indicated that many internal part numbers were the same.

So it would be interesting to see if comparably priced Denon and Marantz AVRs have the same internal components or do they differ slightly.

Bill

Interesting that the Denon 3311 ($1200) has XT, the 4311 ($2k) XT32. I had decided on an Integra DHC-80.2, but a number of comments have me looking at the Marantz line again, and now Denon. XT32 adds quite a bit of power to the room EQ so I was really hoping for that. Like many others, the lack of it in the 7005 is a bummer for me.

Guess I'll wait a bit and see what shakes out. - Don

Been reading the manual, am I right in assuming that if you use the video upconversion feature it works on all HDMI inputs vs setting so it only upconverts some inputs and not others. I want to use it to upconvert DVD player only (not my blu-ray player).

Thanks

IS a deal breaker. This is one of the few technologies they actually got to work correctly!

I had felt the same way until I looked at the many posts on the Oppo DSD thread.

It appears that many cannot discern the difference between DSD going directly to receiver/processor from when it's converted to PCM.

With that in mind, I've ordered the AV7005 and awaiting its release.

Ordered from who? How?

I've listenned to SACD's from my PS3 via LPCM and CX777ES via DSD. I can't tell the difference. It does strike me as odd that this product has no support for DSD, yet fully supports VCR's. Not one mention in the manual! Very strange?????

I would imagine that there would be additional expenses involved in direct DSD, not only hardware but licensing fees.

The only logicial reason I can see for the VCR,HDMI connection is that almost the only way to buy a VCR today is in combination with a DVD - therefore, the justification for the VCR/HDMI.

I just talked with a Marantz rep in N.J. Marantz will no longer support DSD because "the new industry standard" mandates that players internally convert DSD signals into a LPCM output (such as the original PS3). This probably won't fly with purist. Purist (like myself) are not too impressed by the HDMI revolution anyway!

I have audio dropouts with bitsteaming the newer CODEC's. When I use older technology and analog in/outs or 75ohm/optical digital outs---no problems. Frankly, even though I've spent a fortune, I'm ready to can all of my HDMI connections and return to last decades technologies. At least they work without audio dropouts, popping sounds and handshake issues. Seeing DTS-HD MASTER on the information window is meaningless if the sound reproduction is intermittent. And yes; I've tried internal decoding and output via HDMI, too. Not much better! The HDMI may be required to pass 1080P to a display, but the audio transmissions of hi-rez CODEC's are a joke. No wonder high-end companies have blown off this technology. It works sometimes???? Trying to sell a 30K+ pre-pro that has audio droputs???? No, sir!

Edit: In all fairness, I have never had issues with SACD playback via HDMI. It's the movies on some of my BD's, hi-rez video games and SAT TV. That equates to 75% of my activities in front of the TV. Not good!

Let me ask again: given that most players which output DSD will also output PCM, and given that the AV7005 would have to convert DSD to PCM in order to apply bass management and room EQ, why is the lack of DSD decoding a big deal?

Matty

Check out this link....

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...hp/t37717.html

This does not answer my question.

Matty

Do you really think this is why the high-end companies have given up, or do think it may have something to do these companies not having the resources to devote and/or know-how to get hdmi equipped prepros done correctly? Seems much more profitable to go with simpler tech with no additional r&d to eat up funds. Then again maybe I'm totally off. Just a thought.

Well, if it doesn't, your use of the phrase "most players" instead of "all players" should answer itself.

What I gleened from that page is that not all DSD to LPCM conversions result in the same digital output -- it is implementation-specific.

It isn't a big deal!

I'm more concerned about the lack of Audyssey MultiEQ XT32 on this unit than DSD decoding. For a similar street price, the Onkyo SC-PR5508 will offer everything the Marantz has, plus the new Audyssey with 32 times as many filters.

I'm starting to think that room correction is the single most important thing a pre/pro does (at least in terms of audible improvement per $ spent), and I can't imagine paying $1.5k and not getting state-of-the-art room correction.

I agree that the absence of MultiEQ XT32 is surprising if this is to be their "flagship" processor. Hopefully Marantz is working to get that feature included before the release date.

Well, as a quick note, the Marantz does have the option to have someone with an Audyssey Pro kit come and do a full room measurements and individually adjust the filters, there the Onkyo does not have the Audyssey Pro option. It's something that most people aren't going to use, but one that is supposed to make a large difference if you have it done.

Isn't it 32x the resolution for the filters, not that it has 32x as many filters?

Alright, after studying up more on the whole DSD/PCM topic, I realize it is nothing to fret about. However I recently discovered something strange.

I have the Oppo BDP-83 hooked up to a Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH receiver (used as a pre/pro) via HDMI. I hadn't listened to any SACD's for a few months until last week. The front panel display on the Elite reads "SACD" when playing a disc. I swear it used to read DSD. I downloaded the latest firmware update for the Oppo sometime in June. Could the firmware possibly have changed anything here? When I hit the "status" button on the Elite remote it reads "DSD->PCM" and a sampling rate of 88.2khz.

I am not worried about it or anything as it still sounds great, it just seems odd to me.

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/m...e-theater.html

OK, what I really like about my old Denon 4306 is that audissey/processing settings aren't just dependent on input but on what the source puts out.

So for example, direct mode/no audissey on 2.0 176khz over HDMI from my PS3 streaming music, while 2.0 from a DVD movie (48khz) goes to prologic+audissey, etc, etc... very easy, I don't need to fiddle with settings and I always seem to get what I want out of my main source, the PS3.

I don't want to go to a receiver where I have to set direct/pure direct/prologic/audissey modes every time I change media on the same source.

I was wondering if existing Marantz (since they seem to be based on Denon?) are acting in the same way? Then the AV7005 is something for me (...right after I upgrade all my amplification to hypex UCD class D)

Thanks for feedback on this.

+1

I was completely sold on the av7005 when I thought it had MultiEQ XT32. The dual sub correction that XT32 has is a big selling point for me. I may still buy it but now I have to consider the new Onkyo/Integra units.