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The Official Marantz SR7005 Receiver Page!!

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#1 ·
Its so close.. Marantz says they will have the first units here end of next week..


I am so excited about this new receiver.. Great Specs and awesome looks..


I attached some PDF's


Craig

 

7005.pdf 280.849609375k . file
 

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#3 ·
That is great news! I was told Sept. 7, are you getting one soon?
 
#6 ·
Same here - it's on my short list. The others are the Denon 4311 and Integra DTR-70.2.
 
#7 ·
I'm thinking of going from Rotel separates to the SR7005 to take advantage of the new features I currently don't have such as HDMI 1.4, Audyssey, better video processor and the ability to stream music from the internet.


The question is do you guys think I'll lose out on sound quality going this route? Never had a Marantz before.


Thanks,
 
#8 ·
Why not purchase the AV7005? Its the same electronics, just in a pre-amp version...then you can still use your (excellent) Rotel amp and just swap the preamp. Alternatively, you could buy the SR7005 and use the pre-outs to your amp...then you could compare the sound out of both!
 
#9 ·

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Originally Posted by hery19 /forum/post/19070765


I'm thinking of going from Rotel separates to the SR7005 to take advantage of the new features I currently don't have such as HDMI 1.4, Audyssey, better video processor and the ability to stream music from the internet.


The question is do you guys think I'll lose out on sound quality going this route? Never had a Marantz before.


Thanks,

I too am thinking about going to either the AV or SR7005 from my Rotel RSX-1055 and wondering if I'll miss the Rotel's sound to get all the latest tech my Rotel is sorely lacking.


How will the video scaler compare to the DVDO Edge which also uses an Anchor Bay chipset? Does it have a gaming mode?


Also curious how the Phono Stage is on these units vs. a cheaper stand alone one.
 
#10 ·
I'm having issues with my current amp (RMB-1077), that's the main reason of going with the receiver instead of the processor.
 
#11 ·
Hopefully somebody that gets one soon can tell us the differences. I used to have a 1055, very good receiver.
 
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#13 ·
It's supposed to be a 7 channel amp but I think you can connect the height and wide speakers and power them with amps thru the pre outs.
 
#14 ·

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Originally Posted by hery19 /forum/post/19091821


It's supposed to be a 7 channel amp but I think you can connect the height and wide speakers and power them with amps thru the pre outs.

Did you look at the rear pic???
 
#15 ·
Yes I did, did I miss something?
 
#17 ·
Yes, I see that, his question was if it is has 7, 9, or 11 channel amp, and all the literature says it has 7 amp channels.
 
#18 ·
Sorry, I guess we crossed wires. You said yes using preamp outputs, but there are clearly speaker terminals on the back panel for the extra channels, implying there are extra amps. Hopefully there'll be "real" literature on their website soon. - Don
 
#19 ·
Ya, it's cool, what I was trying to say is that you could power those with an external amp.
 
#20 ·

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Originally Posted by DonH50 /forum/post/19104277


Sorry, I guess we crossed wires. You said yes using preamp outputs, but there are clearly speaker terminals on the back panel for the extra channels, implying there are extra amps. Hopefully there'll be "real" literature on their website soon. - Don

I'm not sure why they put the wire terminals separately, but I believe you'll be able to select which ONE set of them to play through at any given time. Actually I believe they have all three as terminals so that the Audyssey setup can be entirely (mostly) automated. That way as long as you hook up the speakers to the right terminals, it doesn't have to rely on you telling it whether you have front high, front wide, or rear surrounds as your extra 2 channels. I say this because this is the way Onkyo does it.
 
#22 ·
I have run into this guy before (amsound2.com)...he is a GRAY MARKET DEALER, NOT MARANTZ AUTHORIZED! If you google him, you will see that his business is being run out of his garage...the company address is in a residential area in Florida. He also used to have a lovely "CEDIA" logo on his site, but after checking with CEDIA, he was NOT a member! I notice now that the logo is gone...but he still has a questionable "CEA" logo there...If you buy from him, you GET NO WARRANTY...buyer beware!


Marantz's Warning:

http://us.marantz.com/745.asp


And their list of online AUTHORIZED dealers:

http://us.marantz.com/1614.asp
 
#23 ·

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Originally Posted by hery19 /forum/post/19104458


Ya, it's cool, what I was trying to say is that you could power those with an external amp.

Actually, I asked the Marantz rep during a recent training and you can not add an additional amp for 9.1 or 11.1 surround. This unit is limited to 7.1 (or 7.2) operation. You can select between using surround back, height, or wide speakers, but never more than 7 speakers total. They give you 9 speaker terminals to make it possible to switch between modes if you have 9 speakers hooked up at the same time, but you can never use all 9 at the same time, external amps or no.


If you are looking to do a 9.1 or 11.1 (or .2) theater, look at the Denon or Onkyo/Integra units. Since 99% of home theater owners are doing 7.1 or 5.1 anyway, I dont think this will matter too much.
 
#24 ·

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Originally Posted by john_nemesh /forum/post/19111116


I have run into this guy before (amsound2.com)...he is a GRAY MARKET DEALER, NOT MARANTZ AUTHORIZED! If you google him, you will see that his business is being run out of his garage...the company address is in a residential area in Florida. He also used to have a lovely "CEDIA" logo on his site, but after checking with CEDIA, he was NOT a member! I notice now that the logo is gone...but he still has a questionable "CEA" logo there...If you buy from him, you GET NO WARRANTY...buyer beware!


Marantz's Warning:

http://us.marantz.com/745.asp


And their list of online AUTHORIZED dealers:

http://us.marantz.com/1614.asp

Wow, Great to know. I thought that even if you buy from an unauthorized dealer you would still get the manufacturers warranty. I guess I will steer clear of that place. Thanks again.
 
#26 ·

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Originally Posted by john_nemesh /forum/post/19111116


I have run into this guy before (amsound2.com)...he is a GRAY MARKET DEALER, NOT MARANTZ AUTHORIZED! If you google him, you will see that his business is being run out of his garage...the company address is in a residential area in Florida. He also used to have a lovely "CEDIA" logo on his site, but after checking with CEDIA, he was NOT a member! I notice now that the logo is gone...but he still has a questionable "CEA" logo there...If you buy from him, you GET NO WARRANTY...buyer beware!


Marantz's Warning:

http://us.marantz.com/745.asp


And their list of online AUTHORIZED dealers:

http://us.marantz.com/1614.asp

I have wondered about this guy. I don't anything about him but he has been running the exact same ad for a used PSB Imagine system for ~ a year or so.

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....tem-exceptiona
 
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