Marantz SR5006 / Marantz SR6006 Receiver Thread - Page 41

Cable and satellite boxes traditionally have had the worst HDMI compatibility. You might try different HDMI inputs on the receiver. Sometimes one will work better than the others. Alternatively, a common work-around is to connect the cable box's HDMI output directly to the TV and run digital audio (coax or optical) from the cable box to the receiver.

You gotta be right, I noticed that when I turned off my tv, AVR is turned off as well. I will try this once I get home. THANKS!

I just returned my Onkyo 616 to Newegg due to an HDMI issue and am awaiting my refund. I have been looking at multiple AVRs and have come across the Marantz SR5006. It looks like a pretty sweet AVR.

http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARSR5006/Marantz-SR5006-AV-Receiver-with-Networking-and-AirPlay/1.html

Is this a good price? Is Marantz factory refurbished equipment good? Is there any quirks to this receiver?

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to help me out. I appreciate it.

My opinion, at this level, they're all good. I just recently picked up the next generation receiver in the form of a SR5007. I like to think getting the latest and greatest is better than last year's model. The SR5007 has a full set of pre-outs and this might be important to your future plans and the 5007 has a 2dB lower noise floor. The 5007 is dead quiet.

In direct answer to your question, in my opinion, it's a great price.

As to buying factory referb's, I see no reason not to as even brand new, one experiences a DOA and like with your Onkyo unit, have HDMI issues. I've purchased many factory referb's of many different kinds with no troubles. Others here have stories of nothing but trouble. My level of success has been 100%. OTOH, my father-in-law has no luck with "anything" that has a power cord attached.

As to quirks, can't say about the SR5006 but for us, there weren't any quirks with the SR5007 we purchased.

Hope the above helps.

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Edited by BeeMan458 - 7/21/12 at 7:47pm

My opinion, at this level, they're all good. I just recently picked up the next generation receiver in the form of a SR5007. I like to think getting the latest and greatest is better than last year's model. The SR5007 has a full set of pre-outs and this might be important to your future plans and the 5007 has a 2dB lower noise floor. The 5007 is dead quiet.
In direct answer to your question, in my opinion, it's a great price.
As to buying factory referb's, I see no reason not to as even brand new one experiences a DOA and like with your Onkyo unit, have HDMI issues. I've purchased many factory referb's of many different kinds with no troubles. Others here have stories of nothing but trouble. My level of success has been 100%. OTOH, my father-in-law has no luck with "anything" that has a power cord attached.
As to quirks, can't say about the SR5006 but for us, there weren't any for us with the SR5007 we purchased.
Hope the above helps.[/quote]

Thanks BeeMan, I appreciate it.

The 5006 is rated as a 7.1ch receiver. From the picture of the rear, it shows a SW1 and SW2 pre-out. So is it 7.1 or 7.2?

 

It simply splits the signal internally. Price wise Best Buy (Magnolia) is/was blowing them out brand new for roughly the same price.

I cant find it on their site. A4L, is within my budget.
Thanks for the answer about the SW1/2

 

You won't. Once it gets discontinued they remove it online. I'm guessing they can't advertise the markdown price... However if you do a search of Clearance Items at local stores online it will show up (if they have stock). I picked up a SR6005 and SR5006 this way.

Just picked up a shelf display SR5006 for $250. I wasn't planning on buying a "new" receiver, but I figured for the price I couldn't lose. After running the Audyssey setup, I am definitely more than a little impressed. My sub definitely sounds way better than it did before, and it gave me a much wider soundstage for music. I'm coming from a Pioneer Elite AVR with MCACC Advanced and no 3D pass through. Just wish the 5006 had 5.1 pre-outs like my Pioneer. Not a big deal since I never used them, but they were nice to have. All in all, it might be the best 4250 I ever spent

So glad for these forums. Was sitting here watching Tron (the original) on Blu. Was only hearing Audio from two speakers, and though the Blu-Ray player indicated DTS-HD audio, the stereo only indicated Stereo, even after making sure I was in Auto mode on the SR5006. Getting frustrated, I came here and found this post. And after changing to bitstream, I swear the audio is more rich and vibrant. Granted, I'm no audiophile... but I'm glad I made this change.

My brother just bought me a SR6006 to replace my Marantz 2252B. Although the 6006 is not "old school" it certainly is nice. My Q is, after running Audyssey I still want to perform some additional external post-processing with my SAE Parametric EQ(s). I am trying to determine how to perform this task. With the 2252B, I just did a patch through via one of the Tape I/O blocks. Although I have pre-amp on the 6006, I am not sure this is the best patch. Perhaps someone with better "new school" training on these amps can give me a hand.
Thanks,
HH

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Audyssey recommends running any other EQ pre- Audyssey not post-Audyssey.

More likely attributed to being a few db louder.

The 5006 features FL/FR pre-out jacks which is likely all you would need to provide external power to if necessary.

I know If ever got an external amp I'm sure it would just be a two-channel for the fronts anyway, it was just nice to know I had 'em on the old Pioneer (VSX-21TXH).

It looks like the new SR5007 has 7.1 pre-outs. For what I paid, I'm not complaining

Hello. I can no longer access the menu in my one-month old SR6006, i.e. pressing the "amp" button on the remote has no effect. The red light on the remote doesn't light up when I press this button; however, the remote seems to be working fine in other respects. In fact, none of the GUI features seem to work anymore, although it still provides a video feed from whatever source I've selected. I'm tempted to return this unit, but if other Marantz users have any suggestions, please let me know. Should I try a microprocessor reset?

Yes, do the microprocessor reset procedure listed in your manual.

Wow - this is great news JD. Do you think the same update will come to the AV7005?

AFAIK, no.

I fixed this problem simply by installing new batteries in the remote. I'm a bit puzzled why this worked, as the remote with the batteries that came with the SR6006 still worked in most respects. But with fresh batteries, the amp menu comes up like it should. The SR6006 is certainly an impressive, albeit complicated, unit. It is amazing how far modern receivers have come from historic units from the 70's and 80's. The pricing really hasn't changed that much either. I recall paying $300 for a 30 WPC Technics SA303 in 1980. Other than having an aluminum faceplate, the Technics really wasn't built very well. Now, for $300, you can buy an entry-level HT receiver that is light years ahead of that old Technics. It is surprising to me to see how high some of the vintage receivers sell for on the used market.

Correction: It was the 40 WPC SA404 that I owned.

Just placed my order for an SR5006 through Accessories4less. Usually I am very hesitant to buy a refurbished product but a couple of people have talked me into it. I also purchased a 4 year extended warranty (5 years total). Im really looking forward to getting it up and running.

Hi Nick4u - back in 2004 I ordered my SR 7004 from same place and it's working still, no issues.

I'm becoming more alarmed by the heat my SR6006 generates. It runs hot even in standby. I've turned the network standby feature off, but it made no difference. The owner's manual says it consumes 0.2 watt in standby (or 2.2 watts in CEC - what is this?), but my SR6006 is obviously consuming much more power than this in standby. Do other SR6006 receivers still run hot even in standby? Is there a setting I'm missing that actually enables it to turn off?

There must be something wrong with your unit - seems like it is not turning off. When on it can get hot (I use the 12V trigger to drive a Gentle Typhoon AP15 fan), but when off it should cool down. I do not use CEC (which is called HDMI Control in the menu, I think) - try turning that off because that feature of HDMI is generally problematic - I use a universal remote with macros to automate my system rather than relying on things like CEC. 

The AVR will consume more power when either the HDMI Control (ie. HDMI-CEC) or Network Standby features are set to ON. Most of the heat is generated by the video card so by setting HDMI Control to OFF, that should alleviate your issue.

Hello guys Just bought Marantz SR 5006 and i love it. Right now I have it paired up with Klipsch RF 42 front
And RC 52 center and it sounds great. A lot better then the Yamaha 373 that It replaced.

I have an issue tough. I have the receiver connected to my Samsung LN 52B550 and initially I was able to
Get a signal from the receiver to the TV but now it's giving me a " mode not supported" error. I have only a Comcast
Box connected to the receiver and then the receiver is connected to The TV. I searched and there is a lot of threads with Samsung TVs
Having this same error but no given solutions. One of the possibilities is that the receiver HDMI
Output resolution is not supported by the TV. I tried to find how to change the receivers output
Resolution to 720 or 1080 but haven't been able to do so. Any ideas on how
To Change the output resolution without the GUI?

I will try with another TV and another HDMI cable later today to help Isolated the issue. Any help would be apreciated.

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The 5006 doesn't include a video chip and can therefore only pass through the resolution sent by the source. Try setting Anynet+ on the TV to OFF.

That's a very useful piece of information. I did, however, connect
The AVR with no input source (no Comcast, no PC) and the GUI wasn't showing and the same error occurred. I think it might be more related to the TV and/or bad HDMI cable. I'll update the TV firmware and use another cable and will report back.