Marantz SR5006 / Marantz SR6006 Receiver Thread - Page 11

I'd do what I suggested first ... you need to rule out amp failure on the AVR.

How is the upscaling/converting quality on the 6006?
I'm looking at replacing my ancient marantz receiver with a 6006 but am curious as to how well it will upscale game systems like the wii and older ps2

I bought the SR6006 and expecting it on Wednesday. I currently have an SR6003 that it will be replacing and am familiar with most of the Marantz manual. After reading the user manual on line, I have a couple of questions:

1. Should I set the dynamic volume to on when using the setup? What are its advantages? I noticed that it can be toggled on and off if needed.
2. Can I get into the unit from my network and copy and paste internet radio/HD radio stations in like I can do on my Pioneer 1020? (No HD with the Pioneer)
3. Has anyone used the radiomarantz.com site? How is it going with this?
4. Do you recommend turning on the MDAX when streaming audio from my network?

Your answers are greatly appreciated.

Thanks, but to be honest now I am afraid of using it and burn it down

Haven`t other users had heating issues ? Should I consider a fan on the top of the unit ? A friend pointed me to this model

http://www.buyextras.com/evavcoblfanf.html

But they don`t ship to Canada, and I couldn`t find the same model in other retailers. I am now googling for options, do you guys have a suggestion on a powerful cooler for the SR6006 ?

Thanks,

Mongao

Burn it down? The AVR is designed to shut down to protect itself. If setting the speakers to SMALL/80hz still shuts down the AVR, then there may be internal map damage that will not be fixed simply by adding a fan especially if, as you say, the unit is well ventilated with plenty of space around it. Try disconnecting all speakers from the AVR and see if the unit still shuts down.

Thanks, yeah, I know. It operates for hours with no problems under low volume, but if I crank it up, it turns off. The guys at Crutchfield recommended me the Niles FM-1 cooler, it`s $ 300 though.

Thanks,

Mongao

Hello!

I'm from Austria and bought a SR5006 this week. Together with my Elac FS 247 it sound pretty well, I'm quite happy with it.

But one problem appears:
I hooked up a Samsung LCD to it (HDMI 1.3), and everything works fine so far. I get a onscreen GUI (AMP menu) in every mode (BD, SAT, CD,...), but when switching to Net/USB, the TV says "mode not supported".
This way I have to navigate the musicfiles on my Qnap-Network storage with the help of the small built-in Amp-Display, which is not very comfortable.
I tried to switch to NTSC in the GUI-settings, but since the TV is an european model, I get the same message here as well.
I think that in the NET/USB mode the 5006 gives out a weird resolution which my TV does not support, although it's connected by HDMI. However there is no possibility in the settings to switch to any other resolution.
A receiver reset did not solve the problem.

Any suggestions?

Anyone?

Sorry in advance if this sounds like an ignorant question.

I have the sr5006 and I have 2 component video devices that are 480p. I was wondering if this avr upconverts/upscales should my tv info report that the output is 1080p? or

would it report 480p but just be "better" quality?

Thanks

Hi guys. Long time reader, first time poster.

I have a Marantz 6006 and have problems getting airplay to work. My home network is wireless WIFI (i do not have a LAN network conection in the room i intend to use the amp, and getting a wired connection in that room is not an option, so i am wifi only.)

Previously i have used another amp and an Apple Airport Express, without the need to have a network cable to my amp. How do i get my Marantz to find my wifi network and show up in itunes, like i could with the airport express?

Thanks

I think you'll need to set up the Airport Express as extending/or joining your current network. Then plug the Marantz into the rj45 jack on the AE. At that point you'll be getting an ip address for the 6006 and once you have that you can begin setup for AirPlay. Also, in the 6006 menu, make sure you have network control enabled. I'm not in front of my 6006 now, but I have mine hooked up to a Sonos network port on a ZP80 and it works fine.

Is your TV linked to the AVR through HDMI? If so, then it will output 1080p signal and your TV will display as such.

Nice....this will work for me. Thanks to those who have responded. I will get it running and report back if I can get all outputting the same source....but in any case, 2 is good enough....3 will be gravy.

cheers
s99

i have a similar problem, update retry wont stop. If I plug it into the internet it resets my reciever every 5 minutes. I disconnected it from the internet and not its just stuck on update retry - connection failure. thank you

I have the SR6006 and have been listening to it since I got it on Wednesday. The sound quality is superb. I upgraded from a SR6003 because I wanted the networking function. The additional 10 watts per channel is minimal. Setup was easy, and I suggest you stay with the basics unless you know exactly what you are doing. For example, after running Audyssey, it showed my main speakers and center as large - understandable since they are Aperion Grand Towers and Center; however, I switched the speakers to small and adjusted the subwoofer output. After learning from my old unit, I bumped the sub by 8 db. This was way too much. I had to back it off to almost where Audyssey set it to start with (-12db). I have it set at -10db. Obviously, the new Audyssey is more accurate than the old one.

At first, I had a problem connecting to my home network and operating the unit through a browser. After reading the manual again, I switched the network to standby and this corrected the resetting. By the second day, it found a firmware update and that went flawlessly - took about 10 minutes. It took until the second day to get into vTuner on the vTuner Marantz link. You must type in the MAC address the way it is on the unit (no hyphens and must be all caps). Once it was registered, finding music and linking it to the unit went well.

One problem I had was getting the HD Radio and AM/FM radio to save presets. After re-reading the manual, and using my browser, it went quite well.

So far, I am very happy that I bought this unit.

The AVR (not Audyssey) sets your speakers to LARGE/SMALL as well as the speaker/sub trim levels. As the sub trim is maxed out to -12db, you need to adjust the sub vol knob down a few clicks and then run AUTO SETUP again so it no longer gets set to -12db. After that if you prefer to raise the volume, do so using the remote only, not the sub volume/gain knob.

Well, I am confused now, my understanding is that Audyssey plays a strange sound from the each speaker, and measures it back, evaluating the capability of each individual speaker to properly reproduce low frequency sounds.

Thanks,

Mongao

The AVR produces the test tones which Audyssey then evaluates the speaker's response and uses it's filters accordingly to develop the regular and flat Audyssey EQ curves. More importantly though is that your sub still needs some tweaking to be EQ'd properly. If you haven't already you may want to review the Audyssey Setup Guide linked in my sig.

Thanks, yes, I have read the very useful guide.

Mongao

This forum is definitely very useful. I recently bought a SR6006 and let audyssey do its thing. My configuration is 7.1 with JBL speakers. I don't understand why after all it's done, although it does sound nice in multichannel surround mode my front large speakers don't sound as load as I want (they are large nice speakers) and also the bass coming out of all doesn't feel powerful enough. What can be the reason?
Another thing is when I press direct stereo the all system sounds very bad.

Please advise.

Thank you!

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AUTO SETUP sets the volume of all speakers to be equal at your main listening position. Make sure to set the front mains to SMALL with 80hz crossovers if you have a sub in the mix. Also, feel free to raise the volume of any speakers/sub using the remote to suit your preference as it will not affect the Audyssey filters. Also, using the "DIRECT" mode turns Audyssey OFF which is likely why it sounds bad, so generally not a good mode to use.

I am not in home now so I can`t be precise, but I figured out that turning OFF the "dynamic volume" control or something like that (on audio set-up, on the same screen that you choose the Audyssey mode, right underneath it), made things MUCH better for me.

Regarding your front speakers, in my point of view if they are large enough there`s no reason not to take full advnatge of their capabilities, so I`d set them to large and the LFE setting to "Main + LFE", 80Hz.

Another option, still under the Audyssey menu, is to choose the option of not equalizing the front`s. At the end of the day, play with the different settings under the Audyssey screen.

The distances in my set-up came out wrong, I've read the very useful guide but I didn`t figure out how to solve it, starting over did not solve the issue. Maybe it`s because my room is not perfectly rectangular ? Sound is quite good even though and I couldn`t figure out any audio delays (mismatches).

Thanks,

MOngao

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turning on dynamic volume reduces the dynamic range, so i don't doubt that worked out better when turned off...

however, your pov on speaker settings is incorrect... virtually everyone will get better results by using bass management (i.e. setting their speakers to small)...

Thank you. What puzzles me is that I put all set as small and then later when I check again the front are large. regardless when I play with this setting for large or small, there seems to be no difference, why?

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You're likely checking the AUTO SETUP settings, rather than the manual settings after you change from LARGE to SMALL. When playing bass heavy audio, there should be a marked difference between the two settings as the front mains will no longer be playing bass below 80hz when set to SMALL.

Thanks I went through all settings again. Here are my settings could you please let me know which ones are not good?

-F speakers + S + SB + center all small
-Bass setting: LFE + Main
-LPE frecv: 80Hz
Crossover freq-Advanced
Front: 60hz
Center: 40Hz
Surround: 60Hz
Surr back 120Hz

This is what Audd came with..

Thank you!

Change the following settings:

LPF for LFE = 120hz (factory default)
Front, Center, Side Surround = 80hz (either 60hz or 80hz whichever you prefer)

ok I will meantime LFE or LFE+main is the same thing when all speakers are set to small correct?

On a different note when I stream pictures using a media server, sr6006 displays them all very crappy resolution like 1M or 2M...Why?

Thank you!

With these settings at 80Hz what does it mean exactly? All below 80Hz is sent to sub?

Correct.


Correct.