Marantz AV7005

I must say this is the best preamp I've ever owned, I had a B&K 30, Sunfire TGP v3 preamp sold them both to get this one. Now in my opinion the B&K sounded the best but lacked the features, HDMI, DTS-HD ect… no phono input. The sound quality of the...

I own a B&K Reference 50 S2 processor and Reference 125.7 7 channel amp (a matched set) connected with balanced XLR cables. My processor did not have HDMI switching and no decoding for True HD or Master Audio and I decided it was time to rectify that....

I bought the Marantz after many months of research and reading lots of very good reviews. The Marantz replaces a $6K Lexicon unit which had lots of Bells and whistles but no HDMI. I wanted good sound, easy set up, at a reasonable price. Buying an...

May the good people of Marantz flog a zillion of these things. Apart from being beautifully designed and bulit, it really wants for nothing in the feature department. Best of all, it comes at a realistic price-point. Yet as you'll glean from the...

A good friend of mine had Marantz AV8003 & AV7005. Both units were returned. He confirmed that hum out of his surrounds was impossible. I bought AV7005 anyway hoping my unit will perform without such a problem. To my surprise Marantz AV7005 I purchased...

I realize I'm in the minority giving this unit 1 star. I bought this unit due to all the positive reviews on the internet, including the one from Stereophile. I was looking forward to getting the preamp, thinking that it would solve all of my problems....

I will make this short and to the point. Great concept and sound. However since I could have gotten that with other av equipment for a little bit less I purchased the AV7005 for the upgrade capabilities and firmware updates with AirPlay. With my luck...

Had put off upgrading my old Citation 5.0 pre/pro for a long time as I just didn't want to deal with the hassle and complications of changing everything, plus, I loved the sound of the Citation-- especially 6-axis mode. Well, having bought the Marantz...

So far I have been very impressed with it. I have Emotiva XPA 3 and 2 UPA1 and they sound heavenly together. Please make sure to do audessy test with as many positions as possible; that makes a huge difference in sound quality.

PURCHASED THE AV7005 TO REPLACE MY AV8003 AFTER PURCHASING A 3DTV. 50/50 MUSIC AND MOVIES I FIND THE AV7005 TO BE AN EXCELLENT UNIT. IT IS VERY NUETRAL AND DEAD QUIET WITH MY BRYSTON AMPS. EXCELLENT FEATURES AND THE HDMI SWITCHING IS WITHOUT BUGS. WISH...