Beautiful warm sound with great detail and good dynamics with good power reserves. The new Marantz Model 30 plays as expected by a premium-class Marantz amplifier. So those who play vinyl and do not care to stream wirelessly to anything other than headphones, will get a good friend in the Model 30. It is in fact much better than on other Marantz amplifiers we have tested, and sounded smooth on the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, and Linn Krystal. Analog enthusiasts will greatly enjoy the turntable input on the Model 30. Zone 4 HDMI, Zone 2 Component and CompositeĪirPlay, DLNA 1.Since the amplifier has a separate phono stage on the inside, the turntable gets its own input with extra powerful contacts.īut it does not have a turntable input. The bass lines in the chorus sounds like an integral part of the whole with Marantz, instead of sounding separate from the rest. Because even if the subwoofer does most of the job on its own, with a built-in amp of 2 x 350 watts - a channel for each of the 15-inches! - it's important to have a clean signal to get a tight and resolved bass. The AV8801 has full control of the phase and it makes the 15-inch Procella P15 subwoofer do its best. A couple of extra height speakers in the front works well as an extension of a traditional 5.1 system and provides a three dimensional feel. The illusion works very well, when I close my eyes, I believe I'm sitting in a church. With the Marantz as a conductor, music sounds big, airy and encircling. The recording calls for the whole frequency range and a phase correct channel separation. This recording utilizes multichannel sound very well, with perfect phase. The soundstage is big and the sound from Uranienborg church hovers like a gas around the listener. The 2L-release "Song" with Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble is an amazing sounding a capella recording on blu-ray. It provided a better tonal cohesion between channels. In our room, Audyssey gives a boost in sound, even with our lavish THX speaker system from Procella. There is a remote app for Android and Apple phones that provide better overview, but that is also a little too stripped down for my taste. It should be possible to turn off Audyssey with a direct button. I must admit I think the remote is a little lacking and have too few direct functions. If you want to adjust any EQ settings you can do so in the menu system afterwards. When it is finished, the Audysseys sound mode is enabled by default. As with most surround products, there are a lot of features to familiarize with, but if you are in a hurry to get started, you'll come a long way by plugging in the measuring microphone and run the automatic calibration. Marantz has focused on a clear and simple on-screen display in list form rather than impressive graphics and other kinds of frippery. My advice is therefore to not go for the cheapest processor. A modern processor must also make estimates of the acoustics of the room using a microphone to set the speakers optimally, and it should have good video processing. This is where the digital signal is processed and distributed in god knows how many channels, and it is also where the video circuitry sits. The biggest impact on the audio signal is often done in the processor. And would you rather use active speakers, you are better off with just the processor. Then it is easy to replace the power amplifier later on, or add more power amplifiers and bi-amping any channels you may want. Another clear advantage of splitting the amplifier into two parts is that it provides flexibility. It provides a less than optimal condition for sound quality, so it may be a good idea to divide the processor and power amplifier in two different units. Home theater amplifiers have more complex circuits, with many components in the processor and amplification section, which affects the sound signal while it is still in the low level stadium and therefore very vulnerable to interference. But the biggest weakness of cheap, integrated home theater amplifiers is that they normally do not play music as well as a dedicated stereo amplifier. The most obvious is more muscle and thus a more hard-hitting sound.
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