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Rating
Reviewed by:
Joe Mueller
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
November 22, 2005Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 1 of 7
Price Paid:
$599.00
from Cambridge Soundworks Summary:
Had a fairly new Sony DVD player which never worked right, skipped and went dark in the middle of almost every DVD.
This one plays DVD a and V, SACD's and has a great picture and sound quality, never skipped once and these are the same Rock concerts that Sony did not play well. Strengths:
Fast loading. Great picture and sound. Weaknesses:
Not easy to set for correct audio transfer. For example, need to turn off progressive scanning for SACD's or surround does not kick in. Similar Products Used:
Sony NS 725P
Toshiba SD2800
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Reviewed by:
kenqc
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
December 19, 2004Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 7
Price Paid:
$549.00
from The Soundworks Summary:
SACD, DVD-A, CD, DVD-V plus other formats and for only $550? This is a bargain if I have ever seen such a thing. The DVD video is a huge upgrade over my aging RCA. The blacks were blacker, the colors were more vivid and the scenes exploded to life.
SACD playback is why you would buy this player. Anyone that doesn't think that SACD kicks CD butt is not from this world. I have 2 SACD disks that I have just purchased. Playing the SACD side by side with the CD versions make you realize that CD was a step down from Analog whereas SACD is closing the gap with the superior analog.
I have yet to try DVD-A, but will soon after the holidays.
To sum up, we have a top notch DVD player, a great SACD player, an average or better CD player (its only minor weakness), a DVD-A player, and a player that plays a myriad of other formats for a bargain basement price. I hardily recommend this item. Strengths:
Multiformats, awesome SACD and DVD performance. A killer product. Weaknesses:
only average or better on the CD playback (compared to dedicated cd players in the $1,000 plus range), so I am just nitpicking. Similar Products Used:
Rega Planet 2000 CD player
Integra
Krell
Myryad
NAD
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Rating
Reviewed by:
elnos
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
May 14, 2004Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
4.20 of 5,
5.00 votes
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Review 3 of 7
Price Paid:
$525.00
from HNE Summary:
I bought this unit as a replacement for my cheap Sony DVP-NS415, and I am very glad I did; the difference is incredible.
The picture quality from the Marantz is much higher than the Sony, so much so that I discovered I had a defective Component Video cable. Because the video output on the Marantz was of much higher quality, I was able to see how the defective cable had been distorting the picture. The Sony showed no difference at all between Composite, S-Video, and Component Video. But, I suppose maybe that is the case when you go from a low end product to mid-range product.
Also, I found that the Marantz sent a much cleaner digital signal to my Yamaha receiver. I can hear things in movie soundtracks that I never knew were there.
As for the SACD playback, I was very impressed at how much nicer the SACD format sounds when compared to CD. My first test was with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Not only was the sound much cleaner and warmer, but the 5.1 mix gives you a completely new experience. I then listened to some Bob Dylan and David Bowie and found that they also sounded much nicer.
Unfortunately I have yet to test the DVD-A playback. I have been unable to find anything I want on DVD-A.
The only negative aspect of the Marantz is the Owner's Manual. It is poorly organized, and a bit confusing. Also, the remote could use a redesign. Strengths:
Video Playback is excellent.
SACD playback is excellent. Weaknesses:
At it's price point, this unit has no weaknesses.
However, the Owner's Manual is terrible. Similar Products Used:
I compared this unit to the Denon 2200
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Rating
Reviewed by:
Arnold
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
April 9, 2004Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months Visitors rate this review
3.83 of 5,
6.00 votes
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Review 4 of 7
Price Paid:
$599.00
from Olie en Olie Summary:
Needed a new player to replace my 13 year old Denon. Got the advice to listen to the Marantz. The sound for normal CD is very good, I like to openess and crisp quality. I think it's got pretty good staging as well.
The videoplayback is fine as far as I can tell, although it is a bit slow on the layerchange.
The real surprise for me was that SACD is only played back via the analog 5.1 outputs on the DV6400. I have a setup where I use a PM7200 for stereo playback (so 2 interlinks running from DV6400 via analog 2 CHN output to 7200) and a Yamaha DSP-E800 for surround (1 digital interlink from DV6400 to Yamaha and 2 analog from Yamaha to PM7200). Now I need another *6* interlinks from the DV6400 to the Yamaha to playback SACD. Strengths:
- very good audio playback
- did I mention : very good audio playback
- nice design (clean and simple) Weaknesses:
- feels light
- slow layerchange on DVD playback
- SACD sound output only via analog 5.1 outputs. This means that you will need a lot of interlinks.
- no region free hacks (except via dealer at a charge of $100) Similar Products Used:
- Denon DVD2900
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Rating
Reviewed by:
ccbm3
(Casual Listener)
Review Date
March 14, 2004Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
3.00 votes
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Review 5 of 7
Price Paid:
$400.00
from CSW Summary:
Seems nice enough to me, I like that it can play SACD and DVD-A, you can really here the difference. The problem that I have found in this model is that during DVD movie playback when there is a scene change there is a pause in the video that is kind of long, it is not the end of the world but it is kind of annoying, It also seems that the DVD-A menu system is incompatible with certain DVD-A disc, Makes wierd noises and video is kind of choppy, does not do it when listening to content though, So say as before, not the end of the world but kind of annoying, beyond those two complaints it is very nice. Metal finish on front looks good and it has a 6 channel output which is cool. Strengths:
plays everything and sounds good Weaknesses:
has incompantibility issues with some DVD-A, and has a delay between scene changes during DVD playback Similar Products Used:
playstation 2, plays DVDs with no pauses between scene changes
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