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The Marantz AV7005 preamplifier/processor proves beyond any doubt that
less is more. No, you won’t find an amplifier inside its rugged
chassis. Instead, you’ll find performance standards well beyond those
expected by even the most demanding home theater
connoisseur. Carefully designed circuit boards take full advantage of a
preamp/processor’s superior thermal environment. Both balanced and
single-ended outputs mean you can select the amplifiers that best fit your
needs. The AV7005 brings you the flexibility and connectivity you need
to enjoy all the sources today’s A/V world makes possible.
And the AV7005 preamplifier/processor is a Marantz. That’s the
strongest indication of the audio and video excellence you’ll soon enjoy.
The Preamp/Processor Advantage
Delegating the amplification duties to a separate
component allows the AV7005 to keep a healthy distance between noise-inducing
high voltage/high current circuits and sensitive low-level circuits.
This means that the radio frequency and electromagnetic interferences that
must be tamed in a receiver simply don’t exist in a pre/pro, or are reduced by
several orders of magnitude. The result is less distortion and less
signal degradation in general.
Elegant Design
Aesthetically, the AV7005 is a sophisticated – and
totally successful – exercise in minimalist design. At first
glance, you’ll see just two knobs, the iconic Marantz porthole-style display,
and a smaller On/Standby button. Naturally, this elegantly simple front
panel integrates with any décor.
But don’t mistake the AV7005’s true personality. Look
closely at the centered display first used on the Marantz Model 9 power
amplifier. It provides an “at a glance” status check on input selection
and gain setting. Immediately under this display, a drop-down door
hides a vacuum fluorescent display, as well as secondary controls and connectors.
Expansive Yet Compact
Barely 16” deep from front panel controls to rear panel
connectors, the AV7005 fits where other preamp/processors often can’t –
on a shelf or in a custom cabinet, and can be rack mounted using the optional
rack mount kit RMK8003AV.
Audio quality
The AV7005’s audio circuitry includes our proprietary HDAM
(Hyper-Dynamic Amplifier Module) circuits and Current Feedback topology.
Even vinyl aficionados will welcome the AV7005 as it includes a
highly musical MM phono input implemented with the same current feedback
technology that provides seamless octave-to-octave tonal balance for
line-level inputs.
HDAM
HDAMs combine the
short signal path advantages of ICs (integrated circuits) and opamps (operational amplifiers) with the superior sound
quality of separate circuit components. Because HDAMs
are discrete designs, Marantz engineers are free to choose the parts best
able to preserve the sonic details of your favorite
sources.
Current Feedback
Current feedback circuits usually exhibit faster rise and
fall times and higher slew rates than their voltage feedback cousins.
(Think of rise and fall times as an automobile’s acceleration and braking
capabilities respectively. Slew rate is analogous to a car’s cornering
ability.)
As a consequence, current feedback designs track rapid sonic
changes more accurately and thus sound more natural.
M-DAX – Makes you iPod and MP3 Files Sound Better
Marantz’s
M-DAX 2, an updated and refined version of the original Marantz Dynamic Audio
eXpander, calculates just the amount of high
frequency information typical file compression formats remove – and
then restores it so you enjoy full fidelity when playing back MP3 or WMA
music files.
Connectivity
The AV7005 makes your home entertainment world far, far
larger than you imagined. In addition to conventional sources such as Blu-ray players and set-top cable/satellite boxes, the
AV7005 preamp/processor gives you easy ways to listen to the music you’ve
already stored on an iPhone or other portable music
player, show your photos on the big screen, stream audio from a wide variety
of sources, and enjoy music from your Bluetooth-enabled devices wirelessly
with the optional RX101 module.
DLNA
The AV7005’s Ethernet connection is DLNA (Digital Living
Network Alliance) 1.5 and Windows 7 compliant. This means it’s easier
for you access and enjoy digital music from your PC.
Streaming Media
Access the world of Internet streamed media through
various user interfaces and software. Choose from 1000s of Internet radio
stations with vTuner. Listen to your favorite music through Rhapsody, Napster, and
Pandora. Share photos with Flickr. In
other words, connect!
Bluetooth Wireless Audio (with optional RX101)
Enjoy the world of wireless audio the AV7005. Just
plug the optional RX101 Bluetooth module into the AV7005’s rear panel M-XPort connector and enjoy traditional Marantz sound
quality from your favorite Bluetooth-capable
sources such as iPod, iPad and smart-phones.
Surround Sound Processing
The AV7005 handles all of today’s most advanced surround
sound formats. You’ll find a full roster of Dolby technologies such as TrueHD, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz,
IIx, II, Virtual Speaker, and Dolby
Headphone. From dts, we’ve included HD Master
Audio, High Resolution Audio, ES Discete6.1, Matrix6.1, Neo:6, 96/24,
Express, and Neural Surround. Regardless of the audio format chosen by
a content provider, the AV7005 will handle it.
Audyssey
In addition to these surround formats, you’ll also find Audyssey’s MultEQ XT Auto
Calibration, MultEQ Pro for custom installations, Audyssey DSX, Dynamic Volume, and Dynamic EQ.
You can use the full array of Audyssey
technologies to tame your room’s acoustic anomalies, preserve a source’s full
dynamic impact even at low volumes, and compensate for those “too loud” commercials
that often intrude on your listening and viewing pleasure.
The Audio/Video Connection Standard
HDMI
(High Definition Multimedia Interface) has become the de
facto standard for connecting components in today’s best home entertainment
systems. The AV7005 fully supports the latest 1.4a version with six
inputs (one on the front panel) and two outputs. You’ll enjoy the convenience
of single-cable connections, the latest 3D technology, an Audio Return
Channel, and Standby Pass-Through. In addition, HDMI 1.4a supports a
host of other performance enhancements.
Video Features
Anchor Bay 10-bit Video Processor/Scaler
The ABT2015 10-bit processor, Anchor Bay’s fourth-generation
video engine, provides exceptional performance including transcoding,
deinterlacing, and scaling to give you the
flexibility and convenience once restricted to video professionals.
Thanks to this processing power, you can now connect all your
video sources, even legacy formats such as videotapes, and display their
outputs via HDMI on your high definition TV.
User Interface
New color GUI/On-Screen Display
Easy selection. Easy customization. Easy
operation. Those are the benefits of the AV7005’s new color GUI
(Graphical User Interface)/On-Screen Display. Simplified yet
comprehensive menu screens, liberal use of color, and consistent navigation
commands make it easy to choose the performance parameters you want and
integrate the AV7005 with the rest of your system.
Enjoy Your Favorite Music in
More than One Room
For multi-zone operation, you can select different audio
sources for Zones 2 and 3, even add a different composite or component video
source for Zone 2. There are configurable 7.1 preamp outputs –
both single-ended and balanced – as well as a second subwoofer output
particularly useful in large rooms.
Tuner Features
With 56 AM/FM/HD tuner presets (eight stations in each of
seven groups) you can memorize your favorite
broadcasts, even those from the Internet, for easy and repeatable access.
The AV7005’s HD Radio allows you to access FM that sounds
(almost) as good as CD and AM that often outperforms conventional FM.
Ready for satellite radio? So is the AV7005. Simply
add a Sirius home docking station (and a subscription) for a wide variety of
exclusive programming.
In Conclusion
The AV7005 delivers state of the art level of performance
and flexibility that has distinguished Marantz products for more than 50
years.
Technology
and tradition. These are Marantz trademarks and your assurance that the
AV7005 will truly enlarge your world.
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