Marantz Sr7200 Review
Airplay355
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well guys i finally got my new receiver. no more aiwa for me. i know i should write a review for it but honestly im way way too lazy to give u a full blown review, so instead of listing givens liek it sounds good, bass is good, blah blah blah, ill just list the things that stick out ok? and then if ya want more ill answer any questions or whatever lol
1st off this thing is one heavy mother fker...50 lbs. that makes me happy to be able to say it weighs so much, dumb i know but still.
next on the list is the extensive amounts of ins and outs, atleast they are extensive to me. this thing has more ins and outs then i will ever need to use. a composite and s video hook up for each of the 7 video sources, and 2 compnnent ins and 1 component out. enough said about that, if u want to see the back go to www.marantz.com and look lol.
the remote on this bad boy is one of the coolest things in the world. i have already programmed it for the TV and the DVD player. it was very very easy to program, no entering codes or any of that ****. at first it was confusing, but then i decided to read the manual. after that everything was crystal clear.
some things i am very disappointed with are the binding posts...they are cheesy plastic and i could not fit 12 ga wire through, i dont know if thats because im a **** or because they just plain suck. i ended up switching my speaker wire around so i could have my banna plugs on my receiver instead of speakers. if you get one of these, make sure you get banna plugs, you will be thankful you did. another thing i didnt like is the way the voulme is setup, its like my aiwa. the difference between -60 and -59 is alot smaller then the difference between -10 and -9. i would like it to be "linear" i think is the term instead of having it like this. a minor detail however.
there is a nice protection mode feature that turns the receiver off if there is too much distortion. i will now be getting rid of all the POS 128 kb/s mp3s i have, they make it turn off too quick. i like the feature though, and i have now decided im going to start buying cds again.
105 wpc...very nice, very big improvement from the aiwa which was 70 to the mains in surround and 50 to the center...the aiwa was rated at 100 wpc in stereo mode but i highly doubt that. as some of you know i own rti150s, and as all of you should know, they are some beasts to power. now im not going to say my marantz owns these speakers and can power them with 1 hand behind its back, but it does a good enough job for me to go wow. it is definetely not skimpy in the power department. argue it all you want but for $551 shipped, this was a killer deal.
somewhat old fashioned looking but thats just the front, and besides i dont like flashing lights. it even has this nice little option that allows me to turn the display off instead of just dimming it. no source knob, all the sources have buttons on the front. there are enough suround options to sink a ship on this thing. i wont even bother listing them all but they include your basic DD and DTS, circle surround, 6.1 6 channel stereo PL and stereo.
edit: heres the back for everyone to gander at http://www.marantz.com/p_product_alt.cfm?id=585&cont=u&img_ext=bck
questions? comments? death threats?
1st off this thing is one heavy mother fker...50 lbs. that makes me happy to be able to say it weighs so much, dumb i know but still.
next on the list is the extensive amounts of ins and outs, atleast they are extensive to me. this thing has more ins and outs then i will ever need to use. a composite and s video hook up for each of the 7 video sources, and 2 compnnent ins and 1 component out. enough said about that, if u want to see the back go to www.marantz.com and look lol.
the remote on this bad boy is one of the coolest things in the world. i have already programmed it for the TV and the DVD player. it was very very easy to program, no entering codes or any of that ****. at first it was confusing, but then i decided to read the manual. after that everything was crystal clear.
some things i am very disappointed with are the binding posts...they are cheesy plastic and i could not fit 12 ga wire through, i dont know if thats because im a **** or because they just plain suck. i ended up switching my speaker wire around so i could have my banna plugs on my receiver instead of speakers. if you get one of these, make sure you get banna plugs, you will be thankful you did. another thing i didnt like is the way the voulme is setup, its like my aiwa. the difference between -60 and -59 is alot smaller then the difference between -10 and -9. i would like it to be "linear" i think is the term instead of having it like this. a minor detail however.
there is a nice protection mode feature that turns the receiver off if there is too much distortion. i will now be getting rid of all the POS 128 kb/s mp3s i have, they make it turn off too quick. i like the feature though, and i have now decided im going to start buying cds again.
105 wpc...very nice, very big improvement from the aiwa which was 70 to the mains in surround and 50 to the center...the aiwa was rated at 100 wpc in stereo mode but i highly doubt that. as some of you know i own rti150s, and as all of you should know, they are some beasts to power. now im not going to say my marantz owns these speakers and can power them with 1 hand behind its back, but it does a good enough job for me to go wow. it is definetely not skimpy in the power department. argue it all you want but for $551 shipped, this was a killer deal.
somewhat old fashioned looking but thats just the front, and besides i dont like flashing lights. it even has this nice little option that allows me to turn the display off instead of just dimming it. no source knob, all the sources have buttons on the front. there are enough suround options to sink a ship on this thing. i wont even bother listing them all but they include your basic DD and DTS, circle surround, 6.1 6 channel stereo PL and stereo.
edit: heres the back for everyone to gander at http://www.marantz.com/p_product_alt.cfm?id=585&cont=u&img_ext=bck
questions? comments? death threats?
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Ain't that the truth; I can't understand why I always think I get by without the manual, only to be quickly reminded that I can't.at first it was confusing, but then i decided to read the manual. after that everything was crystal clear.
Nice price on the Marantz.
Maybe someday you'll run across an old NAD 208 or Bryston 4b for a good price, then run your big mains with it ... and completely rock down. That would be cool.
Two Channel Setup:
Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
DAC: Arcam irDac
Source: iMac
Remote Control: iPad Mini
3.2 Home Theater Setup:
Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
Center: Klipsch RP-160M
Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
TV Source: DirecTV Genie -
Nice looking receiver. I've had my meek SR5000 since 1999 and it's still rockin. Yes there are better more impressive receivers out there in HT land. But I can't justify replacing this one just yet.
I have read about the SR7200 online. As with some Marantz receivers.. they seem to be a low on frills types. They sound good.. and some great deals can be had out there if you get one that isn't the current line.
What else Airplay355 does the Sr7200 reveal in your music? Is it cleaner, lower, or what over your Aiwa?
enjoy. AlPolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
cleaner...the annoying static white noise is gone with the volume loud and no signal...much lower, my windows vibrate now even at low volumes and i wont even get into what happens at high volumes. midrange is back, my rti100s didnt have much midrange and the rti150s did on my aiwa but not greaaaat midrange. sounds liek i have a completely different speaker
i have also noticed something new that i dont like. i have always heard people complain about bass and wooden floors with a basement underneath but i never really noticed anything i didnt like. now the bass can seem very boomy at times and i havent changed placement of anything, i suspect its from my stupid wooden floor. oh well boomy bass is fun for parties
Loud and clear - i know what you mean, id love to have an external amp to run these beasts on but my wallet is recovering from the receiver right now so that will have to wait, and i would like to finish my surround setup first. right now im only running 2 channel because 3 channel pro logic or 5 channel with the cs245i and yammers absolutely sucks lol. -
Airplay - Glad to hear that you are enjoying it. Marantz is an old school company, and they still make some real nice gear. Congrat's
CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
