Marantz UD7006 Pro Reviews

Most people shopping for a Blu-ray deck will take one look at the Marantz UD7006’s £549.95 price tag, faint and then pick up a Samsung or Sony for £200 or less. If they do, they’ll get loads of extra features, a wealth of internet content and maybe even built-in Wi-Fi into the bargain. The UD7006 is sorely lacking in sexy features, apart from YouTube and DLNA streaming – the latter refusing to play ball for us. But anyone who knows the value of heavyweight build quality, high-quality components and the impact they can have on AV performance will appreciate what the UD7006 has to offer – its 2D and 3D picture quality is sublime, while music playback is streets ahead of the budget competition. Its ability to play back any disc is also not to be sniffed at either.

Those of you wanting to take the leap from budget Blu-ray to the next level will be served well by the UD7006 – it’s a fabulous machine for the money.

From an audiophile perspective, there are plenty of disc players around which at least match the UD7006 for sound, but in a mixed audio/video playback environment, the UD7006 makes a lot of sense and is actually very good value.