Marantz SR7007 Pro Reviews

There's no mistaking the SR7007's pedigree as soon as you take it out of the box, with the chassis reflecting the classic Marantz approach to receiver design. There's a choice of black or silver-gold but whichever one you go for the front facia is all minimalist elegance. There are two control knobs either side of a round centrally mounted display, with everything else being hidden behind a drop down flap. Here you'll find a more detailed display, some basic controls and additional connections. The remote control is superbly designed, with well laid out buttons that are easy to use and it also has a handy back light. At the rear is a comprehensive set of connections including a very generous 7 HDMI inputs and 3 HDMI outputs.

Marantz has come a long way since Saul Marantz started building audio products in his Kew Gardens, New York, basement. The latest twist in the story is the reinvention of D&M Holdings—that’s D for Denon and M for Marantz—into D+M Group. In addition to trading its ampersand for a plus sign, the company has radically expanded its product lines to include more new products and even new product categories. While Denon has gotten a lot of attention for the latter, including four jam-packed headphone lines, Marantz is also experimenting with new kinds of fun. Its first self-contained iDevice docking system is the Consolette, with a retractable dock, AirPlay, DLNA, Internet radio, two-way internal speakers, and cosmetic echoes of the Saul Marantz–designed preamp that got the party started. But Marantz has not neglected its longtime status as a maker of great home theater products. An overhaul of its audio/video receiver line’s upper end has brought three new models. The top model soon found its way into the guest-receiver berth on my rack.