Author Topic: Marantz Receivers (Read 271072 times)

akyatbundok · « **Reply #330 on:** Sep 10, 2003 at 02:19 PM »

Quote from: busabos on Sep 10, 2003 at 05:41 AM

If marantz is more of a musical receiver while yamaha is more of an ht receiver bec of its cinematic effects, will marantz perform better on movie soundtracks or yamaha is still the winner since it is till with regards to movies, cinema, ht or whatever you call it?

any comment on this?

btw, I'll be using mission speakers.

can't really tell pre coz i havnt heard yamaha. im very curious & intruiged though. if u happen to get an invitation to visit somebody's yamaha system i'd like to tag along hehe... i know its not easy to ask for an audition but some stores can be very accomodating. ask around sa yamaha thread where they got theirs and then go there and audition.

there's nothing like an actual audition to verify its performance. all these reviews and comments only reflect the opinion of somebody else. its your own opinion & taste that counts the most because its your own hard-earned money spent for your own enjoyment.

Philander · « **Reply #331 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 08:48 AM »

akyat,

Galing ng 7300 mo, upgradable pa to Dolby ProLogic IIx.

Narayan · « **Reply #332 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 07:09 PM »

akyatbundok,

Bro, congrats on your new baby!

How is the match with the MS speakers? Papost naman the specs. Thanks

akyatbundok · « **Reply #333 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 08:18 PM »

philander, onga may rs-232 port sa likod. sana seryoso sila dito at hindi pang marketing lang. yung sony 9000es na separates kasi may ganun din, malaki daw improvement ng mga firmware upgrades. future-proof talaga siya dahil pati decoding ng dpl2, dts-neo, etc. dinaan lang sa firmware. kaso di tinuloy ng sony dahil siguro hindi viable business-wise. sino na bibili ng bagong models? hehe...

narayan, it sounds like a good match. mordaunt is exclusively distributed by marantz in the states. mordaunt's marketing PR says that the 900 series are ideal for use with marantz. even the various audio shows in europe are trumpeting the marriage by saying that "none other than Ken Ishiwata has assisted in voicing the new design" (ms-912/914 speakers). he's the KI in marantz KI signature.

the specs, as usual with most other brands, aren't always consistent but close enough. the brochure says its 110W x 6, the manual says 105W x 6. my ears say they're probably less, but not too much. like some kenwood models it has Circle Surround II, but no THX-EX or HDCD decoding. there's multi-room/zone, component video switching, 7.1 pre-in/outs (important!), 192/24-bit DACS, discrete current feedback amps, etc.

bigbird2323 · « **Reply #334 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 09:40 PM »

anybody know kung sinong distributor ng marantz

Narayan · « **Reply #335 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 09:44 PM »

akyatbundok,

based on what you quoted, I will certainly agree that its an excellent match. btw, I also normally use circle sound II for 2 channel source listening. it certainly improves the sound quality!

if I am not mistaken, it seems that only marantz and kenwood have included CSII in their current AVR models.

Narayan · « **Reply #336 on:** Sep 11, 2003 at 09:48 PM »

bigbird2323,

I dont know the distributor but it is available at hometheater in salcedo village and spectra at park square 1.

edboy7 · « **Reply #337 on:** Sep 12, 2003 at 11:42 AM »

hey i got an sr-4300 amp..i would like to change my connector to banana plugs for my amp's connection instead of bare(stray) wires.....possible ba yun?...or u can suggest sumthiing better.TY

..WELL I HAVE ON ONE THING TO SAY ABOUT MARANTZ....BECAUSE MUSIC MATTERS!!!! yun lang..

dolby · « **Reply #338 on:** Sep 14, 2003 at 10:32 PM »

meron bang marantz service center dito sa pinas?

gutierrez · « **Reply #339 on:** Sep 15, 2003 at 04:10 AM »

Quote from: dolby on Sep 14, 2003 at 10:32 PM

meron bang marantz service center dito sa pinas?

Before wala, pero ngayon meron na

dolby · « **Reply #340 on:** Sep 15, 2003 at 04:21 AM »

san yung location bro? meron kaba number nila??

gutierrez · « **Reply #341 on:** Sep 15, 2003 at 04:24 AM »

Quote from: dolby on Sep 15, 2003 at 04:21 AM

san yung location bro? meron kaba number nila??

nakalimutan ko eh, pero try to contact Mr. Sonny Tuazon sa kanya ksi ako bumili ng Marantz and sya yun nagsabi sa'kin kung saan. I might go there this afternoon I'll ask him again and pm you

levi · « **Reply #342 on:** Sep 15, 2003 at 10:14 AM »

Please post it here Marantz Service Center? Thanks

akyatbundok · « **Reply #343 on:** Sep 15, 2003 at 08:07 PM »

Quote from: Narayan on Sep 11, 2003 at 09:44 PM

akyatbundok,
btw, I also normally use circle sound II for 2 channel source listening. it certainly improves the sound quality!

if I am not mistaken, it seems that only marantz and kenwood have included CSII in their current AVR models.

yup, i checked the SRS Labs website... aside from marantz & kenwood, the other brands that use Circle Surround on receivers are hi-end names Accuphase and Theta Digital. on to the HDCD website, i saw 3 brands: marantz, kenwood & HK. not in all models though.

degro01 · « **Reply #344 on:** Sep 16, 2003 at 01:16 PM »

Hi Guys!

Got my marantz 6300 from Sonny T. last week! Got also my Mission Speakers from him a few months back.

Thanks to Gutierez and all of you for the insights.

Although I'm experiencing the same low speaker volume (same as Gutierez's problem) as I tested it out last weekend. I've not played around with the settings yet but hoping I could fix it.

Sa Yamaha ko kasi dati, plug and play lang. I tried both optical cable and RCA cable for the audio, parehong mahina.

Pero I know maganda itong Marantz, narinig ko ito sa demo e. Kaya dapat ma-achieve ko din ito.

Thanks!

Narayan · « **Reply #345 on:** Sep 16, 2003 at 06:43 PM »

Quote from: rond on Sep 16, 2003 at 01:16 PM

Hi Guys!

Got my marantz 6300 from Sonny T. last week! Got also my Mission Speakers from him a few months back.

Thanks to Gutierez and all of you for the insights.

Although I'm experiencing the same low speaker volume (same as Gutierez's problem) as I tested it out last weekend. I've not played around with the settings yet but hoping I could fix it.

Sa Yamaha ko kasi dati, plug and play lang. I tried both optical cable and RCA cable for the audio, parehong mahina.

Pero I know maganda itong Marantz, narinig ko ito sa demo e. Kaya dapat ma-achieve ko din ito.

Thanks!

rond and gutierez,

my brother in law who is not a member of pinoy dvd also bought a marantz 6300 and bw speakers from sonny t. he also experienced this low volume problem. kindly post how you remedied the problem. thanks

gutierrez · « **Reply #346 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 05:44 AM »

Bkit kaya ganun yun 6300 pag nasa demo room ok sya pero pag nasa bahay na di na ok

It's weird that tatlo na tayo with the same problem, what could be wrong?

dexterc · « **Reply #347 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 05:57 AM »

Quote from: gutierrez on Sep 17, 2003 at 05:44 AM

Bkit kaya ganun yun 6300 pag nasa demo room ok sya pero pag nasa bahay na di na ok
It's weird that tatlo na tayo with the same problem, what could be wrong?

Probably becoz the demo room has better acoustic ambiannce than your own room na....or the speakers used,cables are different from what you are using

gutierrez · « **Reply #348 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 06:08 AM »

Quote from: dexterc on Sep 17, 2003 at 05:57 AM

Probably becoz the demo room has better acoustic ambiannce than your own room na....or the speakers used,cables are different from what you are using

It can't be the room coz my room is about half the size of the demo room, can't be the speakers coz I demoed it with the same speakers, can't be the cables coz the cables that I'm using is the same cables used to test my speakers be4 I purchase it (not the same avr nga lang pero mas mababang model)

Medyo weird lang ksi tatlo na kami with same experience and ang laki ng difference sa lakas ng volume, for me it's more than half

And it's bad trip ksi di ko pa talaga nagagamit yun setup ko, di pa nga nabreakin yun speakers and receiver, ni hindi pa nga ako nakapanood kahit isang film :'(

iceman90a · « **Reply #349 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 08:37 AM »

baka iba yung sub woofer na gamit nung demo?

sebman · « **Reply #350 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 08:46 AM »

Quote from: gutierrez on Sep 17, 2003 at 05:44 AM

Bkit kaya ganun yun 6300 pag nasa demo room ok sya pero pag nasa bahay na di na ok
It's weird that tatlo na tayo with the same problem, what could be wrong?

as long as its under warranty.. if you have a problem with your receiver... return it to the store where you purchased it to resolve the problem that you are encountering.. or if possible, let the store technician calibrate your setup at your house..

gutierrez · « **Reply #351 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 08:47 AM »

Quote from: iceman90a on Sep 17, 2003 at 08:37 AM

baka iba yung sub woofer na gamit nung demo?

It has nothing to do with the sub, coz wala pa ko sub, yun front and center mahina yun rear bumubulong lang. Kapag di ko pa naayos to mmya bebenta ko nalang and just go with HTIB anyway magsing lakas lang naman sila, I'm pissed off and disappointed na

gutierrez · « **Reply #352 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 08:50 AM »

Quote from: sebman on Sep 17, 2003 at 08:46 AM

as long as its under warranty.. if you have a problem with your receiver... return it to the store where you purchased it to resolve the problem that you are encountering.. or if possible, let the store technician calibrate your setup at your house..

Walang problema yung receiver ksi nun demo with same kind of speakers ang lakas ng tunog ok na ok, yun akin parang HTIB with satellites

mdsaint3 · « **Reply #353 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 10:11 AM »

feeling ko set up lang yan may mali dyan.baka naman naka mute yan..ehhe

pwede naman taasan ang speaker level settings ah.. wag ka madisappoint agad . Have you read the manual ba and followed it to the letter? I ve heard a marantz 4300 + mission m72 and I can say na malakas sya compared to any htib ive heard

akyatbundok · « **Reply #354 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 11:54 AM »

di kaya naka-ON ang ATT mode (attenuate) by default? pag press mo ng ATT sa remote, magiging kalahati ang volume level. yung usually malakas like -10 ay magiging mahina.

mdsaint3 · « **Reply #355 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 11:56 AM »

baka naman sa 110V mo sinaksak yan ha? may voltage regulator ka ba?

cousin skeeter · « **Reply #356 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 12:23 PM »

maybe its the reason why its priced so cheap? lets just hope a little tweaking will straigten things out.

Superman · « **Reply #357 on:** Sep 17, 2003 at 12:33 PM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Sep 17, 2003 at 11:54 AM

di kaya naka-ON ang ATT mode (attenuate) by default? pag press mo ng ATT sa remote, magiging kalahati ang volume level. yung usually malakas like -10 ay magiging mahina.

try this suggestion by akyatbundok...baka this is the "missing link"...thanks!

levi · « **Reply #358 on:** Sep 18, 2003 at 12:45 AM »

Check also baka may DRC yan and naka set sa ON ang compression. Im not too familiar with Marantz.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #359 on:** Sep 18, 2003 at 01:39 PM »

yup, that's another possibility... on marantz receivers its called Night Mode. when its turned on, loud passages become... well, not loud, as if the receiver is turning down the volume for you automatically.

so there may be 2 reasons your sr6300 isn't playing loud:

ATT mode - cuts down the volume in half

NIGHT mode - cuts down the volume of loud passages