Author Topic: Marantz Receivers (Read 272391 times)

gutierrez · « **Reply #390 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 04:03 AM »

I will buy a sub na tommorow

akyatbundok · « **Reply #391 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 06:40 AM »

pre, just to be sure.. try muna natin maglagay ng sub sa setup mo and let's hear the effect. i have a small 8" sub that's easy to carry around but it packs a wallop (100w rms, 400w dynamic). nasa kaibigan ko pa, test din niya sa setup niya just to get an idea what size he needs. pagbalik niya dalhin natin sa inyo.

gutierrez · « **Reply #392 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 07:01 AM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Sep 22, 2003 at 06:40 AM

pre, just to be sure.. try muna natin maglagay ng sub sa setup mo and let's hear the effect. i have a small 8" sub that's easy to carry around but it packs a wallop (100w rms, 400w dynamic). nasa kaibigan ko pa, test din niya sa setup niya just to get an idea what size he needs. pagbalik niya dalhin natin sa inyo.

pre I'll buy a sub tommorow or sa wed, kelan mo gusto marinig yun setup ko, kelan ka available?

akyatbundok · « **Reply #393 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 07:04 AM »

weekdays 9pm onwards. sent u pm pre.

dolby · « **Reply #394 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 09:56 PM »

mga bro. ano bang maganda setup sa dalawa?

medyo nahihirapan ako mag decide dahil parehas kasi maganda ang marantz and harman. 80% music and 20% movie.

Marantz 4300
8.1 front
wh-2 (center, surround)

or

Harman Kardon 1550
8.1 front
wh-2 (center, surround)

james16 · « **Reply #395 on:** Sep 22, 2003 at 11:24 PM »

dolby,

ok yan pareho pero mas maraming features yung marantz against hk. i suggest though if your choosing hk choose the avr2550 instead of 1550.

it's up to you kun alin dyan ang papabor. it myt go down as features against musicality. dats just my opinion.

degro01 · « **Reply #396 on:** Sep 23, 2003 at 08:16 AM »

Quote from: gutierrez on Sep 20, 2003 at 04:18 AM

hindi ba nakakapagtaka pag sa store malakas pero pag sa bahay mahina na (using same kind of speakers)

Yun room ko half size lang ng demo room so it should sound louder pero grabe ang hina. Yun settings mo na +10 lahat ng individual speakervolume is todo na yun, nung binalik ko yun 6300 sa store the speaker level is just +6 (pero malaks na, as in).
One more thing is yun mga marantz 4300 users di sila umaabot ng ganun so something's not right $:-\$

Hi Gutierez!

I think I got my setup working already and satisfied na ako. Although I know there are still lots of tweaking to do.

I guess it was not the AVR's fault at all! It was mine.

First, the speaker level. I've set them ALL back to +5 (in the mean time) and it sounds just right. I also connected my 10" Sub for added boom. Set all the speakers to SMALL. But in fairness, OK na din kahit walang sub. Pwedeng pwede for stereo listening.

What finally did it was the room. I placed it in a 3 x 4 Meters dedicated room for entertainment. PLaced the speakers in their proper positions, used Bi-wiring for the front Left, right and center using guage 10 speaker wires. And then that's it.

Okey na siya! Maganda na ang tunog.

Regards,

Philander · « **Reply #397 on:** Sep 23, 2003 at 10:01 AM »

Quote from: rond on Sep 23, 2003 at 08:16 AM

Hi Gutierez!

I think I got my setup working already and satisfied na ako. Although I know there are still lots of tweaking to do.

I guess it was not the AVR's fault at all! It was mine.

First, the speaker level. I've set them ALL back to +5 (in the mean time) and it sounds just right. I also connected my 10" Sub for added boom. Set all the speakers to SMALL. But in fairness, OK na din kahit walang sub. Pwedeng pwede for stereo listening.

Okey na siya! Maganda na ang tunog.

Regards,

Nice to hear that.

You may also try to set the main speakers to LARGE and NONE for the Subwoofer in stereo/music listening.

You will hear a more detailed bass and a full range sound.

edboy7 · « **Reply #398 on:** Sep 23, 2003 at 03:38 PM »

rond,
ok ha.....hmmmmmm i got a marantz sr4300.......gusto ko sana i bi-wire....pero accoustimass 7 ang speakers ko can in be bi wired?.....well if not....if ill get a b2 (kung makaipon ako)

......how can i connect it sa amp ko?.....di ba ill be runniing 2 pairs of wires for each channel?(L/R lang naman).....pano yung papunta sa amp? ty......philander?......hehehehehehe

Philander · « **Reply #399 on:** Sep 23, 2003 at 03:52 PM »

Quote from: edboy7 on Sep 23, 2003 at 03:38 PM

rond,
ok ha.....hmmmmmm i got a marantz sr4300.......gusto ko sana i bi-wire....pero accoustimass 7 ang speakers ko can in be bi wired?.....well if not....if ill get a b2 (kung makaipon ako) ......how can i connect it sa amp ko?.....di ba ill be runniing 2 pairs of wires for each channel?(L/R lang naman).....pano yung papunta sa amp? ty......philander?......hehehehehehe

If your accoustimass 7 speakers is capable of biwiring then you can have it biwired.

These images might help you:

Speakers that is capable of biwiring:

Biwiring:

edboy7 · « **Reply #400 on:** Sep 23, 2003 at 04:00 PM »

wow....ok boss Philander!!! malinaw na malinaw save ko na nga ung pic e ty again.....hmmmmmm di pala pwede accoustimass ko thanx again bro

akyatbundok · « **Reply #401 on:** Sep 25, 2003 at 01:07 PM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Sep 21, 2003 at 10:01 PM

pare i may be wrong but i think the missing link in your setup is a subwoofer. would be interesting to hear the speakers in your listening area, but your philips dvd player, sr6300 receiver & cables seem fine.

i stand corrected mga bosing! gutierez let me listen to his setup yesterday. mahina nga talaga siya parang pigil ang tunog. buti na lang hindi ka muna bumili ng subwoofer pre. the wierd thing is that when he brought his gear to my place, it didnt sound that weak at all. in fact at one point while testing it on my setup he drove the volume up to -5 and i had to cover my ears because it was already too loud for me. hmmm.... this is really strange.

how about the speaker connections? i noticed while connecting the sr6300 to my speakers that the speaker terminals are arranged differently from my sr7300. in the sr7300 the terminals are all laid horizontally separating the + and - terminals, while in the sr6300, the terminals are laid out vertically separating the L and R terminals.

SR-6300

SR-7300

akyatbundok · « **Reply #402 on:** Sep 25, 2003 at 03:56 PM »

although color coded naman, medyo nalito ako sa sequencing niya na + - - + - +.

cousin skeeter · « **Reply #403 on:** Oct 01, 2003 at 12:08 PM »

gutierrez,

were u able to isolate the cause of your problem? updates nman pre

dexterc · « **Reply #404 on:** Oct 01, 2003 at 09:38 PM »

Quote from: cousin skeeter on Oct 01, 2003 at 12:08 PM

gutierrez,

were u able to isolate the cause of your problem? updates nman pre

YUP any updates?

kimera · « **Reply #405 on:** Oct 02, 2003 at 09:07 AM »

off topic po mga bro

pareng akyatbundok, how's your 7300? is it worth the hefty price tag? my friend is considering this amp eh

60% movies - 40% music (multichannel and stereo)

thanks

akyatbundok · « **Reply #406 on:** Oct 02, 2003 at 11:29 AM »

bro, how much is it bnew? i got it 2nd hand from a fellow pinoydvd member. it was in bnew condition very well kept, and he sold it for the same price range as a bnew sr5300.

its quite a big investment to get it brand new... if you want u can audition it in my listening area, dala lang kayo ng coke at siopao hehe bili naman ako ng pizza.

BuLLeT · « **Reply #407 on:** Oct 02, 2003 at 04:06 PM »

Nice deals on your 7300 akyatbundok and it seems that your Marantz & MS are pairing off well.

kimera · « **Reply #408 on:** Oct 03, 2003 at 10:29 AM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Oct 02, 2003 at 11:29 AM

bro, how much is it bnew? i got it 2nd hand from a fellow pinoydvd member. it was in bnew condition very well kept, and he sold it for the same price range as a bnew sr5300.

its quite a big investment to get it brand new... if you want u can audition it in my listening area, dala lang kayo ng coke at siopao hehe bili naman ako ng pizza.

gusto ko sana audition jan sa inyo kaso mahal pamasahe eh heheheh

its on sale right now at one of the Hifi dealers here, retailing at £400....magkano bnew jan sa atin ngayon? worth it ba for £400? one day sale lang to this saturday kaya gusto ko sana malaman feedback hehehe

another alternative is the denon 2803, on sale for £484...mas oks kaya to compared to the marantz?

...on my part (another OT), im thinking of upgrading my speakers (again), any help would be nice....choosing among the folowing:

B&W:
601S3 - fronts
LCR60 - center
303 or 601s3 - rear
sub - any?

Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo 3 http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/products/aegisevo/aegisevoloudspeakers.html
AE Evo 3 - fronts
AE Evo 1 - rear
AE Evo center - center
AE Evo sub - sub

Monitor Audio http://www.monitoraudio.co.uk/products/bronze/index.htm

B2 or B4 - fronts
BFX - rear
B1 - rears
MA ASW 100 - sub

cheers!

akyatbundok · « **Reply #409 on:** Oct 03, 2003 at 02:27 PM »

kimera, my previous receiver was a denon 2700 (80w x 5)... i dunno how different it is from a 2803, but for music i think the sr7300 (105w x 6) is better than the 2700. for movies it's almost the same.

i used to have 4 AE aegis ones + the aegis center paired with the denon. the AE speakers are very musical speakers. unbelievable mids & bass for such a small speaker (38hz in free space). but they are pure audio speakers, they may be too refined for HT. the slight rolloff in the high frequencies mask out too much detail in surround effects. so you can get better excitement on movies with either B&W or MA.

james16 · « **Reply #410 on:** Oct 04, 2003 at 11:25 PM »

gutierrez,

any news? na-isolate mo na ba yung problem na na-eencounter mo?

BuLLeT · « **Reply #411 on:** Oct 05, 2003 at 03:09 PM »

It seems that gutierrez is busy in the break in oeriod of his system..... good luck

jvm · « **Reply #412 on:** Oct 23, 2003 at 01:57 PM »

Anybody who have upgraded from SR4300 to SR6300? Is there any dramatic improvement in terms of musicality? At the same sound pressure level (not volume level indicator of the unit), do you think there is a marked edge of the SR6300 over the SR4300?

cousin skeeter · « **Reply #413 on:** Oct 24, 2003 at 04:35 PM »

jvm,

check the older posts becoz gutierrez once bought a 6300 and he had problems with the sound volume being so low. been waiting for an update from him if he was able to troubleshoot the problem but so far he hasnt posted eversince. i too am considering the marantz 6300 being almost the same price as the hk3550. gutierrez pre, updates nman.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #414 on:** Oct 24, 2003 at 05:06 PM »

wala pang update galing kay gutierez so ako na mag kwento.. bro i hope u wont mind.

nagpalit na siya ng yamaha. di na natin malalaman yung mystery. i heard his 6300 in his house and talagang mahina nga. i thought it may have been the speaker connections, but was not able to confirm. people from spectra & the home theater inspected it too. anyway, its a mystery coz he brought the same receiver to my place and hindi naman ganun kahina.

[slayer] · « **Reply #415 on:** Oct 24, 2003 at 05:18 PM »

Possibly lack of electical current? Is it hooked on an AVR?

cousin skeeter · « **Reply #416 on:** Oct 24, 2003 at 05:30 PM »

pre akyatbundok,

yah, i remember you were testing it pre at his place. i was able to talk mr. sonny tuazon of hometheatre and he said that it could have been caused by either of the three:

1) room acoustics
2) having no subwoofer
3) problem with the dvd player, low output.

am also reading a thread in ecoustics.com about a guy in the philippines who wanted to make his marantz6300 sound "brighter" with his mission speakers. this might be gutierrez and he was opting to replace it with a yamaha. anyway, am still choosing between the hk3550 and the marantz6300 for my setup.will decide by the end of the month.

gutierrez · « **Reply #417 on:** Oct 25, 2003 at 05:02 AM »

I'm back hehehe nag vacation ksi ako for almost a month so I don't have a chance to get online.
Anyway wala na yun marantz and just settled with the yamaha 640, so far I'm satisfied with it medyo pangit nga lang for music.

cousin skeeter, pre audition mo mabuti mahirap na magmadali but if I wer you I'll get the HK3550 ito kasi dapat kukunin ko pero out of stock pa before.

jvm · « **Reply #418 on:** Oct 25, 2003 at 09:01 AM »

I will be going to THT, possibly today to audition the SR 6300. To be sure if this model would be a worthy upgrade. Just to expand my options besides HK 3550. If no significant diffrence in the musicality of the 4300 and 6300, besides the power, then 3550 will be my only option for now. But I have yet to hear the 3550, I only heard the 5500 so far.

But if I have the money for the 5500, I think I would rather buy a separate audio amp, and stick with my 4300 for ht. It's really for audio listening that I'm planning to upgrade.

Skabyol · « **Reply #419 on:** Oct 25, 2003 at 10:43 AM »

Hi JVM,
I'm also on a lookout for ways to improve my 2 channel listening. And from what i have read so far, a dedicated 2 channel amp will surely beat an av amp at the same price point and several price points up. So if you are happy with the home theater performance of the 4300 but you are just looking to improve stereo listening, then spending the money on a dedicated stereo amp would be the way to go.
just my 1 peso (=US$0.02)
Skabyol