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Marantz AV8003/MM8003 review

Marantz chases Denon into the upper reaches of the pre-power AV market.

Our Score

Last reviewed: August 16th 2008

Price at launch £2,000.00
MPN AV8003
Colour Black
Description THX Ultra 2 certified AV pre-amplifier
Dimensions 440 x 386 x 184
Features Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD / M-DAX for compressed audio (MP3, WMA, iPod) / Network streaming for audio and video (supporting DLNA) / HDMI Version 1.3a: 4in / 2out / Video scaler up to 1080p / Auto Lip sync / XLR audio inputs for SACD Player / XLR Pre Output Terminals / Copper plated chassis / Toroidal Transformer / Multi-room/multi-source / Including RC2001 PC programmable remote control unit
Weight (kg) 11.3
Amp/Receiver Type Preamp
Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24Bit
Digital Signal Processing DSP: 24 bit
No of Analogue Audio Inputs 6
No of Analogue Audio Outputs 4
No of Component Inputs 4
No of Component Outputs 2
No of Composite Inputs 4
No of Composite Outputs 3
No of Digital Coaxial Inputs 3
No of Digital Coaxial Outputs 1
No of Digital Optical Audio Inputs 3
No of Digital Optical Audio Outputs 1
No of HDMI Inputs 4
No of HDMI Outputs 2
No of S-video Inputs 4
No of S-video Outputs 3
Remote Control Yes
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 105
THX Surround No
DTS-ES No
Dolby Pro Logic II No
Dolby Digital EX No
DTS-HD No
Dolby TrueHD No
Dolby Digital Plus No
External Audio Outputs No

Product Summary

AV8003

Marantz

Price at launch

£2,000.00

For

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Awesome value for money

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Sophisticated sound

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Balanced hook-up

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Networking features

Against

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No GUI

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Relatively limited feature count

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Lack of wi-fi

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