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Marantz, one of the leading firms in Hi-Fi and Home Cinema, has just presented its new range of AV receivers for Home Cinema. Specifically, the models belonging to its line of conventional size SR5015, SR6015, SR7015 and SR8015, in addition to the NR1711 belonging to its "slim" line of reduced height, designed to be installed in smaller spaces.
The most outstanding common feature in all these models is that they are already fully compatible with 8K image resolution, HDMI 2.1 and HDCP 2.3, being one of the pioneer brands in taking this step. It is true that we can hardly find content to enjoy at home with such high visual quality, but there are two compelling reasons to more than justify the purchase of any of these devices.
On the one hand, they have a powerful video processor that can scale up to 8K at 60Hz from a 4K image or even lower quality so that, without being exactly the tremendous definition that we would obtain in an original 8K recording, this improvement can be clearly appreciated, especially in formats of big screens. On the other hand, although we are not in favor of scaling, having a processor chip compatible with 8K at 60Kz guarantees us that 4K content will be handled with great fluency since it does not work to its full potential, proof of this is that they could reproduce images 4K up to 120Hz in addition to its full compatibility with all high dynamic range formats such as HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Imax or Dolby Vision and the most demanding color standards such as 4:4:4 and BT.2020.
Gamers will also be in luck since all these models include specific technologies such as Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Quick Frame Transport (QFT) that will allow them to fully experience the thrill of gaming. video games with an amazing image and a very low delay.
Apart from the great step forward that having one of these advanced AV receivers at home means, we must also point out that Marantz has always stood out for equip your devices with many and very useful features. Of course, they all decode the latest multi-channel audio codecs, including Dolby Atmos, DTS-X, and Auro 3D. For a few ranges now, all Marantz AV receivers offer the option of using free downloadable applications for Apple and Android with which to have full control from our mobile phone or tablet that can replace the supplied remote control and facilitate the enjoy all the services via the internet such as Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Tuner In, etc, thanks to the dedicated app "Heos".
As the maximum exponent of comfort, they can also be controlled only with our voice through the Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant platforms.
Other features that seem quite interesting to us are the possibility of playing DSD digital files up to 5.6 MHz to obtain the same quality that the engineer obtained at the time of recording in the studio or linking our phone or computer via bluetooth but In addition, also on the contrary, the Marantz can broadcast its sound via bluetooth to our self-powered speakers or our headphones for private listening without disturbing the rest of the family.
The new batch of Marantz AV receivers incorporate the latest version of audio return from the TV via the HDMI cable, known as eARC, which allows us to extract the audio of everything we see on television to the receiver through the same HDMI cable with which we send you the image and always in digital and multichannel quality.
The models with seven channels allow you to create a 5.2.2 or 7.2 system (Atmos channels in the ceiling or rear surround back) or establish a 5.2 system in the main room and divert those two excess channels via cable to a pair of speakers located in any other room of the house. In the case of the 9.2-channel models, up to two more rooms could be provided with sound in a two-channel stereo configuration and the main room with 5.2 channels. The best thing is that zones 2 and 3 would work with total independence in volume and sound source from the main room in the manner of a multiroom system.
If to all of the above, we add the great musicality offered by the characteristic sound of Marantz, recognized worldwide since its Californian origins thanks to the implementation of great exclusive technical innovations such as HDAM to achieve a more detailed and dynamic sound than its competitors in similar price segments, we can be sure that it is a safe bet.
The new models of Marantz AV receivers compatible with 8K will begin to be marketed from September 2020, initially with certain models in advance and later, the availability of the full range will be completed throughout the rest. of the year. More information.