Marantz BD7004 Blu Ray Player with Analog Devices NSV Technology Video DAC

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Marantz BD7004 Blu Ray DVD Player

Start with flexibility. The new Marantz BD7004 Blu-ray player reads virtually every popular disc format available today: Blu-ray (both commercial releases and recordable discs), DVDs (movies and DVD-R/RWs), as well as standard and recordable CDs. Then add SD and SDHC memory card capability. Include their mini-and microSD cousins. In addition, the BD7004 handles DivX and AVCHD files.

Now you’ve got a single source component. Talk about simple system configuration!

As far as Blu-ray discs go, note that the Marantz BD7004 is a “BD Live” player that conforms to the most recent Profile 2.0 specification. This means you can access additional content on the internet provided, of course, that the player is connected to the web. You’ll also be able to update the BD7004’s “firmware” (a mini operating system) to take advantage of new features as they become available.

But what about quality? This second-generation media player brings a host of technologies under the discipline of traditional Marantz engineering. The result? Audio and video quality that will challenge your perceptual abilities.

On the video front, you’ll find scaling by Anchor Bay. And not just Anchor Bay’s previous award-winning DVDO technology either. Instead, this advanced processor, part of Anchor Bay’s Video Reference Series, combines exclusive circuits like Progressive ReProcessing (PReP ™), Precision Video Scaling™, Precision Deinterlacing™, RightRate™, AutoCUE-C™, Precision AV LipSync™, Fine Detail & Edge Enhancement, and Mosquito Noise Reduction. After that, there’s a 297 MHz/12 bit Analog Devices noise shaper/video D/A converter for high definition analog output.

Of course, the BD7004 also includes an HDMI output built to 1.3a standards so you can enjoy breathtaking detail.

Audio capabilities include internal decoding for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. This mandates exceptional performance from the BD7004’s analog audio stage. To that end, Marantz engineers specified many custom parts like low-ESR Elna capacitors for all seven channels. In addition, the design team paid particular attention to circuit board layout with a concentration on proper grounding techniques for exceptional low-noise performance.

Cosmetically, the Marantz BD7004 sports the new Marantz design. The sleek 3.5” contoured front panel combines both aluminum and reinforced resin composite to damp resonance and blend with virtually any décor. A second metal plate reinforces the player’s top cover for increased vibration control. And the centrally located disc mechanism places the critical disc-laser interface in the middle of the chassis to minimize the kind of artifacts that could impact both audio and video quality.

Controlling the BD7004 is easy. There’s a hand-held controller for “out of the box” access to the player’s many capabilities. There’s a rear panel RS-232 jack so you or your installer can easily integrate this player into an advanced touch-screen control system. When used in more conventional systems, the BD7004’s IR flasher input and output jacks make component-to-component connections simple.
The BD7004. A unique combination of advanced technology at a surprisingly affordable price. It’s proof positive that the best – a Marantz, of course – needn’t be the most expensive.

As the overall Blu Ray category continues to grow, so does Marantz’s Blu Ray lineup. With features like RS-232c, discrete IR commands, flasher input and Profile 2.0, the Marantz BD7004 can seamlessly integrate into any custom install job.

We are expecting the BD7004 to quickly become one of our best selling Marantz Blu Ray Player models!

• Sophisticated new aluminum/reinforced resin front panel with Center Mount Drawer
  
• New Chassis with heavy gauge top cover for reduced vibration
  
• Profile 2.0 for BD-Live, Bonus View support
  
• HDMI 1.3a supporting 36bit Deep color and HD Audio bit stream outputs
  
• Anchor Bay VRS Technology Video Scaler
  
• Analog Devices NSV Technology Video DAC (297MHz/12bit)
  
• 1920 x 1080 resolution with 24FPS output capability
  
• Supporting 480i resolution output
  
• Built-in HD Audio Decoder for Dolby TlueHD & dts-HD Master Audio
  
• 7.1 Channel Analog outputs High Quality Audio Stage, featuring Elna Capacitors for all 7 Channels
  
• Pure Direct Audio Playback as "Audio Ex"(exclusive) mode
  
• SD Card readers for WMA, MP3, JPEG files
  
• Playback DivX HD files in Disc
  
• Playback AVCHD files in Disc / SD card
  
• Gold Plated Audio & Video Outputs
  
• RS-232C terminal for Custom Installation
  
• Discrete Commands
  
• IR Flasher Input/Output
  
• Firmware update available via Ethernet (Internet) Connection
  
• Detachable Power Cord

BD7004manual.pdf

BD7004-Brochure.pdf

Marantz History

Saul Marantz founded the company that bore his name in the early 1950s to build high fidelity components. Working with such audio engineers as Sidney Smith and Richard Sequerra, Marantz constructed a series of vacuum-tube components that became yardsticks for the hi-fi industry. With the advent of transistor technology in the early 1960s, Marantz and his associates developed the landmark Model 18 receiver, the first example of a receiver combined with a preamplifier, power amplifier and tuner in one box. In 1964, he sold the company to Superscope, but remained with Marantz as president until 1968.

To continue the story, it is necessary to back track a bit, as it relates to Marantz' acquisition by Superscope. The Standard Radio Corporation was established in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1953 manufacturing portable radios. In 1959 the company started manufacturing tape recorders. A new factory was built in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan in 1959 and this became the company's headquarters. In 1962 the company started manufacturing phonographs. With the acquisition of Marantz by Superscope in 1964, manufacturing of Marantz components gradually shifted to Japan, but design engineering remained in America for the time being.

In 1971, Standard Radio Corporation received third-party capitalization from Superscope of the U.S.A. In March of 1975, SRC changed its name to Marantz Japan, Inc. Superscope of the U.S.A. sold its shares of Marantz Japan to Philips of the Netherlands in 1980. Marantz manufactured its first Compact Disc player starting in 1982. Much if the Philips European design engineering made its way into the Marantz line of products, and the Marantz compact disc was one of the first proofs of this. Numerous improvements were made to the Sagamihara factory in the late 1980s. The magnificent PM-94 and PM-84 were manufactured at this time. These were a distinct break with the Philips-influenced integrated amplifiers of the mid-1980s, and a successful attempt at recapturing the legendary design and engineering that Marantz had become famous for.

In the late 1990s, Marantz reissued the legendary Model 7, 8 and 9 tube components and these were eagerly scooped up by audiophile collectors. These components were, in fact, engineered and manufactured by hand by the Valve Amplification Company of Durham, North Carolina. ( VAC is now located in Florida).

Then, in May of 2001, Marantz Japan, Inc. acquired the Marantz brand and its business in Europe and the USA from Philips. The company established Marantz divisions in the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. Marantz America, Inc. was organized in Los Angeles; the American division of Marantz had been headquartered in California for years. However, the offices were later moved to Itasca, Illinois. In 2002, Marantz merged with Denon and established a joint holding company, D & M Holdings, Inc. The Marantz and Denon product lines will remain separate and distinct.