Marantz SR7002 THX Select2 Certified Home Theater Receiver with 110 Watts x 7 Channel All Discrete "Current Feedback" Amplifier Stages, Satellite Radio XM Ready
Performance addicted? Just call this Marantz your enabler. With THX Select2 certification and 110 watts of continuous power per channel (yes, 110 watts from each of its seven current-feedback amplifiers!), the SR7002 opens up the home entertainment horizon for the most demanding yet cost-conscious customers out there.
Let’s look at video capabilities first. You can connect up to four HDMI equipped sources to the SR7002. Direct the one you want to your display and to the SR7002’s built-in surround sound processor. Unlike earlier HDMI connections, these handle multi-channel sound with ease. Still enjoying non-HDMI sources? Rest easy. The SR7002 comes complete with format conversion lets you watch older videos through the super-convenient HDMI format. And there’s a Second Zone audio/video output, too, so you can enjoy your entertainment throughout your entire home.
You’ll also find Dolby® Virtual Speaker so you can enjoy an immersive surround experience with the dialog clarity inherent in a discrete center channel configuration with just two speakers!
And, speaking of clarity, the Marantz SR7002 receiver features Audyssey’s remarkable Auto Calibration that examines your entire room to corrects for the acoustical problems that sometimes make those other seats (and you know which ones we mean, don’t you?) just as rewarding as the ones directly in front of your display device’s screen. Of course, there’s an infrared input and two DC trigger outputs so you can coordinate your entire system for convenient remote operation.
You won’t have any problem fitting all this capability into your home either. We’ve housed the SR7002 in a new, compact chassis that will fit more easily into even the tightest spaces. But be sure you leave enough room for the SR7002 to breathe, OK? After all, killing a Marantz (besides being almost impossible to do) is an entertainment felony of the first order. But don’t worry. The Marantz three year warranty is very forgiving.
Marantz SR7002 Receiver Features
Here’s a balanced combination of the performance you deserve and a price that will ease your way to the highest levels of home entertainment. Of course it’s from Marantz. And it’s got THX® Select2 certification as well. Time to boogie? Time to settle back for a movie? We think so. And so will you.
THX® Select2 Certified
110 Watts x 7 Channel All Discrete Amplifier Stage
"Current Feedback" Amplification
HDMI v1.3a Repeating/Switching: 4-In/2-Out
Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, dts-HD™ Master Audio
Deep Color, xvYCC and SACD Support by HDMI
Up-Conversion (w/TBC) to HDMI with 480i/480p Converter
Dual Component Outputs
XMHD Surround by Neural THX® Technologies
M-DAX (Marantz Dynamic Audio eXxpander) for Compressed Audio
Audyssey MultEQ
Direct-Set Volume, Tuner Preset and XM Preset Commands
RS-232C control and IR Flasher Input
x2 12V DC Trigger Outputs
2nd Zone Audio/Video Output
Stereo/Mono Switching for 2nd Zone
RC8001SR Main-Room & RC-101M Multi-Room Remotes Included
TUNER SECTION
Frequency Range ................................ 87.5 – 107.9 MHz
Usable Sensitivity ............................IHF 1.8 μV/16.4 dBf
Signal to Noise Ratio ................... Mono/Stereo 75/70 dB
Distortion ......................................Mono/Stereo 0.2/0.3 %
Stereo Separation .........................................1 kHz 45 dB
Alternate Channel Selectivity .................± 400 kHz 60 dB
Image Rejection ......................................98.1 MHz 70 dB
Tuner Output Level ........... 1 kHz, ± 75 kHz Dev 800 mV
AM TUNER SECTION
Frequency Range ................................... 530 – 1710 kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio .............................................. 50 dB
Usable Sensitivity .........................................Loop 500μV
Distortion ...................................400Hz, 30 % Mod. 0.5 %
Selectivity .................................................± 20 kHz 70 dB
AUDIO SECTION
Power Output (20 Hz – 20 kHz/THD=0.08%)
Front L&R ..........................................8 ohms 110 W / Ch
Center ................................................8 ohms 110 W / Ch
Surround L&R ....................................8 ohms 110 W / Ch
Surround Back L&R ...........................8 ohms 110 W / Ch
Front L&R ..........................................6 ohms 140 W / Ch
Center ................................................6 ohms 140 W / Ch
Surround L&R ....................................6 ohms 140 W / Ch
Surround Back L&R ...........................6 ohms 140 W / Ch
Input Sensitivity/Impedance ...............168 mV/ 47 Kohms
Signal to Noise Ratio(Analog Input / Pure Direct) .... 105 dB
Frequency Response
(Analog Input / Pure Direct)
........................................... 8 Hz – 100 kHz (± 3 dB)
(Digital Input / 96 kHz PCM)
............................................ 8 Hz – 45 kHz (± 3 dB)
VIDEO
Television Format ....................................................NTSC
Input Level/Impedance ........................... 1 Vp-p/75 ohms
Output Level/Impedance ......................... 1 Vp-p/75 ohms
Video Frequency Response .......5 Hz to 8 MHz (– 1 dB)
Video Frequency (Component) ....5 Hz to 80 MHz (– 1 dB)
S/N ..........................................................................60 dB
HDMI
Version .........................................................1.3a [INPUT]
.........................................................1.3a [OUTPUT]
GENERAL Power Requirement ................................AC 120 V 60 Hz
Power Consumption .................................6.5A
Weight ..................................33.1 lbs (15.0 Kg)
ACCESSORIES Remote Control Unit RC8001SR ................................... 1
Remote Control Unit RC101 .......................................... 1
Microphone .................................................................... 1
AAA-size batteries ......................................................... 5
FM Antenna ................................................... 1
AM Loop Antenna .......................................................... 1
Front AUX Jack Cover ................................................... 1
AC cable ........................................................................ 1
DIMENSIONS
Width 17 5/16" x Height 7 1/4" x Depth 15 5/8"
Weight: 33.1 lbs
Average Customer Rating
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.
