With superior 32-bit DSP audio performance and featuring THX Select 2 and seven channels at 110 Watts per channel,
the Marantz SR7002 is a true centrepiece in any AV system.
The Marantz SR7002 THX receiver incorporates the latest generation of digital surround decoding technology with automatic selection.
Marantz include the EQ Room Acoustic Calibration system by Audyssey, which automatically optimises the sound to the room.
This new Marantz SR7002 upgrade from the SR7001 has added:
- Dedicated decoder for Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD
sound processing for High Definition (HD) Audio from Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD
- HDMI switching is now v1.3 rather than v1.2, making it suitable for Blu-ray eg PS3
- The HDMI switcher now has two HDMI outputs not one from the four inputs
- Audio enhancer for all compressed audio formats such as MP3, WAV, AAC, etc
- Neural Surround, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker 2
- Speaker C function for real bi-amping of front channel in 5.1 set-up
Digital connectivity
The Marantz SR7002 includes a 4 x 2 digital video switcher, ie with 2 outputs to suit a plasma and a projector.
This ensures that the highest video quality
is activated when required and allows you to switch between four HDMI v1.3 digital sources,
directly into your LCD or plasma display AND projector. or second HDTV By avoiding the conversion from digital to analogue and then back again on the
display equipment the image remains at its original crystal clear quality.
Examples of suitable video sources with DVI-D or HDMI outputs (HDMI includes digital video and digital audio, DVI-D is the digital
video component only, ie excluding the digital video) include SkyHD, many of the Marantz DVD players and
Sony PS3 Blu-ray player.
The Marantz SR7002 comes with the RC8001SR remote control. This has an LCD display read out for complete and user friendly control feedback. It also has programmable keys for
entire system control by assigning IR commands from any device, into one learning remote, and macro function keys that ensure multiple IR commands activated with
one key for maximum ease of use. The SR7001 also comes with a second remote control for the second room when used in a multiroom situation. For more info on
the RC101 click here.
Specification Marantz SR7002
- Audio/Video
- Innovative 32-bit Digital Signal Processing with THX Select2
- Surround EX, DD-EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DPL IIx provides up to 8 channel audio decoding for any source material at the highest quality
- 7.1 Multi-channel PCM decoding for High Definition (HD) Audio from Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD
- Wide range, full discrete 7 channel, current feedback power amplifiers enable excellent frequency response and superb sonic
performance for the highest standard such as SA-CD and DVD-Audio
- Multiroom AV/multi-source with OSD
- Audyssey EQ auto acoustic calibration enables the best sound for your room - automatically
- HDMI (1.3) switching without signal distortion for a high quality, full band width, uncompressed digital video and digital audio signal
transmission to any High Definition display or projector
- Audio enhancer for all compressed audio formats such as MP3, WAV, AAC, etc
- Neural Surround, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker 2
- Speaker C function for real bi-amping of front channel in 5.1 set-up
- Video upconversion (scaling) enables the highest digital quality from all sources
- Firmware update through RS-232C port make today’s receiver ready for tomorrow’s standard
- Audio specifciation
- Power output: 110 Watts at 8 Ohms
- Signal to noise ratio: 105 dB
- Frequency response - analogue: 5 - 80 KHz (+-3dB)
- Frequency response - digital: 8 - 45 KHz (+-3dB)
- Connections
- Digital Video inputs : 4, outputs: 2 (HDMI v1.3)
- Component Video inputs: 4, outputs:2
- S-Video inputs: 4, outputs: 3
- Composite Video inputs: 4, outputs: 3
- Multiroom video: Composite video
- Analogue audio inputs: 6, outputs: 4
- Digital Optical audio inputs: 3, ouputs: 1
- Digital Co-axial audio inputs: 3, outputs: 1
- Pre-amp audio out: 7.1
- Multi-channel input: 7.1
- Multi-room speaker terminals, 2 zones
- General
- Remote controls: RC8001SR learning type for main area, RC101 for multi-space use or as a simple remote for the main area
- Bi-directional RS232
- Weight 15.0kg
- Dimensions W x D x H mm 440 x 396 x 184
- Colours: silver or black

Click here for instruction manual for the Marantz SR7001(3.5Mb NB: No
PDF of user manual available for the SR7001 yet)