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evman333 · 05-12-2009, 03:29 PM

good reciever???

http://us.marantz.com/Products/2513.asp

nugent · 05-12-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evman333

good reciever???

http://us.marantz.com/Products/2513.asp

Absolutely! Marantz makes good quality gear! They are typically conservative with their power estimates. The fact that a it weighs 25lbs indicates it has a substantial power supply. I would imagine it is more "musical" than a typical Sony, non Elite Pioneer receiver.

If you have it spotted for a good price I would say go for it!

nugent · 05-12-2009, 03:52 PM

If you dont mind going the eBay route it can be had here,
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MARANTZ-SR40...QQcmdZViewItem
For $429 shippped. Live search was pulling up a 8% eBay cash back yesterday. That would knock off another $34. Getting in new in the box for under $400. Seems like a sweet deal to me.

Driver_King · 05-12-2009, 07:32 PM

This is a better deal. Accessories4less.com is a Marantz certified reseller of refurbished equipment so you'd be set.

bigred7078 · 05-13-2009, 04:45 AM

The 4003 is suprisingly an excellent performer. I've read nothing but good things about it, especially for the money.

I have the 6003 and enjoy the heck out of it.

Rob J in WNY · 05-13-2009, 05:00 AM

evman333,

I just noticed you have a PS3 for a player, so a Marantz 4003 will be able to play lossless/uncompressed audio from all BDs. Just make sure your PS3 is set to decode and send LPCM over HDMI to the 4003.

Other than this, the 4003, though a 7.1 receiver, doesn't appear to decode Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio itself.

lucv13 · 05-13-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evman333

good reciever???

http://us.marantz.com/Products/2513.asp

Great receiver but this receiver does not decode the new hi-def audio you will need to go to the 5003 and up for that - you will be fine with the 4003 as long as you use LPCM from your PS3 of if your BD player already decodes the audio codecs

edit I guess I didn't read through all the posts, the above was already mentioned oh well, no harm in seeing it again....

05-12-2009, 03:29 PM	#1
evman333 Member Member since:Apr 2009 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:191	To all the audio buffs good reciever??? http://us.marantz.com/Products/2513.asp

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05-12-2009, 03:52 PM	#3
nugent Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:1497 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:745	If you dont mind going the eBay route it can be had here, http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MARANTZ-SR40...QQcmdZViewItem For $429 shippped. Live search was pulling up a 8% eBay cash back yesterday. That would knock off another $34. Getting in new in the box for under $400. Seems like a sweet deal to me.

05-12-2009, 07:32 PM	#4
Driver_King Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay, Florida Home Theater Gallery:96 Blu-ray collection:28 Trading Score:10	This is a better deal. Accessories4less.com is a Marantz certified reseller of refurbished equipment so you'd be set.

05-13-2009, 04:45 AM	#5
bigred7078 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Charlotte, NC Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:55 Trading Score:1	The 4003 is suprisingly an excellent performer. I've read nothing but good things about it, especially for the money. I have the 6003 and enjoy the heck out of it.

05-13-2009, 05:00 AM	#6
Rob J in WNY Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:'Western' N.Y. State (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:486 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15	evman333, I just noticed you have a PS3 for a player, so a Marantz 4003 will be able to play lossless/uncompressed audio from all BDs. Just make sure your PS3 is set to decode and send LPCM over HDMI to the 4003. Other than this, the 4003, though a 7.1 receiver, doesn't appear to decode Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio itself.

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