I've PM'd a few people and they have suggested that I start a thread with my questions so here it is. I am looking at getting the SR5003 refurbished for $449 total. That is my price limit. I'm not a fan of the Onkyo's, sorry Onkyo fans, and I really have to stay at the price limit. I have Polk Monitor 60's as left and right and the CS2 center. I have an Onkyo sub and surrounds that came with my HTIB. The receiver from which I am replacing is a HT-R540. Eventually I want to upgrade the sub and surrounds also but I'm good on just the receiver for now. I am using the Panny 55 for blu-ray playback and I have Comcast DVR and and XBOX 360 component version not the HDMI. For my set up that I have now will the 5003 benefit me. I looked at the 4003 because of the Panny having analog out but I'm pretty sure that the decoders on the 5003 will be better than the Panny's. Am I wrong? I'm also a little concerned about not being able to use the tone or eq settings when HD decoding is in work. Right now I have to use higher treble and bass settings under the tone menu in my onkyo and I'm wondering if it will lack somewhere because I'm unable to use that. Or it just might be my Onkyo HT-R540 sucks. It's always caused issues like distortion and the center channel always being weak no matter what speaker I put there. Any help is appreciated.
I think the Marantz will be a big step up from the Onkyo. I like Marantz and have listened to many over the past year while auditioning AVR's. I did not decide to go with Marantz, but thought it was a very smooth, musical AVR that was a higher quality than the entry level Onkyo's.
I don't remember if this model has pre-outs, but if it does, I'd say you can't go wrong.
Marantz has preouts from 4 series and above I could not be certain though. I have the 4003 and it has preouts and I am sure that the 5003 has them as well as i also considered purchasing it. With regards to analog pcm and bitstreamed audio I would not hear that big of a difference between them unless I ventured into prepros around the 2k pricepoint. At this pricepoint competition would be sound signature & bells and whistles.
Thanks guys. That helps a lot. One last question. Will my tv still be able to detect 24 fps from my blu-ray player when I use the HDMI in from the Blu-ray to the receiver and HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I've read about some receivers not detecting it like it should. Thanks.
Thanks guys. That helps a lot. One last question. Will my tv still be able to detect 24 fps from my blu-ray player when I use the HDMI in from the Blu-ray to the receiver and HDMI from the receiver to the TV? I've read about some receivers not detecting it like it should. Thanks.
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A quick Google search pulled up the answer as "yes" over at AVSForum.com.
I think the Marantz will be a big step up from the Onkyo. I like Marantz and have listened to many over the past year while auditioning AVR's. I did not decide to go with Marantz, but thought it was a very smooth, musical AVR that was a higher quality than the entry level Onkyo's.
I don't remember if this model has pre-outs, but if it does, I'd say you can't go wrong.
Great news I ordered the Marantz 5003 early this morning and it's already been shipped. It will be here on Thursday. I can't wait to get it up and running. A big thanks to callas01 for answering a lot of questions for me and also SeanMF, Travis, and PitbullMike. You did a great job answering my questions even though you were not sure what I was asking! Thank you guys so much.
Congratulations on the purchase. I do wonder as I see alot of people interested or have owned this brand is why the Marantz thread here kinda dead lol.
Great news I ordered the Marantz 5003 early this morning and it's already been shipped. It will be here on Thursday. I can't wait to get it up and running. A big thanks to callas01 for answering a lot of questions for me and also SeanMF, Travis, and PitbullMike. You did a great job answering my questions even though you were not sure what I was asking! Thank you guys so much.
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Congrats! Let us know what you think of it once it arrives. Is this an early Christmas present?
Congratulations on the purchase. I do wonder as I see alot of people interested or have owned this brand is why the Marantz thread here kinda dead lol.
Thanks. I've wondered the same thing. They all must be off enjoying their systems!
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Congrats! Let us know what you think of it once it arrives. Is this an early Christmas present?
Thanks. I will deffinetly let you know. Actually it's kind of funny. My wife and I both wanted new speakers for Christmas so that's what we got each other. This is a birthday present. My birthday isn't until March! She said if I could sell some of my extra stuff and pay for half that she would do the other half. So I get a new receiver really early for my birthday. We already have the speakers to. All I really want for my birthday is Bioshock 2 anyway which will sound pretty freakin' sweet with all the new gear!!!!
I got my Marantz 5003 in today and I have to say it's awesome!!!! It made a huge difference in sound quality. It's very warm and everything just bigger badder and louder. i do have one problem which I hope can be resolved easily. I really don't want to have to return it. I am getting a static popping noise when switching pretty much anything. when I have it on cable and the receiver is auto to dectect whether it should be on stereo or dolby digital it will pop. So every time I switch the channel it pops. When I try to pause the dvr or even a blu-ray there is a popping noise. I try changing the audio while watching a bluray there is a pop. Has anyone had this problem? I saw some stuff on people hearing the receiver pop and it's dead but not hearing the speakers have a static pop when changing anything on the receiver. This is also includes muting it changing source whatever. But it won;t do it when I unmute it. Only when the audio is heard first. If there is no audio there is no pop. It's happening with both HDMI sources and using digital optical. Thanks.
Good day to sns. My marantz also does that but so did the onkyo and the denon that I auditioned. I have read here somewhere that it is a hardware issue and not really a problem with the unit. I guess that is with the surround mode set to auto I read that louhamilton did not have any problems with his but he has his setup for all his devices I guess and not on auto. Just make sure that when you switch inputs to have your volume jacked up to damage your speakers when it pops.
Thanks Rich, much appreciated. I have a question for you guys. I seem to have a "tic" or "crackle" (hard to explain the sound) coming from the speakers when I pause a movie sometimes and it's not always the same speaker. Any ideas ?
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Sounds like an issue with player/receiver/ or cables. I'd check everything over. My hk 254 receiver made a 'pop' sound when I paused it or changed inputs. I still think your setup is hating on you because you aren't worthy buddy lol.
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Does ever one hear it? Or just you?
Maybe it voices, like in the movie 'White Noise.'
It sounds like a player issue if it only does it when watching movies. Do you have a DVR? Does it do it when you change channels or pause a program?
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Weird
Are Pioneer, Marantz, Denon, HK, etc... manufactured by the same company or using the same parts?
My Marantz SR6003 receiver does the same when changing inputs/activities, changing channels on my TV & cycling through menu choices. It also has periodic audio drop-outs/speaker pops when watching OTA tv(with an antenna, audio connected from TV to receiver using Toslink). Today I'm going to run a stereo rca cable from the TV audio out to the receiver to see if this solves it. Every thing is plugged into a Panamax M5400-PM power conditioner. All my cabling(monoprice/bluejeans) is good, ventilation too. It never happens when watching Blu-ray(SONY BDP-S350) or DVD(OPPO DV-983H). I tolerate this small inconvenience because this receiver is so good in other areas(sound, power, no HDMI handshake issues, etc..). I can't recall if the receiver did this when I first got it( I doubt it ). I hope this isn't a sign my receiver(has 3yr warranty) is dying
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Gates, hey buddy, if it is a cable induced ground loop, you can alleviate it hopefully by running a solid ground wire from the main feeds tap/splitter to a cold water pipe and clamp. Or get 2 75 Ohm matching transformers for coax, cut off the spades, and put them back to back in line with the main feed with a short coax jumper. You can pick up the transformers @ radio shack, or home depot buddy. All my Best pal! D.
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It's just weird that it never used to do this...is it posible that it's the way I plugged everything back in to the power conditionner ? I know there's different plug inputs like "digital" and "mono" and such.
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Possible my friend, but if the main cable feed is grounded to a grounding rod outside, and became oxidized over time with the weather etc. , it may not be making contact, and losing the ground. You could also check that out, and clean the wire and clamp connection. Should be easy to find, where the cable enters the house buddy.
Good day to sns. My marantz also does that but so did the onkyo and the denon that I auditioned. I have read here somewhere that it is a hardware issue and not really a problem with the unit. I guess that is with the surround mode set to auto I read that louhamilton did not have any problems with his but he has his setup for all his devices I guess and not on auto. Just make sure that when you switch inputs to have your volume jacked up to damage your speakers when it pops.
Are either of you using power conditioners? All I have is some surge protectors with tons of stuff plugged into them. I noticed that if I remove any electrical out that's plugged into the receiver it seems to do it a little less. Other wise it does whenever I change anything on the receiver.
Are either of you using power conditioners? All I have is some surge protectors with tons of stuff plugged into them. I noticed that if I remove any electrical out that's plugged into the receiver it seems to do it a little less. Other wise it does whenever I change anything on the receiver.
SNSGUY
I'm using a Panamax M5400 PM power conditioner( with voltage regulation ).
I am using a volatage regulator although I do not have a conditioner at the moment I know i should get one and am planning to do so but at the moment I am saving up for my front speakers and will be getting a separate line/breaker for the HT gear.
I got my Marantz 5003 in today and I have to say it's awesome!!!! It made a huge difference in sound quality. It's very warm and everything just bigger badder and louder. i do have one problem which I hope can be resolved easily. I really don't want to have to return it. I am getting a static popping noise when switching pretty much anything. when I have it on cable and the receiver is auto to dectect whether it should be on stereo or dolby digital it will pop. So every time I switch the channel it pops. When I try to pause the dvr or even a blu-ray there is a popping noise. I try changing the audio while watching a bluray there is a pop. Has anyone had this problem? I saw some stuff on people hearing the receiver pop and it's dead but not hearing the speakers have a static pop when changing anything on the receiver. This is also includes muting it changing source whatever. But it won;t do it when I unmute it. Only when the audio is heard first. If there is no audio there is no pop. It's happening with both HDMI sources and using digital optical. Thanks.
SNSGUY
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Good day to sns. My marantz also does that but so did the onkyo and the denon that I auditioned. I have read here somewhere that it is a hardware issue and not really a problem with the unit. I guess that is with the surround mode set to auto I read that louhamilton did not have any problems with his but he has his setup for all his devices I guess and not on auto. Just make sure that when you switch inputs to have your volume jacked up to damage your speakers when it pops.
"Pops from the speaker output which are random, are almost always indicative of either a failing amplifier output transistor, or a bad capacitor. The pops will get worse, until there is DC on the outputs (which will usually take a speaker down with it), and the unit will go into "protect" mode. If you feel comfortable looking under the hood, look for bulging or leaky capacitors. If you see any, there's a good chance there's your culprit. If not, then the amplifier outputs should be tested for shorts."
Sometime next week I'll unwire my receiver & check into this.
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