It’s a stealthy, clean look that really sets Marantz apart. We still dig the radius edges on the left and right side of the 6005’s front face, the two large control knobs, the smoked-glass view panel and its drop down panel that hides various inputs and control buttons. The SR6005’s appearance is a dead-on match for the SR6004. We really liked that Bluetooth receiver, but since the RX-101 is only $100, you can still purchase one separately without getting all the way back to the SR6004’s $1249 price point. While the SR6004 came with Marantz’s RX101 Bluetooth receiver, the SR6005 does not. Ah, but what is this? No Bluetooth adapter. Remote, batteries, Audyssey calibration microphone and user manual were all in place. Meta wants you to use its creepy Portal as a secondary monitorĪs we dug through the provided accessories, we noted everything appeared to be in order. How much storage do you need on your new iPhone 14? Here’s how to decide Old tech sounds preserved as part of huge audio project That’s certainly not a huge number, and may not necessarily point to anything at all, but we just can’t help but wonder: Where did those two lbs go? Meaningful or not, the scales offered the first indication that the SR6005 didn’t appear to be a carbon copy of its numerical predecessor. However, that number seemed a little lower than we had expected, so we looked back at our notes on the SR6004 and saw that it weighed in at 28 lbs. The SR6005 comes in at 26 lbs, which, again, is a positive indicator of overall build quality. Like the SR6004, the SR6005’s power supply section is ample and weighty. In this review, we take a look at those key differences and determine if the changes are worth the $250 difference in price points. In fact, the 6005 looks more like last year’s 5004, a step lower in the line-up.Ĭonfused? Don’t be.

Despite model numbers that suggest the 6005 is a direct replacement for the 6004 (hey, it’s just one digit, right?) a closer inspection reveals some key differences between the two. This year, Marantz offers the SR6005 which also sits just below the top of their AVR line, but with a $999.00 price tag. The SR6004 sat just below the top of Marantz’s AV receiver line, with an MSRP of $1,249. This time last year, we lauded Marantz and its SR6004 AV receiver for maintaining the company’s legacy of high standards in audio performance in an up-to-date package that offered all the bells and whistles you could ask for. No Ethernet Port for Internet music support

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