"Five Stars!" – Home Theater magazine
"Five Stars!" – TechRadar.com
"Four Stars!" – What Hi-Fi? magazine
"The Best Marantz AV Receiver to Date"
If any product deserves the term 'flagship,' it's the Marantz SR7005 Surround Sound A/V receiver. From its HDMI 1.4a capability and internet connectivity to control flexibility and loudspeaker-taming power (125 continuous watts x 7), this receiver brings you the best of Marantz's long-standing devotion to extraordinary sound quality. It's the answer for anyone who wants to bring a home entertainment system fully into the 21st Century.
The SR7005 connects to your home network, interfacing with other connected components while putting you in touch with virtually everything on the web. You can utilize third-party I/P control systems, perform remote maintenance, and get firmware updates to make your system work better!
"The SR7005 is the best Marantz AV receiver to date. It is passionate, detailed and powerful, and really digs deep into the recording to extract every last bit of information on the disc," raves Richard Stevenson in his September 14, 2010 review for TechRadar.com.
"One of the Finest Receivers"
"Sonically it is one of the finest receivers I have had the pleasure of listening to," marvels
Dr. Ken Taraszka, in HomeTheaterReview.com for November 22, 2010. "It is as current as current gets in terms of features, for it can handle 3D TV and the Audio Return Channel from HDMI 1.4a, as well as offer tons of networking flexibility for PC users, plus HD Radio and internet radio for anyone regardless of their computer platform."
"This is as exciting a multichannel amp as Marantz has turned out in ages, and one that's far more thoroughly specified too," notes England's What Hi-Fi? magazine.
"The Marantz SR7005 is the kind of A/V receiver that wins applause. The company has reconciled its distinguished two-channel heritage with the latest features that home theater buffs expect in an AVR that sells well into the four-figure range," reports Mark Fleischmann in his December 27, 2010 review for Home Theater magazine.
HDAM Circuitry
With audio circuitry that includes Marantz's proprietary HDAM (Hyper-Dynamic Amplifier Module) circuits, Current Feedback topology, and seven fully-discrete, 125 watt amplifiers, the SR7005 provides the dynamic music and soundtrack reproduction you demand.
HDAMs combine the short signal path advantages of ICs (integrated circuit) and op-amps (operational amplifier) with the superior sound quality of separate circuit components. An HDAM's size is important, particularly in an A/V receiver where space is very limited. Because HDAMs are discrete designs, Marantz engineers are free to choose the parts best able to preserve the sonic details of your favorite sources.
Current Feedback Plus a Phono Stage
Current feedback circuits usually exhibit faster rise and fall times than their voltage feedback cousins, and faster slew rates, too. (Think of rise and fall times as an automobile's acceleration and braking capabilities respectively. Slew rate is analogous to a car's cornering ability.) As a consequence, current feedback designs track rapid sonic changes more accurately and thus sound more natural.
Vinyl aficionados rejoice! Enjoy Marantz-quality sound from your entire record collection, thanks to the current-feedback MM phono input.
Discrete Amplifiers
Each of the SR7005's seven amplifiers is built with the finest discrete components, not off-the-shelf "Power Pack" ICs. As a result, each amplifier delivers 125 continuous watts over the entire audio bandwidth for visceral bass and natural, unforced mid and high frequencies.
Audyssey Automated Setup
Audyssey MultEQ XT makes set up especially easy. It uses test tones and unique processing to analyze the influence of your room on the sound. MultEQ then creates a very detailed equalization curve for each speaker to correct for the room's negative impact on sound quality. In addition, Dynamic Volume maintains constant audio levels by automatically reducing the perceived loudness of commercials, for example, to minimize their intrusiveness, and Dynamic EQ guarantees a satisfying balance of bass and treble at every volume, from very loud to very soft. It's just the thing for late-night screenings. Also included is Audyssey MultEQ Pro for custom installations and Audyssey DSX.
Surround Sound Modes
The SR7005 handles all of today's most advanced surround sound formats. You'll find a full roster of Dolby technologies such as TrueHD, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz, IIx, II, Virtual Speaker, and Dolby Headphone. From DTS, it includes included HD Master Audio, High Resolution Audio, ES Discete6.1, Matrix6.1, Neo:6, 96/24, Express, and Neural Surround.
Upscaling and Transcoding for Near-HD Video
The ABT2015 10-bit processor, Anchor Bay's fourth-generation video engine, provides exceptional performance including transcoding, deinterlacing, and scaling to give you the flexibility and convenience once restricted to video professionals. Thanks to this processing power, you can now connect all your video sources, even legacy formats such as videotapes, and display their outputs via HDMI on your high definition TV.
Ready for 3D with HDMI 1.4a Connections
As any nerve center of a fine home theater system should, the SR7005 puts the capabilities of HDMI 1.4a to work connecting your sources with your high definition video display.
Being fully 3D-capable, the SR7005 is ready for 3D viewing whenever you are. An Audio Return Channel eliminates the need for a second connecting cable between display and receiver so you can enjoy soundtracks from streaming video or a game console without adding hookup complexity.
iPod/iPhone, USB and Bluetooth
The SR7005 makes your home entertainment world far, far larger than you imagined. In addition to conventional sources such as Blu-ray players and set-top cable/satellite boxes, the SR7005 A/V receiver gives you easy ways to listen to the music you've already stored on an iPhone or other portable music players. It can also show your photos on the big screen, stream audio from a wide variety of sources, and enjoy music from your Bluetooth-enabled devices wirelessly with the optional RX101 module.
The SR7005's Ethernet connection is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5 and Windows 7 compliant. This means it's easier for you access and enjoy digital music on your PC.
The SR7005 connects to your home network, interfacing with other connected components while putting you in touch with virtually everything on the web. You can utilize third-party I/P control systems, perform remote maintenance, and get firmware updates to make your system work better!
Enjoy the world of wireless audio with the SR7005. Just plug the optional RX101 Bluetooth module into the SR7005's rear panel M-XPort, and you can enjoy traditional Marantz sound quality from your favorite Bluetooth-capable sources such as iPod, iPad and smart-phones.
Streaming Media
Access the world of Internet streamed media through various user interfaces and software. Choose from 1000s of Internet radio stations with vTuner. Listen to your favorite music through Rhapsody, Napster, and Pandora. Share photos with flickr. In other words, connect!
M-DAX2 Makes Your iPod and MP3s Sound Better
Concerned about listening to compressed audio from a portable source or wireless connection? Marantz's exclusive M-DAX2 circuit is an updated and refined version of the original Marantz Dynamic Audio expander. It calculates the amount of high fidelity information that typical file compression formats remove. M-DAX2 then restores that information, so you enjoy full fidelity when playing back MP3 or WMA music files.
New Color GUI/On-Screen Display
Easy selection. Easy customization. Easy operation. Those are the benefits of the SR7005's new color GUI (Graphical User Interface)/On-Screen Display. Simplified yet comprehensive menu screens, liberal use of color, and consistent navigation commands make it easy to choose the performance parameters you want and integrate the SR7005 with the rest of your system.
In addition to the main information display centered on the front panel, there's a second and even more comprehensive source of information behind the panel's drop-down door. This display shows menu choices for custom setup and other data to help you get the most out of your new A/V receiver. The main benefit? Convenience. There's no need to turn on your TV in order to set up or change settings. Do it all from the front panel!
The SR7005 provides 11 pairs of high quality four-way binding post speaker connectors. This lets you connect speakers for a full 7.1 system in your main room, add height and/or wide speakers to that system, and still have connections left over for speakers in different zones.
AM, FM, HD, Web Radio, and Sirius-Ready Tuner
In addition to over-the-air FM and AM broadcasts, the SR7005's internet capabilities will keep you audio-surfing for hours! To help you keep track of all the stations you've discovered, you'll find a total of 56 tuner presets (eight stations in each of seven groups). So you can memorize your favorite broadcasts, even those from the Internet, for easy and repeatable access.
Don't forget the SR7005's HD Radio capability either. Enjoy FM that sounds (almost) as good as CD and AM that often outperforms conventional FM.
Ready for satellite radio? So is the SR7005. Simply add a Sirius home docking station (and a subscription) to get access to a wide variety of exclusive programming. Remember that the SR7005's presets work for satellite stations also so it's easy to tune in your favorite shows.
Multi-Zone Capability
Multi-zone capability adds to the flexibility of this high performance receiver. Not only can you rename the remote zone for easier identification, you can listen to a totally different source, too. Enjoy Brahms in the bedroom while another family member shakes the walls in your theater room with Hollywood's latest.
The SR7005 offers a plethora of setup options. You can rename inputs to match your system components, even skip unused inputs for faster access to the ones you do want to watch. You can set volume levels for initial turn-on, establish volume limits, and adjust muting to your preference. For multi-zone operation, you can select different audio sources for Zones 2 and 3, even add a different composite or component video source for Zone 2. There are configurable 7.1 preamp outputs as well as a second subwoofer output particularly useful in large rooms.
Dual Subwoofer Outputs
Anyone who enjoys the impact of orchestral percussion or crash and bang of today's action soundtracks will appreciate the bone-crushing dynamics provided by two subwoofers. The SR7005 makes adding a second sub easy.
Custom Installation and Remote Control
The RS-232C connector means your SR7005 is ready for the most advanced remote control systems, even "'whole house' approaches that integrate heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, security, and communications, with your home entertainment needs.
The SR7005 provides a 'Flasher In' jack for remote IR control applications, a Marantz RC-5 remote input and output for complete compatibility with legacy Marantz products, and an external IR (infrared) reception capabilities with the optional RX101 module.
A detachable AC cord (IEC 320 2-pin type) and 2 DC 'trigger' outputs ease system connections, while a backlit LCD pre-programmed/learning remote control puts it all at your fingertips. | 
