Marantz SR4002 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver

by Marantz

Product Details

• Item Weight: 25.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 27 pounds
• ASIN: B000WZ9GS0
• Item model number: SR4002
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,214 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

OK, so you know the benefits of HDMI. That's the high definition audio/video (or "multi-media") interface that lets you connect a DVD player, for example, to a processor or receiver with just one cable. And then use just one more cable to get all that information to your TV screen. Think you'd like that convenience? And how about switching so you can select one or the other HDMI-equipped source without the hassle of changing multiple cables? The SR4002 has it. Not quite that far on the leading edge? Don't worry. Instead, think about the advantages of having assignable component video inputs. And S-video to component video upconversion so you can enjoy superb picture quality from almost any source. Yes, the SR4002 has them too. A second zone audio output so you can enjoy your favorite sources in a different area of your home. Well, to steal a phrase from a spaghetti sauce company, "It's in there." You'll also find Dolby Headphone, so you can enjoy a surround experience in private. Think of those late night TV broadcasts in surround sound. Now you can listen as loudly as you want without waking your neighbor. Or your baby. The infrared flasher input lets the SR4002 play nicely with other components in your system. And the backlit remote controller easily learns those other commands so it can converse intelligently with every citizen in your home entertainment world. In fact, everything you really need for a great system is in the SR4002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for movies, OK for music, April 19, 2008

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C. Sanders (Liberty, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marantz SR4002 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

I purchased this as a replacement for a NAD T742 that was plagued by quality issues. I will base me review as compared to the NAD.

The Marantz is much more feature rich. HDMI and Component video switching is something the NAD lacked. It has multiple surround modes that I will never use, but I'm sure someone might like them. The auto-setup feature took a few tries, but when it completed successfully everything looked, and sounded great.

For movies, I prefer the Marantz over the NAD. DTS tracks were awesome. Dialog was much more clear and stood out from the rest of the track well.

For music, I prefer the NAD. Like I mentioned earlier, I don't use the surround modes. So music was tested in stereo only. The Marantz was more clear, especially at low volume. However, the NAD gave a more live feel to the music and seemed to fill not only the room, but the whole house much better.

Overall, for the price, the Marantz is a supurb, feature rich, AV receiver. What it lacks in stereo reproduction it more than makes up for in it's surround sound performance.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great receiver, great price, September 10, 2008

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Peck (Minburn, Ia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marantz SR4002 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

I did a lot of research and listening to different receivers before making my final decision. I ended up buying the Marantz because of it's excellent sound quality and features. The remote can be "taught" from other remotes and the HDMI switching is easy. At first I didn't think it would have enough power to drive my Paradigms, but I was wrong. It delivers a clean power to them that fills my house with beautiful sound.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid performance at a fair price, April 7, 2008

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John Benton "old guy" (Garden Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marantz SR4002 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

After a few weeks with the sr4002, I am mostly happy with it. The sound quality is excellent, not too bright like the denon. I think the video from my verizon fios tv looks better now than it did before when I had it connected directly from the box to a dvi connector on my 4 year old 57" toshiba rear projection CRT hd tv. DVDs look excellent also. Switching the 3 hdmi inputs works fine. My only problem (after spending a long time reading the hard to understand manual) is that the video drops out completely maybe once a week and I have to reboot the fios box to restore normal operation. This may be a problem with fios, not the marantz. Also, the unit will only upconvert s-video to component video, with no composite video upconversion. And you need at least one s-video connection to your tv to look at the setup menu.

Delivery from 6th avenue electronics was good, the unit looked to be in perfect shape.