The only problem I've had with Marantz receivers (and I'm not so sure if it's true for all models now) is that it will not automatically swith to the analogue input if it happens to be unavailable from a cable box's digital output. Here, channels below 100 on a standard box put out only analogue, so with the Marantz receiver I worked with, it had to be switched through the menu. The solution was to keep it in analogue mode at all times.

Do they still use any of the RC-5 codes that toggle??

We haven't been a dealer since the early days of the reconstruction when the faceplates were still rounded and Philips still owned them.
Receivers, amps, and CD players were good for the dough, but theb early DVD players SUCKED.

Also, they had a really nice VCR that had a cast alloy transport mechanism, instead of flimsy stamped tin like everyone else.

I think they lost favor with some key dealers when they launched the video line and forced the dealers to display the overpriced analog RPTVs in the days of the first HD ready sets.

Hmmm - there's a setting in the input setup and has been for years - Set the input as digital, analog, or auto (D#-AT). I think the last generation that didn't have that were either the 2000 or 2001 models...



Yes, they still use RC5 and that protocol still has a toggle bit.


No argument from me on this point. However, they have much improved this area - last generation and the current generation especially.

Maybe these are made at different factories, which is to say subbed out, and therefore subject to some of the quirks of those companies.


Yamaha does this, too, and it turned out that they keep costs on remotes down by keeping the button positions consistent, then changing the software in the PROM of the receiver. Thus button ten might be DSS on some receivers, and might be AUX on others. This is irritating but surmountable.


A switched outlet would probably require a much heftier UL certification and added cost. The most logical thing to plug into a preamp's switched outlet is a or several power amps, and no label in the world will stop this! So, does it have a trigger output?


I assume by "Xantech interface" you mean "voltage/current suitable for an LED." This should definitely be specified. A sensor requires power, and plugging in a normal two-conductor mini plug would short out the power or the data, i.e. would not work.


Ah. I see. Does this relate to price?


That is definitely nuts.


Agreed.

Great posts. I think I need better glasses to see thru to a conclusion. Seems we all finally get more or less resigned to accepting the quirks if we finally figure out how to make them work. You know, like prontos and MX's. How we love and hate both of them some days.

I am sure that is the case. We were very happy to switch to Integra which maintains consistency on things like these from a $299 CD player up to a $4000 receiver.


Very irritating, especially when you need to provide loaners. Even with the same brand you need to tweek out the remote control program. AHHH!


No trigger output. Requires a $150 current sensor or similar to trigger.


Nope. There is an interface that goes from 2 conducter IR data cable to RCA jack (not the more logical mini-plug) input on the receiver. This is in addition to an IR connecting block. Some Marantz receivers can accept IR from IR data cable spliced onto RCA cable, other of the exact same model need the interface.


Does relate to price. Again, this doesn't stop Integra from having things like these on ALL of their products.

I would like to know if anyone has or sold the marantz sr 9300 and if it is worth the cost?

True, although we've abandoned both Pronto and MX for Harmony - which works for us every time, and reduces remote setup times by hours. Plus it's easy to teach to someone.

For my 2 cents, Denon works 100%, has great support, great quality, does everything we need it to - even on the lower-end models. I wouldn't switch to Marantz unless it could offer something exceptional that Denon doesn't offer (and don't just say sound quality, as Denon sound quality is outstanding).