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  1. LCListener

    Marantz Cinema 70s AVR Review

    @peng I wondered how long it would take as a new member of this forum to get a snarky “of course, and let me explain to you” response from someone. Not long it turns out ; ) HendersonD mentions at the outset that he’s looking for a unit to be the hub between a tuner/DVR, blueray player, Apple...
  2. LCListener

    Marantz Cinema 70s AVR Review

    The Anthem is a cool new entrant, but with only a single HDMI input and no pre-outs it is more limited in its ability to serve as a hub for a multi use and source entertainment system. My guess is that Anthem’s prices will also hang closer to the $1300 MSRP. In its favor, the Anthem may have...
  3. LCListener

    Marantz Cinema 70s AVR Review

    @HendersonD I have the C70s in a multipurpose room fulfilling duties similar to what you describe and am very pleased with it (for the Safe and Sound open box price of about USD 900). As discussed at length here, there may have been some idiosyncrasies in Amir’s tests. Regardless, I think the...
  4. LCListener

    Marantz Cinema 70s AVR Review

    Adjacent to @ziggurcat’s question, how would C70s owners rate the phono stage? Most of my listening these days is streaming, but for the last couple of weeks I’ve also had a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Esprit hooked up directly to the C70s. My previous setup was same TT with a Schiit Mani preamp...
  5. LCListener

    Marantz Cinema 70s AVR Review

    “…if the look and size is not an issue” is the whole point of this receiver. If size is not a constraint and aesthetics aren’t that important there are tons of AVRs to choose from. I think Marantz went a little overboard with trying to capture the uniqueness of the unit in their MSRP, but it is...
  6. LCListener

    Marantz CINEMA 70s AVR - Teardown, personal thoughts and a few measurements

    Just want to say thank you for the walk-through, @trl, on behalf of the Audyssey newbies here! The C70s is the first receiver I’m using with correction. I understand the MultEQ is a very basic package, but I did buy the app straight away to be able to see and adjust the correction. The initial...
  7. LCListener

    Marantz CINEMA 70s AVR - Teardown, personal thoughts and a few measurements

    Thanks for the detailed review, @trl! I do think a number of reviewers and commenters get stuck on the list price (admittedly high!) and try to fit this AVR into a box that was not the target of the design or function of this unit. I just plugged in a 70s, also purchased well below retail, into...
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