Marantz8K UHD AVR SR5015-7.2 Ch (2020 Model), Dolby Virtual Height Elevation with Built-in HEOS and Alexa Compatibility, Bluetooth Streaming & Home Automation (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

This one is discontinued by Marantz because the new model is out - but other than the design and the new, more modern remote, everything on the inside is pretty much the same. You get a deep discount, and you keep the functionality. The receiver is future proof, and has all kinds of interfaces on the back - unlikely to get old any time soon. What this unit has is just the right amount of options to give you pretty much anything you'd need - without breaking the bank for more channels, power or other features you'd never use in your life. The receiver does what it's supposed to do - and does it really well.What matters to me, and why I got it, is the sound. I used to be a Yamaha guy for many, many years. In January, I got a Marantz NR1711 for my office, and absolutely LOVED how it sounded. To the point where I didn't want to listen to anything else (true story!). So last month I got this one for my living room. And speaking of sound, this baby is one of the best, most musical sounding receivers on the market. You'd have a hard time finding a better one at this price point. It makes even old and tired speakers sing. Compared to the Yamaha Aventage I had before it, this one sounds warmer, more dynamic and lively. With the Yamaha, and three other Yamahas before it, I could watch movies, but when listening to music there was a lot left to be desired. The Yamahas sounded surgically precise, but also kind of sterile in my opinion. This one is musical. Juicy. Fat. Dynamic. It touches your soul. On many levels. Music is such a pleasure to listen to.... I am in heaven!Setting it up was a breeze. Love how the instructions on the screen walk you through everything. Menus are simple and easy to understand. Speaker adjustment (crossovers, volume, physical placement, distance from the listener, etc.) is paramount, and that's what truly matters to get the most out of your receiver. Make sure you spend some time researching, deciding what you prefer (lots of options out there), and fine tuning these. For the record, the receiver has been at my place a week and a half, and I am still trying to figure out how I like my sub volume, speaker sizes and crossovers to be set. Everything in this department is a matter of taste and, as such, is very subjective, so I won’t spend much time writing about it. Moving on back on topic.From a power standpoint, the receiver is totally adequate. No need for more wattage in my mid-to-large sized living room.On the back, you get anything you'd need to hook up a decent 5.1, 5.2 (with or without a separate Zone 2), or 7.2 system - which is what most people would need. You can assign your speaker outputs and bi amp your main speakers if you wish - that option is there for you. The receiver has a phono input for your turntable, and a whole bunch of HDMI i/o for Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, etc. If you have a dedicated CD player with a coax or optical interface, this receiver can take those too.Once set up, ARC works really well with my Sony Bravia TV. Remember to get a decent ARC-compatible HDMI cable. My original old HDMI cable was not ARC compatible and I was wondering why ARC never previously worked out for me. If you set up your connections that way, in most cases you'd need only one remote - which makes handling the entire A/V system super simple and easy (no need for universal remotes!). And your wife/GF and the rest of the family will love you.The only three small drawbacks for me in this receiver are:1. The tiny onboard screen. You can't see anything on that screen, unless you are 3-4 feet from the receiver. And from a functionality perspective, a long rectangular screen trumps a circular one any day. Good thing you can pull the menu on your TV (but, as someone else mentioned, strangely, NOT when the TV source is chosen).2. The remote looks and feels outdated - but works just fine. And if you'd like a new and better remote, the newer Marantz model comes with a redesigned one - for $1K more.3. After a lot of trial and error and a ton of research, I found out that often the built-in Audyssey will generate results which are totally off (muffled sound, too much bass, no mids, no highs, and all kinds of variations between these). For best results you need to use the mobile version of the app ($20), which provides much more control and is MUCH more accurate in my opinion. Since a phone doesn't have enough real estate on its screen, for more precision while editing your EQ curves you need to use a tablet. Turn off mid-range compensation (a totally useless feature to me). After Audyssey does its measuring, the speaker distances and loudness might need to do some more fine tweaking. Readjust those and play extensively with the EQ curves (a feature NOT available on your receiver). You’ll be blown away by the results.Overall, despite those little drawbacks, I am super happy with this unit. And finally excited about my music in my living room. What a treat! Highly recommend this one - I give it my solid 5 stars. Go get it before it's gone.

Superb quality Amplifier. Great sound and video quality.

My trusted Yamaha from 1997 finally died. Remained all-analog for as long as I could. Was not looking forward to the modern-day nonsense with crappy solid state amps. Tried a couple of options in the $700 range (yamaha/denon) and was left disappointed. Returned them both. Never had a Marantz product before so I started looking at reviews for something that would work with a 5.1 surround system and 110 - 150watts of power for the mains.To be fair it is more expensive (approx $2K as of this writing). Happy to say the SR6015 ticks all the boxes for a great 4K home theatre and music experience before ranging up into the boutique audiophile realm. I'd love for it to last another 20 years but with all the gimmicks of hdmi standards b.s., pointless 8K, yet-another-HDR format, etc, I'm sure it will be less than that.The other good thing is if you have a high-end pair of speakers in the 4ohm range, fear not, this does a fantastic job. I'm only listening in stereo at the moment but the soundstage is immersive, the stereo image is excellent, with something like a centered vocal being locked dead center. Great dynamic range for orchestral. Plenty of power for rock/pop Good crossover options for your subwoofer. I had to play with the DSP options a bit and found that Pure Direct coming from my Oppo BD player is the best for music.If you look at few reviews online most of them will sum it up as "we can't find anything wrong with this AVR for the price." I concur. Giving it a solid 5 stars.

Took a couple weeks to tweak the sound to my liking. But sounds good now.But at triple the cost of my Onkyo, the sound isn't that impressive. But everything works well. I do recommend spending the $20 on the app. Really helped dial in the sound....

This SR 7015 AVR is an upgrade from the Denon AVR-X2700H which I believed produced very nice sound quality since I bought it. There were a number of features on the Marantz that the Denon did not have. I wasn’t expecting a huge difference in sound and video quality. Was I ever wrong! The differences in sound quality are not just subtle, but substantial if not dramatic in many ways.My AVR system uses all Polk speakers with an SVS 3000 Micro subwoofer. I am using 2 Polk Reserve R900 top firing Adobe Atmos modules seated on top of the Polk front speakers. Do not believe all of the skeptics about using top-firing Atmos modules. I am getting stunning Dolby Atmos effects with this arrangement.I also run my video through the “standard” picture quality option in the Marantz AVR. I never thought AVR receivers needed a break–in period, but after around 5 days, everything just blossomed. I have never heard such sound quality and seen such outstanding picture quality from my Sony Bravia 4K TV until now with this new SR 7015 AVR.All on all, I could not be more pleased with this Marantz AVR. It has delivered far more than what I expected.

I really life the the 7.2.4 setup I've been able to run. Sounds really good. The HDMI output seems a bit loose and a simple jarring of the unit can cause signal loss. It's really deep, so difficult to manage in most entertainment centers. I am going to have to completely cutout the back of mine in 1 area to fit it in. It doesn't seem to get along well with Samsung's newest TVs and eARC. It turns off appropriately when I turn off the TV, but it does not turn on when I turn the TV on. On an older Samsung TV with ARC, it seem to work fine. Everything else about the ARC functions seems to work, just not the signal to power on.

Marantz es calidad garantizada, muy buen producto.El precio que lo compre accesible considerando que es un modelo no resiente, pero cubre muy bien las espectativas para tener un equipo de alta gama para Hi-Fi y calidad de sonido.Muy recomendado

Sin duda de lo mejor que existe en home teather y si pasa el 4k a 120 hertz lo tengo con mi x box series X.

Se escucha muy bien y potente

Sound good, has simple menus, and switches video quickly and cleanly. Remote app on mobile is basic and so-so UI, but does what I need.

Crystal clear Auro 3 D /. Dolby digital soundExcellent product it takes to the next level in home theatre sound effects.