Marantz PM7000N : Chipping Away at Audiophile HiFi

OPERATION AND SOUND QUALITY OF THE MARANTZ PM7000N

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Update Note on using Roon with the PM7000N:

I do say in the film that the Roon interface eclipses the Heos control app, but you should also bear in mind that the PM7000N can be used over AirPlay 2 with Roon as a “Roon Tested” device. This means keeping sound quality to 16/44.1 ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) which Airplay 2 compresses all music too. So if you have a Roon Core server you’d be good to go with the PM7000N. Marantz are working on the PM7000N to be made “Roon Ready” for which higher quality streams would be available via Roon.

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[nwrnwr]

I've had this amp since January and can't really fault its quality both in sound and build for the money. It is a one stop worry free option for great quality sound . As the reviewer says Heos app works fine. He forgot to add that it has Internet radio built in as well. Recommended

[_Reacts]

Can't go wrong with maranz. From high end to budget. Never a let down.

[michaelmityok]

I have this amp in my office setup hooked up to some hard-to-drive KEF LS50s and a REL subwoofer, and agree with your assessment of it completely - for $1000 in North America this amp is a killer of hifi pretensions. My main rig at home sports $5000 monoblocks, a $2000 preamp, a $5000 streamer/dac, a $500 ethernet switch/reclocker, $2000 of cables and power conditioning driving $6000 floorstanders sitting on $500 vibration isolation pads, and while I am NOT saying the Marantz sounds as good, it sounds close enough that I don't miss my main rig while I'm at work. Think about that. For 90% of the people who want something cheapish, great sounding AND convenient, this amp is a no-brainer. For example, it is less than half the $ of the NAD and NAIM all-in-ones! Traditional hifi will soon be on life-support if this amp is a sign of things to come imho, so I am also 100% agreeing with your choice of title for this review!

[budgethometheaterandhifi]

I have this amp and love it! Detailed, clear sound with hi-res streaming. Can't say enough good things about it!

[DarrenGroves]

I have just purchased this amplifier today. I have always used Marantz amps, I love the clarity of them. Upgraded from a PM6007. I have Dali Oberon 5 speakers which work well with a Marantz amp I find

[charlesludwig]

I have the Marantz NR1200. I use it as a preamp for 2.1 stereo within a 5.1 system which drives JBL L100t3 mains and JBL B380 sub. The sound is indeed detailed and crisp and Apple Music now sounds on par to SACD or even better. I’m inclined to think I like the Marantz over my Parasound P6.

[Bomaximus]

This Marantz powers my Cm8 S2, s incredible well., I am pleasantly suprised. In the long run this will serve as a pre, but for now I'm very happy with the pairing.

[EPaTube]

Tried Saturday, I will buy it today.
I feel this may be a great gateway for someone who like to listen to music but scared about the costs, the space and the complexity that audiophile gear requires.
While it may be a "little annoying" for the purists I guess this may be a great opportunity for an industry which is going to face hard times ahead against the tech giants.
That's my 2 cents.

Thank you for the review!

[YuriBrus]

Great video. It was very informative and helpful. I was already mildly interested in this amplifier after reading the very positive whathifi review, but now I really need to give it a try.

[diamondhands]

Now I have this one with my Klipsch RP-8000f, sound is incredible guys!

[erdalmickeyilkturk]

Now that I'm a proud (!) owner of a PM7000N, let me share my thoughts. First, finally, after all the other amps, Spotify sounds good! Second, you just cannot imagine the amount of bass this thing spits out, granted you do have Klipsch speakers like me. I mean, listening to Steve Roach's Infinite Shores put me at the center of our galaxy under a minute! Other than those, it has the same warm sound that makes you wonder whether you bought a tube amp. I especially like the convenience of Internet radio and the screen that displays all the necessary information. Again, there is no such thing as album cover art or unnecessary (!) stuff here, but it has all the relevant info, so that you can use it to research your favorite compositions. The rear isn't cluttered. It has very nice speaker connectors which accept banana plugs as well. There are two optical inputs and three analog inputs excluding the phono. Yes, you can hoop up a subwoofer too, although I cannot see a reason for doing so. I just love its simplicity and precision. The only thing lacking here is the golden color of the old Marantz amps which was according to me one of the features.

[nilsgoranmagnusson]

Thanks for a good review.
Here comes something for you guys who is using Qobuz Streaming and like this Amp PM7000N but as HEOS App don't support Qobuz (which is a real bummer) you look for something else in spite loving the Marantz sound signature. I really do like the sound from this amplifier but not being able to use Qobuz is for me a showstopper. What happend I realized it is a UPnP streamer and it didn't say anything to me at first but after watching a John Darko YT video on subject of using BubbleUPnP app in your mobile to a UPnP streamer. So I loaded up the BubbleUPnP app to my phone and my Qobuz credentials. Then loading up the song to play and then by clicking on the casting symbols to choose a remote renderer and found the amplifier (which I believe was in operation the first time). Then amplifier founds the music and shows the song in the display and just plays the music. With the Heos app you control the volume and you are good to go to listen to your streming music now also from Qobuz. Yes it streams the high res 24 bit files from Qobuz via BubbleUPnP app.

The only downside or querk is when you want to stop playing music you must use the BubbleUPnP app and not the HEOS app. What it does in the HEOS app it stops the music and seconds later start the next song.

The cool thing is though, the amplifier from stand-by mode after choosing the song in the BubbleUPnP app fires up the amplifier and start playing in a few seconds.
Remote control bye bye :-)

[johncallaghan]

What a sterling review! Concise, informative and to the point. I shall be checking out more of your videos.

[CyberBeep_kenshi]

Just as a take away from my other comments, if you are looking to match brands (amps, speakers), Marantz, Arcam and Monitor Audio really blends well, so worth a listen to, if you're on tne lookout:)

You do need some good neutral sounding cables ( isoacoustics works really well ) as it can get a bit warm sounding. And added gaia feet myself which adds LOTS. But that's quite the investment to be honest.

[curtisayers]

Just found you and subscribed. You are an excellent communicator and very thoughtful without all the audiophile verbose cliché stuff

[edmundgil]

First time viewer. This was a GREAT review! I loved your content, description, and comparisons! Your presentation is excellent; great pace, intelligent and interesting! I can’t wait to view the rest of your video reviews!

[Rattlinghope]

Hey, thanks for the advice. I am about to change Marantz 6006 UK for the 700n. I’m currently using Wharfedale diamond 9.
Do you think that this new amp would match up to Wharfedale evolution. 4.2? Thanks Phil.

[cb]

Great review, im in the market for something myself, Ive looked at the Naim Atom, id love the chord hugo TT 2, *one can only dream*, but this has come out fo no were, very intriguing.


At the moment i have an imac with an audio-quest Cobalt, that my sound-sticks are plugged into, the difference the dragon fly cobalt made was astonishing, especially when i signed up for the free Tidal subscription that came with it . i kept playing Spotify songs then the same song on Tidal at the higher bit rate, there was no going back.

[Andy-vfkp]

Thanks for the great review on this and the D11s. Coincidentally, I ordered the Marantz with D11 speakers (threw in a Powercube 2000 sub for good measure) at a local big box electronic store yesterday (before watching your reviews) after cycling through various speaker/amp combinations. The listening environment wasn’t the greatest, still, this combo stood out to me of the amps and bookshelf speakers I was considering and came close enough for my ear (and budget) when compared to a McIntosh 5300 I used as a reference. Your experience provides reassurance and has me looking forward all the more to hearing the system in my home. I was quite taken by some 9x expensive bookshelf speakers through a 3x more expensive amp at a local hi-fi shop. I’m trying to find a sweet spot between cost and performance for my small living space and am hopeful the Marantz + D11 combo lets me step away from a much larger purchase ;)

[meomarte]

Really good review!
I like your style of presentation, not being hasty or otherwise overly swooshy. :) It´s a word, right?
Regarding the theoretical limit of toslink: The connection is known in the pro audio world as ADAT and its normal mode is 8 channels at a maximum of 24 bit 48 kHz. Bump the SR to 96 kHz and the channel count goes down to 4. In hifi you really only need the 2 channels per cable, so 192 kHz is the normal top SR for stereo operation. If before you have encountered units with a limitation to 96 kHz, it has probably been because of converters chosen.