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Angående ljudet:The results were impressive. I would argue that you have to spend considerably more to get any appreciable benefits. To be made to feel wanting, you really have to compare it with a much more expensive player, such as the top of the range Denon DVD-A1XV, a costlier unit that uses Silicon Optix video processing; presumably Marantz will follow suit sooner or later with a DVD player using its favoured Gennum-based video processing solution, which has already been incorporated in its VP-12 S4 DLP projector.
Slutsats:Sonically, all is sweetness and light. As a CD player (many want a player that will do their CD collections justice, so this is important even for a home cinema design) the DV7600 is clean, detailed and articulate. It has a smooth, sophisticated demeanour that separates it from many lesser players. Audio jitter is 222.3ps, which can be considered very good.
Källa: Home Cinema ChoiceOverall, the Marantz DV7600 can be considered an advanced DVD player, which is strong in both features and (particularly) video and audio quality. It would provide a great basis for a fairly ambitious system, and is unlikely to disappoint either audio or cinephiles. Pioneer’s DVD DV-989AVi is better specified, but it sells for more. The choice is yours.
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Angående ljudet:The DV7600’s performance is stunning. The most remarkable attribute of its picture is its astonishing freedom from noise. Common problems with grain, dot crawl or mosquito noise are also practically entirely absent – making this Marantz a particularly good friend of projectors or really large TV screens. Also hugely impressive is the DV7600’s fine detail response. It ekes out every last drop of texture and detail from any DVD you feed it, creating a breathtaking sense of depth, scale and solidity. And this is just using the standard progressive output mode! In 1080i or especially 720p mode, the detail presented is even more acute – and remarkably, it’s achieved without unwanted processing side effects. The DV7600’s colours, meanwhile, are luminous in their intensity, especially using the RGB Expanded HDMI setting – not least because of the sumptuous depth and tone of the black-level response the deck is capable of delivering. We should say that it is possible to slightly mess up the DV7600’s pictures. If you’re too heavy handed with its noise reduction or detail-level settings, movement, especially over skin, can look a bit soft. But provided you’re careful, the DV7600’s picture is nothing short of spectacular.
Slutsats:Thankfully, audio doesn’t let the side down one bit. Standard DVD movies sound crisp, detailed and involving. But it’s with high resolution SACD and DVD-Audio that the DV7600’s prowess is most apparent. The level of detail in the mix and superb timing with all music types is only matched by the wonderfully immersive way the whole soundstage is held together, with just the right degree of control.
Källa: What Video and Widescreen TVThe DV7600 really is a stunner. It at least matches the best that its most direct rival, Denon, can offer, and simply has to be a must-audition product for anyone with a big screen or projector to feed.
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Angående ljudet:The Marantz marks itself out as a little different to the norm with spectacular clarity and sharpness and a very dark and contrasty image – particularly through the HDMI output. Shadow detail is a little lost to intense blacks but colours are richer than a Belgium chocolate torte and there is a depth of picture that few DVD players eek out at any price. Processing is also top-notch with virtually no digital banding visible even on discs with low bit-rate transfers. This is a near perfect picture for serious movie night entertainment in a darkened room. And therein lies the Marantz’s Achilles’ heel. Unless you put your TV into dynamic picture mode, thus adding all sorts of silly colour issues, the DV7600’s HDMI picture is simply too dark in daylight. Switching to progressive component connection immediately ups the brightness but you loose the awesome colour saturation and sheer clarity of the picture available through HDMI. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow’s pastiche colour is handled well in this analogue mode but Pixar animated fayre could do with a tad more pizzazz. The HDMI connection’s excellent sharpness also falls into slightly artificial looking edge definition through component video. Hmmm, a conundrum indeed.
Slutsats:Marantz’s universal players have always excelled in the audio department and the DV7600 is a cracking music maker. The CD and SACD playback in particular is right up there with best dedicated players, being as smooth as silk and graced with a spacious air and solid tuneful bass. It’s quite a sonic revelation for a DVD player and actually makes the otherwise excellent DVD-A playback sound relatively congested.
Källa: What Home CinemaThe DV7600 has more noteworthy traits than any other machine in our test but its allegiance to the dark side, particularly on HDMI video, make it more an acquired delicacy than a great all rounder. You may love it, you may not. Ooooh we think we do
