Marantz AV8805 Home Theater Processor Review

READ OUR REVIEW: bit.ly/2QYjKmH SHOP NOW: Marantz AV8805: bit.ly/2OsupZT The AV8805 is designed to be the heart of a modern home theater system. It has a plethora of inputs and outputs that should cover just about any possible configuration. Not only is it feature laden, but Marantz has put a huge emphasis on providing great sound. One key part of the list of things that contribute to great sound is very high build quality. When we popped the cover off the AV8805, we were very impressed. We found a copper plated chassis and a very clean board layout designed to reduce noise. The power supply feeding all of the components is larger than most receiver power supplies! You’ll find solid, gold plated terminals all around and to say the AV8805 is built great, is almost an understatement, it’s just top notch and beautiful. And we have to say we really like the look from the front with just two large knobs and the retro round center display Now let’s talk about the features. The AV8805 checks off about every single box on the features list when it comes to a state-of-the-art surround sound processor. An astounding 13.2 channels of processing with 15.2 balanced or RCA outputs. 8 4K UHD and HDMI inputs. Dolby Atmos, DTS-X, and Auro 3-D processing. High performance DAC’s in all channels. Audyssey MultEQ XT32, LFC, Sub EQ HT, Dynamic Volume and DynamicEQ. Zone two and three with video outs for them as well put the AV8805 up there our favorite processors! For the analog buffs, there is a MM phono input. And if that weren’t enough, you have Heos, a cool streaming platform on board. The thing that actually impressed us the most about the AV8805 from a tech standpoint is its set up menu. This will walk you through every single cable connection (both ins and outs), every input set up, and a complete step by step guide to get all of your speakers set up properly. The processor comes with an Audyssey microphone that plugs into the system and listens to test-tones--making sure that everything is wired to the correct channels. After this the menu will ask you to move the microphone around as it plays a series of test tones. When all this is done the unit sets distances, levels, and crossover points along with applying Audyssey room correction Normally, auto setup doesn’t come close to getting the distances and levels right, but with the AV8805, it got the distances within an inch of reality and did a great job on most of the levels which is very impressive for an auto set up system. This means the average person can get the AV8805 calibrated in less than 30 minutes and have great sound Overall we found the Audyssey room correction to do a great job on improving the overall sound. Plus we were very impressed at how the AV8805 sounded on every Dolby Atmos movie we tried. It was simply amazing how it was able to place the effects all around us. The AV8805 offers just a ton of great sound and features for the money. While it is $4.5k, it’s not in the $15-30K range of the world’s best processors, yet it offers some features you only find in that rare air price class. If you want the latest in object based surround and 4K video, a simple setup process, and great sound, the AV8805 should be at the top of your list. MUSIC: Ryan Little - bit.ly/2CzyiVS

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