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Engadget: Marantz has unveiled its 2010 line of high end receivers, amplifiers, pre amplifiers and Blu-ray players, and naturally the headlining upgrades have to do with streaming internet video access, Blu-ray 3D and HDMI 1.4 compatibility. You can check out the press releases for all the details, but we’ll highlight the UD7005 ($899, due in September) and UD5005 ($499, August) “Universal Media Players,” which earn the tag by including everything SACD, DVD-Audio, DivX and even Blu-ray 3D playback, plus improving on their predecessors by featuring DLNA v1.5 streaming access and built in Netflix and YouTube compatibility. One disappointment however, while some are still waiting for an updated version of the flagship SR8002 receiver, with only new editions in the form of the SR5005, SR6005 and SR7005 receivers. The SR7005 features six HDMI 1.4a inputs, with Windows 7-compatible DLNA, iPod, IP control, Pandora and the other usual feature boxes checked when it ships next month for $1,599.

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Akihabara News: The PM5004 and CD5004 are the latest integrated Amplifier and CD player available on Marantz Japan catalog.
Scheduled to be released in the middle of July on the Japanese market, the PM5004 anyone looking for superb performance without the complexity or cost of a comparable receiver or preamplifier/power amplifier combination. As usual, we have a minimalist but nice design, that give you the impress to have an incredible amplifier.It develops an output power of 40 Watt per Channel at 8 Ohms. It also provides a THD of 0.05% (20Hz – 20kHz, 8 ohms), a frequency response of 10Hz – 50kHz, and a S/N rato of 103dB. It also comes with Analog L&R In (x5), Analog L&R out (x2), Phono input, Headphone out.

Dimensions: 440×370×105mm
Weight: 6.7kg

Regarding the CD5004, the CD player, it has been made to fit the PM5004. It features the same design, and promises CD reproduction without any noise interference. Regarding the Digital / Analog conversion, it’s handled by High performance Cirrus Logic CS4392 D/A converter.
Our little boy is compatible with CD-R/RW / MP3 / WMA, and seems to be well equipped with Independent Gold Plated RCA Analog L&R out, TOSLINK Digital Optical Out, and Gold plated RCA digital Coaxial Out. Lastly, it provides a Dynamic Range of 100dB, Frequency Response of 2Hz – 20000 Hz, a THD 0.002%, and a S/N ratio of 110dB.

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