Marantz CINEMA 40 Home-cinema-receiver

Really happy with this cinema 40. After a few weeks of research debating on what to go for I I’m absolutely certain I made the right choice. I really wanted something with good 2 channel stereo and this really impressed me. Switching to pure direct mode you can push the volume up high and it handles it immensely. Cinema side of it is absolutely amazing. Odyssey setup makes it even better.

I had the Yamaha RX-A8A which had given me nothing but problems. This is not the top of the range, but it does everything you need and well. It looks and feels as good as 70s gear (the knob makes all the difference) and the port. It looks expensive and is, but it's good and can be used as a pre-amp AND importantly four discrete sub outs and the best bass management system. I've not had it long but this things is rock solid and I hope it lasts me at least a decade or two. The only upgrade is going into real power amps and using real phono stages. As a pre its actually perfect, much, much better then the Yamaha (apart from the amps on paper) but this is much like the reason you buy an iPhone over an Android not for the paper or features it's cause it's rock solid, causes less stress and lasts longer. I have not spent too long with it and haven't needed to - it behaves as I need out of the box and it's snappy, they haven't cheeped out on the CPU.

They gave great advice beyond the equipment purchased and only sold us what we needed not the most expensive option. Honest people to deal with.

Although I purchased my Marantz Cinema 40 a few weeks ago I haven't had a deal of time to explore all it's facilities. But I have listened to music and watched films on TV and DVD and the sound is fantastic and I am really pleased I bought it. It is really worth the 5 star rating I have given it.

Amazing AV Receiver, huge upgrade from my old flagship model. Always a massive pleasure dealing with RS staff and service in Leicester. Jason especially. I've been using this branch in Leicester for 30yrs!