First Look
Marantz NR1403 is
a slim Av receiver, looks more like a CD or DVD player but performance wise it
is near pro! This product comes from the Marantz slim line series and it has
come after its 1402 brother with some more HDMI inputs and sheeding off some analogue
ports, keeping the pace with the time. Now the HDMI ports have 3D porting
capabilities. The 3.5 mm front auxillary input is replaced by a front HDMI
input, which might be useful for some and but inconvenience for many!
Technical Aspects
Marantz NR1403 is complete 5.1 AV receiver. This receiver will fulfill all the common needs,
one expect from a AVR. 5 HDMI inputs with 3D pass through is really a great
inclusion for the coming days. Among these 5 HDMI inputs, one is provided in
front for quick access is also a nice idea. Only if, they could retain the
3.5mm auxiliary port also!
Another great inclusion is proprietary M-X
Port with optional receptacle. With this you can play streaming musing from
your bluetooth devices.
Note You will get only one co axial and one
optical digital input. By chance you need more than these, you will be
disappointed.
The power output is little low at 50 watts
per channel, but fairly good enough for the small satellites.
Bottom Line:
keeping in mind that, this is not one of
the expensive models, it delivers all the functionalities, which an AVR is meant
to. It delivers the quality of Marantz as well. You can control the modern apps
of iOS and android, which is a bonus. Thremote is simple and a pleasure to
handle. A slim instrument will fulfill most of your music and movie needs. now
the choice is yours.
