First Look
This combo retained the legendary porthole
design which has become an identity for Marantz. Build quality is very sturdy
and heavy. The back panel is highly populated as expected.
Technical Aspects
The Marantz combination has two parts: The
pre-section and the power section.
The pre section, AV-8801, is in reality the
brain of this Marantz setup, armed with their most advanced multi-DSP audio
processor. It features a wide range of surround sound decoding capabilities to
support for the latest high resolution
audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. With 11.2 channels
offerings, the AV- 8801 also delivers expanded multichannel decoding namely
Audyssey DSX and DTS Neo X.This gives you giving you opportunity to add additional
front height and width channels for a truly expansive and immersive surround
sound experience.
The Marantz AV - 8801 is equipped with the
Audyssey MultEQ XT32 automatic room measurement and correction capability. The
unique feature about this version of the Audyssey is that it corrects the time
domain of the setup as well, whereas most other versions corrects only for the
frequency of the setup. So while setting up, you don’t have to manually enter
the time delay for surround speakers (if required) - the software will do it
for you.
Marantz has also included the highly
successful Audyssey LFC (low-frequency containment) option. This feature (also
present in many other AV receivers. This utility adjusts the bass response to
minimise leakage of sound to adjacent rooms or apartments, while at the same
time delivers a satisfying wide range of listening pleasure.
In the video department, apart from all
possible connectivity, Marantz have also incorporated the ability to upscale SD
and HD to ultra high definition (4K). Also, it can accept and pass-through 4K
content, which does make sense if you have 4K or UltraHD displays with you but
feeling bad as there are no 4k content in the market to play.
Let us now look into the MM 3077, the power
section of the combo, it features Marantz’s unique current feedback discrete
power amp is capable of extracting the maximum detail from latest high
resolution audio formats. The powerful amp is capable of delivering a
reasonable 150watts in each of the seven channels.
Bottom line:
Pros are: Directivity in sound, Ease of
use, Convenient set up procedure.
Cons are: When you will compare price and the quality of sound, you might be
disheartened.
