Marantz AV7706 11.2Ch 8K Ultra HD AV Surround Pre Amplifier with HEOS Built in and Voice Control Review

The Marantz AV7706 11.2Ch 8K Ultra HD AV Surround Pre Amplifier with HEOS Built in and Voice Control is a powerful preamp for anyone looking to create an immersive home cinema or audio experience. This is a powerful device that delivers exceptional visuals in the latest 8K UHD format, featuring advanced 8K HDMI upscaling, HLG, Dynamic HDR, HDR10, QFT, VRR ALLM and more. It allows users to customize their speaker setup by connecting with power amplifiers like Marantz MM7055 or MM8077, creating a 7.1.4, 5.1, 7.1 or 2.1 speaker setup with virtual height effects. With its HDMI 2.1 connectivity this preamp provides 8 HDMI In with 8K upscaling including 1 dedicated 8K In / 3 Out HDCP 2.3 compliant and eARC, passing 8K/60Hz or 4K/120Hz video signals and supports 4:4:4 Pure Color sub sampling, Dolby Vision and BT.2020 for crystal clear video quality.

This preamp also features the Full Audyssey Platinum Suit with advanced Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Corrector for optimum calibration and acoustic correction of speaker output as well as dynamic volume and equalizer settings allowing you to create your own custom listening experience every time you turn it on. It also comes with built in wireless technology like Wi Fi, Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 giving users access to music streaming from multiple sources like Spotify, TuneIn, Deezer, Tidal and more from one room or multiple rooms when using the HEOS app. Finally it has a simple setup process thanks to its Advanced Graphical User Interface that guides you through the step by step process to help you connect all your audio and media sources to the AV Preamplifier in no time at all!

Overall I was really impressed with the Marantz AV7706 11.2Ch 8K Ultra HD AV Surround Pre Amplifier with HEOS Built in and Voice Control as it offers a complete package for anyone looking to upgrade their home cinema or audio system to take it to the next level of performance in terms of sound quality, visuals and convenience features like voice control functionality which makes it even easier to use than ever before! The only downside is the price tag which may be too high for some budgets but if you re looking for something that will provide an excellent performance then this is definitely worth considering. Highly recommended!