I’m recently purchased PM6007 to replace Yamaha AS501 because of spare part unavailable. To my surprise PM6007 sound like from much higher league. When I tested with Bon Jovi Live at Madison Square Garden blu ray (many reviewers complained that audio sound decent or bad including me). I can literally hear clearly individual instruments with my normal average volume. The details, atmosphere and soundstage literally blow my mind. In fact I was testing 3 days continuously just to make sure before I posted. In fact my wife now like to join me for Blu-ray movies that beforehand she have less interest. My system consists of: LG 48C2 Oled TV, Reavon UBR-X100 4K blu ray player, Marantz PM6007 amp, Mission 780S speakers (1994 model still going strong)with bi wire, Paradigm PDR100 subwoofer and connectivity are Audioquest, Chord Company and QED. I’m smiling everyday 😊
Congratulations man, very good amp. Nice quality materials, good detailed and warm sound. And as you said earlier, if it work for you and your satisfied, than that's what matters the most. Undoubtedly that is a good amp, not the best but definitely not bad. Happy holidays!
I just bought this amp. Its playing maybe about 3hours and I don't like it yet. I was using old Sony stereo amp on MOSFETs and 2 x 50wpc and sounds much warmer for me and has much more bass and even sound stage was bigger, dipper. This Marantz has very clear sound maybe even to clear for my ears anyway. The bass its not too deep - at first few seconds I thought that bass is still in the cardboard box lol, quite a lot high frequency , treble and could be too much for someone. Marantz build quality is very good, well built and really nice looking amp for this money. I have wharfedale 230 connected to this amp and all together is bit too bright where with Sony was perfect. I connected subwoofer Gale 10inch 100watt rms to get more bass. I hope its become more warmer after breaking in/few weeks this amp . If You want to buy it I advise to get demo before buying.
I have exactly that pair and Im quite disappointed. Super dull with no dynamics unless you really begin to crank up volumen. Something I cant really do. Im trying to investigate if I did something wrong in the setup.
Great neat unboxing and impressions, this is sure a great budget amplifier great choice, I’m contemplating between Marantz pm6007 vs Audiolab 6000A 😅, I just ordered my wharfedale diamond 12.2 at the moment I only have a receiver. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying your time with it🙂👍🏻
I also have a diamond 12.2 currently connected to topping pa5 + topping e50 and smsl a300/da9 + smsl d300. I am considering pairing the smsl d300 with pm6007. Have you gone ahead with the pm6007? If so, what is your impression of the amp? I wonder if I will get better sound from the pm6007. Thanks
Could be too bright for wharfedale speakers, I have it with Wharfedale diamond 230, bit dry bass in my opinion, should have more bass , dipper and wormer , very clear sound maybe too clear for someone
I`ve got one in silver.Blue tooth is only handy when you are driving in your car imo.Ok its also handy listening at home but i like more tradition when i sit at home listening to music.I`m another vinyl collector like i was in the day when it was only vinyl or cassette and i`m considering buying on vinyl everything i`ve bought on CD and playing it all through my Marantz
Bought this amp,and cd player ( cd6007 ),paired with Wharfdale diamond 12.3 ,floorstanders ..sounds really nice ,and warm ...maybe the people ,who don't have a great opinion..should match it with some really good speakers ?
I have one and it's brilliant. As always you have to take price into consideration and at £500 it is exceptional in my opinion. I think you have to go at least twice the money before you start to hear an improvement on sound in my opinion. I use it with the marantz CD 6007 and a pair of tannoy dc6t revolution speakers. I use high quality RCA cables and it sounds great with all types of music especially folk and classical. Like all amplifiers it sounds better when it's warmed up. Good value, Good sound as long as the other equipment used with it is of good quality as anyone into hifi will tell you.
Update on my amp set up I've now included a rel 1003 subwoofer and when balanced correctly it sounds fantastic. It's very important to balance the sub with your existing speakers. The idea is not to have a sound which is boomy and thumpy. I'm very pleased I included a subwoofer
I added a sub too. It’s a great amp for the money and the sub just adds a fantastic dimension to the sound. I would recommend it to anyone using bookshelf speakers that don’t dig down too deep. I’m really impressed with the 6007.
It's a lovely looking machine. I already have a Rotel A11 Tribute but when I saw this come on offer in silver, I had to pull the trigger. Can't wait to see how they compare powering some Focal 926's
@@plusforce hi, yes i did they are both great I chose to use Marantz with 926's in the main room as it has better connectivity than the Rotel, coax and optical for TV duties, one thing it is lacking though is Bluetooth but I use the ifi Zen blue so no issues. The Rotel is also an excellent amp but it lacks a bit of weight in the lows compared to the Marantz.
@@Kristijan. That would be most convenient thanks! Want to know where to place my power strip to plug in the pm6007 and cd6007 and also the audio technica at-120lpx. Do you also know the length of that power cord? You have the same turntable right?
No, it's not... It's an amp made by a cooperation to cater to people who are not technically minded with little or no electrical knowledge. I have an amplifier made in 1978, SPORTING BETTER SPECIFICATIONS than this $HIT amp, and well the build quality of this aforementioned amp speaks for itself, it still works great. BTW there's no such thing as breaking in an amplifier, if you look on the datasheet of an electrical component such as a electrolytic capacitor most notable example, you will see they have a finite lifetime.
Your problem is your reading specs.. You need to listen to music.. Ive been through 10k of musical fidelity and naim amps, and for me, for me.. This amp sounds better in my personal space, my house, nobody elses, than the others.. Weirdly enough i add a fraction of treble ( not an audiophile thing to do i know) and norah jones is sitting next to me.. Great £400 buy..
Before you knock this amp remember you may have an amp made in 1978 but how much did this 1978 cost? If the amp bought then was a very expensive amplifier then it isn't fair to compare them. To get the sound quality this marantz produces back in 78 was expensive compared to today this is because we have progressed. It's like tvs in the 60s cost far more than tvs today but I know which gives the best picture. Today's amps are better considering what they cost. If you want an amp which has the build quality and sound quality of expensive amps from the 70s then think more five to ten thousand pounds rather than five hundred. There were amps on the market in the 70s which cost the equivalent of many weeks wages. This marantz is less than one and a half weeks wage. NO COMPARISON I SAY.
What utter rubbish you spout. The main japanese designer of marantz equipment was world renowned for his expertise and our ears know what we like & our head tells us what tech we need from it, stick to your old amp by all means but don't trash others who have knowledge of what we like. I am one of the oldies in my mid 60's who has owned amps and hifi seperates since I was 18, I moved on to newer tech with a great sound upgrading a new system roughly every 7 years I have owned Marantz plus others in the past but recently gone back to Marantz not only because the sound is what I prefer but the fact their tech is up to date with the digital age which I moved with into high res files from the new marantz cd6007usb as well as vinyl on a rega p3, I also stream via Bluetooth depending on my preference using the files on my pc & samsung s22 ultra mobile via high res. I could pretend I am still an old man stuck in the past still enjoying a worn out looking dated amp & equipment but people move with the times so does the tech. How's your hearing compared to when you got that old amp, guarantee you don't hear it at your age as it really should sound.
@@ENGLISHISBEST marantz is a great product I agree 100%. I wanted a sound quality which the pm 6007 achieves but couldn't afford it back in the 70s. Today it is affordable compared to back then this I believe is called progress. Anyone who's thinking of spending a lot of money on a system let's say ten grand or more then for Pete's sake do your research you just may find that spending half that gets you what you want and are satisfied with. A ten grand amp is not necessarily better than a five grand amp and that goes for all HiFi products.
