Here's a balanced combination of the performance you deserve and a price that will ease your way to the highest levels of home entertainment.  Of course it's from Marantz.  And it's got THX Select2 certification as well.  Time to boogie?  Time to settle back for a movie? We think so. And so will you.

• THX Select2 Certified
• 110 Watts x 7 Channel All Discrete Amplifier Stage
• Current Feedback Amplification
• HDMI V1.3a Repeating/Switching (4 in/2 out)
• Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD Master Audio
• Deep Color, xvYCC and SACD Support by HDMI
• Up-Conversion (w/TBC) to HDMI with 480i/480p Converter
• Dual Component Outputs
• XM HD Surround by Neural THX Technologies
• M-DAX (Marantz Dynamic Audio eXxpander) for Compressed Audio
• Audyssey MultEQ
• Direct-Set Volume, Tuner Preset and XM Preset Commands
• RS232 control and IR Flasher Input
• x2 12V DC Trigger Outputs
• 2nd Zone Audio/Video Output
• Stereo/Mono Switching for 2nd Zone
• RC8001SR Main-Room & RC101 Multi-Room Remotes Included
• <16â€� Shallower Chassis

Performance addicted?  Just call this Marantz your enabler.  With THX Select2 certification and 110 watts of continuous power per channel (yes, 110 watts from each of its seven current-feedback amplifiers!), the SR7002 opens up the home entertainment horizon for the most demanding yet cost-conscious customers out there. 

Let’s look at video capabilities first.  You can connect up to four HDMI equipped sources to the SR7002.  Direct the one you want to your display and to the SR7002’s built-in surround sound processor.  Unlike earlier HDMI connections, these handle multi-channel sound with ease.  Still enjoying non-HDMI sources?  Rest easy.  The SR7002 comes complete with format conversion lets you watch older videos through the super-convenient HDMI format.  And there’s a Second Zone audio/video output, too, so you can enjoy your entertainment throughout your entire home. 

You’ll also find Dolby Virtual Speaker so you can enjoy an immersive surround experience with the dialog clarity inherent in a discrete center channel configuration with just two speakers! 

And, speaking of clarity, the SR7002 features Audyssey’s remarkable Auto Calibration that examines your entire room to corrects for the acoustical problems that sometimes make those other seats (and you know which ones we mean, don’t you?) just as rewarding as the ones directly in front of your display device’s screen.  Of course, there’s an infrared input and two DC trigger outputs so you can coordinate your entire system for convenient remote operation.

Rated power per channel per manufacturer's specs

The number of amplified output channels

Total Harmonic Distortion - a measurement of how much the signal changes as it is increasingly made louder

The monitor outputs of this product will allow you to run through setup and configuration screens using a display instead of just the front panel

Device includes a remote control

Remote includes light-up keys

separate Remote included for Zone 2 and/or 3

A certification here means that this product meets particular specifications set in place by THX for above-par sound and video quality and performance.

support for basic 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtracks

support for extended 6.1 Dolby Digital EX soundtracks

support for soundtracks using the extended Dolby Digital Plus bitrates

support for Dolby Pro Logic 5.1 DSP

support for extended Dolby Pro Logic 7.1 DSP

support for the newest uncompressed Dolby TrueHD soundtracks found on many HD-DVD discs

support for basic 5.1 DTS soundtracks

support for extended 6.1 DTS-ES/Neo:6 soundtracks

support for extended 6.1 Dolby Digital EX soundtracks

support for the newest uncompressed Dolby TrueHD soundtracks found on many HD-DVD discs

Indicates the presence of custom,proprietary digital signal processing modes for audio

Type of connectors on the back of the product for connecting speaker cables and/or wire

Inputs that are associated with a composite and/or s-video source input

Audio and/or video inputs are available on the front of this product

Inputs that are not particularly tied to a video source input

Optical digital S/PDIF input

RCA-style digital S/PDIF input

Optical digital S/PDIF output

RCA-style digital S/PDIF output

5.1 or 7.1 analogue audio inputs that allow multi-channel sources to be sent into the device without the need for a digital audio connection

Denotes the ability to send line level signal via RCA outputs to an external or dedicated amplifier

Number of dedicated line level subwoofer outputs

single cable that supports the most basic standard definition video signals

single cable that supports the most basic standard definition video signals

single cable that supports the most basic standard definition video signals

single cable that supports the most basic standard definition video signals

Will upconvert video signals sent to the composite video inputs to the s-video output

High quality inputs often labeled red, green, blue which support up to 480p (progressive) video

High quality outputs often labeled red, green, blue which support up to 720p/1080i video

Two or more component video signals can be sent into the unit which will allow selection of either and route to a single output

Device will convert composite and s-video input signals to the component video outputs

Number of HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) inputs

Number of HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) outputs

Ability to take 2 or more HDMI inputs and route signal to an HDMI output

Ability to transcode composite, S-video and component video to HDMI

shows whether the system supports simply uncompressed PCM audio (v1.0) DVD-Audio (v1.1) SACD/DSD (v1.2) or new high resolution audio formats (v1.3 and higher)

Number of DVI (Digital Video Interface) inputs

Number of DVI (Digital Video Interface) outputs

supports XM satellite radio

supports the new XM surround format for multi-channel compressed audio

Ability to integrate an Apple iPod (cable or dock may be optional and required)

A USB audio device can be connected in order to play audio directly into the system

Includes inputs for a record player (phonograph)

Two or more audio (and/or audio-video) zones which can be assigned their own input source device

Discrete sources can be sent to Zone 2

Discrete sources can be sent to Zone 3

The amplifiers can be digitally assigned to various zones or surround speakers

Includes a microphone for allowing the system to automatically configure (at minimum) speaker size and levels

Includes a microphone for allowing the system to automatically configure on-board EQ to compensate for room acoustics

Includes a 1/4-inch TRS (stereo) headphone jack

send control signals to other components to tell them when to activate or power up and down from standby modes

Includes RS-232C serial control for sophisticated custom installation use

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