amazon Marantz M-CR610 reviews
The Marantz M-CR610 is one of the most popular mini-players in the market, thanks to its excellent AirPlay support for Apple’s handhelds as well as the who owns a high quality digital music store and wants to enjoy authentic hi-fi audio at moderate cost.
Of course, the latest hi-fi mini Marantz is still a versatile device – CD player, AM / FM radio, internet radio, as well as music streaming from popular websites like Spotify, Pandora, Last.fm … Users can also connect to other sources through two RCA, two USB ports and optical fiber port. In addition to Airplay, the M-CR610 also has a wi-fi connection, which means that laptop users (Mac and Windows) can stream music wirelessly from iTunes to the M-CR610, too. However, if the 24bit HD tracks, still have to use a USB connection or ethernet port. Fortunately, this compact unit also supports devices running Android operating system.
Formally, the M-CR610 does not have much change compared to the two “juniors” of the Marantz M-CR510 and Marantz M-CR603, still possesses elegant design with soft rounded edges, The glossy black exterior looks like a piano case (there is a choice of black color but silver color front). Function keys are arranged symmetrically on the front of the machine. The OLED screen is small, but also displays up to three lines of information.
One of the most important advantages for the M-CR610 is that it competes with its competitors in the same segment as the DAC BurrBrown 1794 (the same model used on the Marantz 11S3 Advanced CDP). This means the M-CR610 is fully compatible with digital music files up to 24bit / 192kHz in most popular formats: FLAC, WAV and ALAC (Apple Lossless), along with MP3s. , MPEG4-AAC and WMA (lossy compression).
Although it’s just a hi-fi mini system, the M-CR610 has a lot of power. Marantz engineers have powered up to four 30-watt digital circuits, and 60 watts per channel, suggesting that the M-CR610 is capable of “treating” quite a few of today’s popular bookshelf speakers. One particular feature is the M-CR603, which can be connected to two pairs of speakers, allowing users to listen to music in two different spaces. Remote is also a great highlight of this device, extremely rich, intelligent, convenient. Not only that, Japanese manufacturers also offer free applications for two operating systems iOS and Android to help users control the machine easily from smartphones or tablets.
Performing the M-CR610 fast test when the machine is not burn-in with the pair of speakers included with the LS-502, this mini set really bring a lot of surprises. With sound from the CD, the machine has shown quite full power as well as the characteristics of sound equipment brand Marantz: clear sound stage, warm sound, soft, high music. With the familiar Fragile music in the album Nothing Like A Sun, Sting’s thundering sonorous voice is replayed quite honestly, the guitar sound of the guitar dropping every moment. It is not difficult to grasp the true feelings of the artist through each note, which not all compact units do. Moderate power and sweet midrange make the M-CR610 more suitable for jazz, blues, vocals, ensembles, pop, but it also plays rock, R & B, hip-hop. Switch to the Queen’s Radio Ga Ga album, The Works, a 24bit / 96kHz FLAC file, it’s not hard to recognize the rhythmic, rhythmic, and very controlled drum sounds. Freddie Mercury’s soaring vocals sound like the accompaniment, especially in chorus. The excitement of Katy Perry’s popular Firework song (Teenage Dream album) remains intact, and the sound of the electronic instruments is fully reproduced.
However, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 seems like an overdose of reagents. The stage was not as open as it should have begun to appear overlapping between orchestral rafts and tangled in the climax. Try replacing your speakers with a pair of high-end bookshelf speakers rather than the Roksan TR-5, which has changed dramatically. The sound becomes more distinct and more detailed, the stage “order” back, the position of the musical instruments is clearer, overall slightly backward. At the same time, the M-CR610 is also a very good feature of the Roksan TR-5: it’s a deep, choppy, medium and high range of soft, soaring and smooth.
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