The new Marantz NR1501 offers full Home Theatre functionality and convenience, presented in a very elegant cabinet design. This Receiver matches the Marantz DV4003 DVD player - and when connected to a Blu-ray Player, will decode all Home Theatre formats, including the latest High Definition Audio formats (DTS-HD, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD).

Analogue video signals can be converted to HDMI, so that only one cable is needed to the display device. The NR1501 offers extensive connectivity options, including four HDMI 1.3a inputs. Its on-screen menu and MRAC auto-setup feature allows for even easier setting up of this sophisticated Receiver.

Main features include:

• Slim height cabinet
• 7x 50 Watts RMS
• HD Audio decoding: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD
• Automatic speaker setup by MRAC
• Built-in FM/AM tuner
• HDMI v1.3 - 4in / 1out 

System addict - a review of the Marantz NR1501 AVR and BD5OO4 Blu-ray player

Summary

Feast your eyes on the brand-new slimline AV receiver and Blu-ray deck from high-end favourite Marantz. Do not let the compact size mislead you, the NR1501 AVR still packs 7 x 50W amplification, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD N/A decoding and four HDMI inputs. The matching BD5O04 BD player features 36bit DeepColour support, Burr Brown 24bit/192kHz audio DACS and DivX HD,/ AVCHD compatibility.