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#hometheater
Marantz VP-15S1 Projector Brings on the High-End 1080p
Marantz rolled out another one of its higher-end 1080p DLP projectors for home theater today, wrapping up this VP-15S1 in the same package as last year's model but significantly enhancing the specs. The contrast ratio is punched up, from 6500:1 in the old model to 10,000:1 on this one, and it's significantly brighter, up to 1000 lumens from 700 lumens before. Also updated is the color processing, from 10-bit before to 12-bit now. But the most notable aspect of this new release is the severe price cut. More » -
#gadgets
Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Field Recorder Might Sound as Good as It Looks
It's hard to tell from this pic of the $400 Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Field Recorder, but this relatively small solid-state device is slightly larger than a deck of cards. Despite its diminutive stature, it's packing pro-level features that podcasters will like, recording MP3 or WAV files in 16- or 24-bit rez. Its display screen uses OLEDs just like many cellphones, and it's got a couple of high-quality omnidirectional condenser mics built into the top. If you don't like those, you can plug in your own external mic, albeit with a 1/8" input, not XLR (so much for that "Professional" braggadocio). The feature we like the most besides its good looks and compact size? It uses either SD or SDHC flash memory cards. Look for it to ship in November. [BB Gadgets] -
#marantz
Marantz ES7001 S.S.X Surround Sound Bar
As I become more and more enthralled by the simple home theater setup fake surround sound bars provide, I'm surprised to see high-end Marantz get into the game that is otherwise known for midrange players. (This was announced at CEDIA, but I missed it then, and it deserves your attention now). Like the Yamaha YSP series, it uses delays and volume tweaks to emulate surround sounds; unlike the YSP-4000, it only has 6 speakers, a pair of tweeters, mids and lows, with 60 watts total, so you're not going to likely get the same granular, discrete, faux-surround channel effect that the Yammy does using its 42 discrete drivers. They both have HDMI Inputs, but I have no idea if the Marantz does upscaling or audio surround. But there is a price differential of $1299 for the Marantz vs $1800 for the Yamaha. One thing: I don't like the distracting silver strip on the front. [Marantz] -
