Marantz SR6006

Marantz SR6006 A/V receiver Review

The Marantz SR6006 loads up on modern goodies like AirPlay and USB inputs without sacrificing the warm, signature Marantz sound that defined older models. Wow... It’s February already, which means it must be time to continue our Marantz A/V receiver review legacy with a look at what’s new from the company this year. We started with the SR6004, then covered the SR6005, and now it is time to visit with the new SR6006. To save you a little time and provide some background, here’s a breakdown on how this model has progressed so far: We loved the SR6004. It earned a 9.5 rating and our Editor’s Choice award for being one of the best-sounding A/V receivers we’d tested while packing in plenty of desirable features. The price at the time was $1,250. We didn’t go quite so gaga over the SR6005. While still a very fine receiver (it’s on our test bench, as a matter of fact), we felt some of the changes Marantz made served to take a little away from the receiver’s value. Granted, the receiver’s cost dropped $250, but we missed the included Bluetooth dongle, and the change-up to the digital-to-analog converters (DACs) ended up both diminishing its sound quality a little bit and removing SACD decoding capability.