Marantz NR1506 black

If you don’t want a bulky box in the middle of your living room, you might consider the NR1506 audio video receiver. But don’t be fooled by its compact size: it packs just as much punch as its bigger brothers and delivers impressive home theater sound thanks to its five channels, each with 85 W of power, and Dolby True HD and DTS-HD audio decoders.

It also has built-in Bluetooth and WiFi, so you can play your digital media files on this magnificent system, wherever they are stored. And even though it’s a slim receiver, it has the same networking features for streaming audio as its cousins. It offers Internet radio, AirPlay and Spotify Connect, as well as seamless streaming of DSD (2.8 MHz) and HD audio. But it’s not just the NR1506’s audio capabilities that make it spectacular.

The high-quality video section has six HDMI inputs (including one on the front) that ensure full compatibility with the latest 4K Ultra HD video specifications, including a 60 Hz pass-through function. It is also HDCP 2.2 compliant, which is a requirement for copy-protected 4K Ultra HD content.

Amplifier

• Number of power amplifiers: 5
• Output power per channel
  • 6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1%, mono speaker: 85 W
  • 6 Ω, 1 kHz, 0.7%, stereo speaker: 60 W
  • 8 Ω, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.08%, stereo speaker: 50 W
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 98 dB

Multichannel Home Cinema Sound

• DTS HD Master/DTS 5.1/DTS ES/DTS 96/24
• Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD
• Multichannel stereo
• Compressed audio enhancer: MDAX2

Network

• DLNA certified (version 1.5)
• Lossy formats: MP3/WMA/AAC
• Lossless formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV
• DSD streaming (2.8 MHz)
• FLAC HD 192/24
• WAV 192/24
• ALAC 96/24
• Gapless playback (FLAC, WAV, ALAC, DSD)
• AirPlay audio streaming
• Windows PlayTo/Windows 8/RT compatible
• Internet radio (vTuner)
• Spotify Connect
• Compatible with Remote app for Android/iOS smartphones
• Ethernet/Wi-Fi (dual antenna)

Other Features

• FM/AM tuner
• Bluetooth
• Automatic speaker setup using microphone: Audyssey MultEQ
• Audyssey Dynamic EQ/Dynamic Volume
• HDMI pass-through in standby mode
• 3D video pass-through
• Audio Return Channel (ARC)
• Graphical user interface: hybrid with on-screen display
• Graphical user interface overlay on HDMI
• Smart Select
• Crossover frequencies
• Optimized bass redirection

Connectivity

• 3x composite inputs
• 6x HDMI inputs
• 3x analog inputs
• 1x digital optical input
• 1x digital coaxial input
• 2x main pre-outs
• 1x HDMI output
• 1x composite output
• 2x subwoofer outputs
• Marantz remote bus
• Network (IP control/update)
• Front inputs: HDMI/USB
• USB audio/iPod/iPhone

General

• RC028SR system remote control
• Power consumption: 180 W
• Standby power consumption in W: 0.2 (with CEC 0.5)
• Maximum dimensions (W x D x H): 440 x 376 x 105 mm
• Weight: 8.2 kg