Garrett
I am really really pleased with this item. Previously I had the Denon D41 which is pretty good also but I had it set up all wrong with weak bad quality speaker wire and also I was powering 150w speakers at a distance of 10 meters. My god how did it work at all. After 7 years the internals in the Denon finally gave out from the stress which was initially a disappointment. This has turned into the best thing that could ever have happened to me since I got this Marantz. I haven't been listening to music right - up till now. The sound quality is stunning. I will never send music by Bluetooth on YouTube ever again. I have the marantz set up properly with the correct cable. Even the length of each speaker wire (which I'm told sound engineers measure down to the exact millimeter on left and right channel). The marantz is perfect. The only concern I have is the USB port at the back. It's not so much that the back is a bad place to have it. I feel the constant entering and removing the usb stick may damage the port eventually. This would be a very expensive repair. If they could add a second one I think this would be the easiest solution costing only an extra few euros in production. I have bought a very short 300 mm usb extension lead. This provides easy access and also protect the units usb port for the future. It's not advisable to use extension. There is an occasional delay on the unit recognising the usb but it always does eventually. And once it plays it never stops. I haven't noticed any interference with the sound. Im sticking with this system because I really don't want the usb socked to wear out. They are usually designed to last a few thousand cycles of use.
So basically the only problem with the Marantz MCR612 is that it's not immortal.
Comment from 13 October 2026 — Experience from 2 October 2026
