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What Hi-Fi? 5 stars
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The "5 stars" award distinguishes the highest quality products, according to this British magazine.
Introducing the Marantz Cinema 30
The Marantz Cinema 30 is an audio-video amplifier that embodies the culmination of Marantz’s decades of expertise. Meticulously engineered to deliver high-end features, timeless style, and optimal performance, it serves as the cornerstone of cutting-edge home theater systems.
Technical specifications
The Cinema 30 features 11 channels of amplification, with the ability to process up to 13.4 channels, making it extremely flexible for different speaker configurations. Each channel delivers 140W into 8 ohms, ensuring powerful dynamics and subtle detail with a total harmonic distortion (THD) of just 0.05%. This performance is supported by state-of-the-art technologies such as monolithic symmetrical amplifiers, toroidal transformer-based power supplies, and Marantz’s proprietary HDAM SA-2 technology.
Audio quality
The Cinema 30 is engineered to deliver an uncompromising listening experience. It is equipped to decode the most advanced audio formats, including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X Pro, Auro-3D, and IMAX Enhanced, enabling full immersion in a three-dimensional soundscape. Calibration and precise tuning are facilitated by advanced tools, ensuring a perfect fit to the room’s acoustics.
Connectivity and compatibility
With 7 HDMI inputs and a wealth of digital, analog, and phono inputs, the Cinema 30 ensures extensive connectivity to virtually any component. It supports the latest video technologies, including 8K/ 60 Hz and 4K/120Hz, guaranteeing compatibility with the newest visual formats. Built-in HEOS technology also enables wireless music streaming, offering easy access to popular services like Spotify, Pandora, and TIDAL.
Design and build
The Cinema 30 sports a modern yet timeless design, with a metal front panel and a finish available in black or silver gold. The attention to detail is evident in features like selectable side lighting and the iconic porthole display, complemented by a larger screen hidden behind a drop-down panel.
Advantages of the Marantz Cinema 30
High output power with minimal distortion for powerful, detailed sound
Versatile configuration options suited to a variety of speaker setups
Uncompromising engineering using high-end hi-fi technologies
Tailored sound quality with robust calibration tools
Comprehensive connectivity for seamless integration with other devices
Timeless, modern design crafted with attention to detail
Integration of advanced acoustic optimization with Dirac Live
Redefines cinematic sound with unrivaled audio fidelity
What the press says
The Cinema 30 offers all the luxury and refinement you expect from Marantz with all the clarity and punch you could desire and all the latest technical specifications, making it a rare versatile AVR.
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Le Cinema 30 offre tout le luxe et le raffinement que vous attendez de Marantz avec toute la netteté et le punch que vous pourriez désirer et toutes les dernières spécifications techniques, ce qui en fait un AVR polyvalent rare.
incredible amplifier. I use it in 5.1. The Audyssey calibration is simple, fast, and high-quality. It is precise, dynamic, doesn't lack power, and its warm signature pairs very well with my B&W speakers. I would have liked to have the option to connect the subwoofers via XLR
Comment from June 19, 2026 — Experience from November 27, 2025
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ampli incroyable. Je l'utilise en 5.1. La calibration audyssey est simple, rapide et quali. Il est précis, dynamique, ne manque pas de puissance, sa signature chaleureuse se marie très bien avec mes enceintes B&W. J'aurais aimé avoir la possibilité de brancher les subwoofer en XLR
Jean
I'm rediscovering my speakers (Electra 1028 BE home theater package) with this amplifier, which replaces an Onkyo TX RZ-800.
Comment from May 18, 2026 — Experience from May 07, 2026
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Je redécouvre mes enceintes (pack homecinema Electra 1028 BE)avec cet ampli qui remplace un Onkyo TX RZ-800.
Ari
Upgraded from Cinema 40 to Cinema 30. The DAC performance together with the new HDAM-units the audio quality is in completely different league compared to the Cinema 40. Amazing usability and amazing musicality with the Marantz new Cinema lineup, and the Cinema 30 is a worthy of the flagship title, simply in a league of it's own.
Comment from February 05, 2026 — Experience from January 22, 2026
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