Marantz Melody Movies ER803 Blu-Ray Receiver

The Melody Movie is a high-quality Blu-ray receiver and so much more. That’s because it entertains in so many ways.

 In addition to playing Blu-ray discs, it plays CDs and DVDs – with all the finest of details faithfully reproduced. You can also plug-in your iPod, or even your mobile phone or PC – via the optional Bluetooth connection RX101.

Stereo FM/AM? No problem! The Melody Movie is also a tuner.

But most importantly, whatever the source, prepared to be fascinated, shocked and seduced. As a 2.1 BD Receiver you may want to connect just two loudspeakers directly, or with an additional subwoofer. As you’d expect, BD-picture quality is great, but also from DVDs, since Melody Movie up-scales them to 1080p HD resolution.

Sound quality also gets the supreme treatment with a digital amplifier that delivers 2x 70W, and an advanced smart signal processing system. In addition, with Dolby Virtual Speakers, you can experience all-enveloping surround sound from just two speakers. This is big, big entertainment from a very compact and well-designed box.

Features

• 2x 70 Watts RMS 6 ohm
• Plays Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD
• MP3, WMA compatible
• Stereo FM/AM with RDS
• BD-Live
• Video scaling up to 1080p
• HDMI 1.3a
• GUI
• Stereo down-mix
• iPod / iPhone compatible
• M-Xport
• Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone
• Subwoofer Out
• Remote Control
• Stylish and solid high gloss black cabinet

Marantz Melody Movies ER803 Blu-Ray Receiver Reviews

The Telegraph by Hunter Skipworth - October 2010
The Marantz Melody Movie makes the perfect all in one playback solution for any living room.
 
Most of us are well aware of the outstanding picture quality provided by Blu-ray. But many are yet to embrace the added enjoyment of the format's high quality sound. The extra expense of home cinema speakers or a proper audio system for some being an unnecessary luxury, myself included.

The unit itself is built from quality materials and everything from the disc tray to the door covering and the USB ports seems are superbly crafted. On the back is a HDMI output for Blu-ray playback, as well as three auxiliary inputs and a secondary USB port to read music from hard drives. Irritatingly, the iPod dock connector is on the front of the unit, which means you have to spoil the Marantz's fine lines with trail of unsightly cables.

Blu-ray playback is of a seriously high standard, an audio quality is even better. I had the Melody Movie connected to a pair of KEF's Q300 (already an impressive sounding set of loudspeakers) and the Marantz had no problems driving them. The iPod connection provided direct control and playback from my iPhone and turned out a decent enough sound.

Not much else can be said about the Melody Movie other than that it will play just about any format of media you have. Anything from CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays and your iPod or iPhone will connect and play quickly and easily and the Marantz will do a great job driving sound through any decent set of speakers.

Veronica Magazine - Oct 2010
All in one!
CD’s that we listened to for ages, sounded on the Melody Movie as if we heard them for the first time again. Marantz is also the master of upscaling, for cd’s as well as for DVD’s, so no need to buy your DVD collection in HD! Besides the quality, the mat design makes it a great addition to your livingroom!

Marantz Melody Movies ER803 Blu-Ray Receiver Specifications

FEATURES
High quality power output    2 x 70 W
Compatibility: CD / DVD / Blu-Ray
Broadcast bands:  FM / MW
iPod / iPhone compatible USB front input
BD-Live
HDMI version 1.3a
DVD up-scaling    >1080p
True 24 Frames Per Second (FPS)
GUI
Pure Direct
Tone Control: Bass / Treble
Multi Channel Down Mix
Virtual surround
MP3, WMA, JPEG from: CD / USB    
Auto Tuning
Presets    40
RDS: PTY / PS / RT
Clock
Sleep Timer
Programmable Timer: Once / Daily
 
AUDIO/VIDEO COMPATIBILITY
CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW
DVD Compatibility: DVD-V /  DVD-R / DVD-RW (video) / AVCHD / Xvid (.avi) / MPEG-4
 
INPUTS/OUTPUTS
Composite out
HDMI Out (version 1.3a)
Analogue In    3
AUX In (Front)
Analogue Out: 2ch
M-Xport for RX101
Subwoofer Out
Headphone Out
iPod / iPhone compatible USB (front)
USB input for BD-Live (back)
Ethernet BD-Live
 
SPECIFICATIONS
Power Output (8 / 4 Ohm RMS)    70 W
Number of channels    2
Freq. Response (Analogue In)    5Hz-20kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio (audio)    90 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (audio)    0.03%
Frequency Range FM    87.5 - 108 MHz
Signal to Noise Ratio (Mono/Stereo) FM    65 dB / 60 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (Mono/Stereo) FM    na
Frequency Range AM    522 - 1620 kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio AM    45 dB
 
GENERAL
Remote Control    RC001ER
Power Consumption in W    67
Standby Consumption in W    0.5
Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H)     280 x 302 x 111mm
Weight     5.0kg