AV Receiver Reviews

Marantz SR7010 A/V Receiver Review Test Bench

Test Bench

Audio: This graph shows the SR7010’s left channel, from CD input to speaker output with two channels driving 8-ohm loads. Measurements for THD+noise, crosstalk, signal-to-noise ratio, and analog/digital frequency response were all within expected performance parameters. Full details available at soundandvision.com.—MJP

	0.1% THD	1.0% THD
2 Channels Continuously Driven, 8-Ohm Loads	128.7 watts	168.8 watts
2 Channels Continuously Driven, 4-Ohm Loads	201.7 watts	235.3 watts
5 Channels Continuously Driven, 8-Ohm Loads	84.3 watts	113.1 watts
7 Channels Continuously Driven, 8-Ohm Loads	83.2 watts	103.4 watts

The Marantz passed all of our usual video test benchmarks, though it exhibited the slight rolloff in chroma resolution we see with many AVRs. This result is visible with a test pattern but not likely to be noticeable with program material.—Rob Sabin