Guys, I think this one just want some extra bass for his music... This is over-kill...

Yes Certainly, except only one issue;

Good speaker + Good amp = Need Good DAC, which again not cheap...

Total system cost will be High~

Depends on who you asked. To me, the differences are huge until AVR amp are completely unacceptable for stereo music. I had tried from entry level AVR way to 5 figures version, all same.

If you want both AV + music playback, buy 2 separate system or buy a stereo amp that support AV bypass.

Btw, I finally bought the SR5010 because of its smaller dimension that can fit into my built-in cabinet. It is my mistake to have the cabinet built-in. So far from what I see among my neighbour, all built in TV cabinet are not HiFi-friendly.

My initial experiences with SR5010;

(1) Cheaper looks as compare to my previous SR5005
(2) Funny sticker on top warn people not to upgrade firmware via OSD. Else RM100 will be charged for reformatting. Since it is Marantz and we buy original, why we cannot upgrade via OSD?
(3) After calibration with my 5.1, I found the sound quality lost to SR5005. Not sure if it is due to eco mode, which I will try to disable. Any idea on how to disable it? My previous SR5005 sound was much bigger (center is KEF Q600c).
(4) Its smaller... I mean the depth and it is the main reason why I bought it.

For the scale of 1 to 10 where 5 is acceptable and 10 is perfect (example: some better McIntosh amp driving Utopia with > RM100k setup), for music playback, NR1607 get around 2.5 to 3 points where PM6005 can get 7.5 to 8 points.

Differences amp are built for different reasons. Example: Pioneer excellent AVR LX-8x series can score very high marks in AV, but for music, it is the worst where I can give 1 points or even less for it.

nice price. Certainly very high value for $$$. PM6006 is for those needing 2x digital input. But who need 2x digital input?

Call Desa Home la.

I not dare to update as already warned by the sticker..

I really feel funny about the sticker as we bought original... and original cannot update firmware.. Dunno what logic is that...

Agree.

You wait for me and I wait for u... Hahaha...

Anyway, I have no rush to update as I do not have speakers on ceilings with only basic 5.1. No point upgrade right?

I change from SR5005 into SR5010 and from my experiences (DTS-HD movies), surprisingly the sound quality is degraded even I had disable the ECO mode.

Maybe when I have time, I should redo the calibration.

Suggest you to go for higher end and skip SR5010.

Congratulation and thanks for the useful information

IMO, avoid 5 series as they are no good. Just like their stereo PM series.

Anyway, I still bought SR5010 for some special reason, which not about sound quality. It is about the short depth of the amp that can fit into my built in cabinet. Thus I have no choice and it was the only amp that I could find, which can fit into my cabinet.

No chance to test CD6006 yet... For CD6005, it is certainly not heavy bass.

Btw, guys, anyone know how to configure the SR5010 to show its sound source such as DTS, DTS-HD MA, Dobly HD etc?

With my ex-SR5005, it will always show the sources if DTS/DTS-HD etc... How can I configure my Marantz SR5010 doing the same... Maybe if I change sources from Media player to Astro show input for 10 seconds.. but after that always show the source quality such as DTS/Dolby etc...

I am not sure about SR6xxx and SR7xxx. I personally not happy with my SR5010. Sound quality is degradation from SR5005. Those having the older amp should keep it...

While with stereo amp, 5 series also under perform and being unacceptable even to my basic requirement. It always sound wrong with almost every titles. IMO, only 6 and 8 series are acceptable to audiophile standard.

If I assume SR is similar to PM series, then again 6 and 7 series should be way better than 5.

Btw, for CD players, both 6 and 8 series are acceptable quality. But avoid the headphone output, they are as good as hopeless when I use my Senheiser HD650.

It is not the cable. I was using same power cable...

Congratulation on your new purchase. 6 series is indeed a good choice even older model.

It will be a dream amp for me until I fix my stupid cabinet...

Congratulation on the new purchase. For your study room?