Podcast #956: Marantz 2020 Lineup

We have a full show today with a quick followup to last week's Eufy camera review that includes the Pan and Tilt version. We discuss our question of the day: Would you pay $280 for a High fidelity power cable for your AV system? We take a brief look at Home Theater Review's discussion of the NAD T778 and we run through the new receivers just announced by Marantz.

Update to Eufy Camera Review - Ara bought and tested the Pan and Tilt version of the camera. It has all the same features as the stationary model but allows for moving the camera around via a touch pad. It costs $10 more and is like a tiny R2D2. This is the perfect camera for those situations where you want a larger field of view. Object tracking works will and is kind of creepy. Also, the camera has gone offline twice requiring a rest.

Question of the day. Would you pay $280 for a High fidelity power cable for your AV system? Why or why not? Followup Question. What is the most you would pay for such a cable?

Bright Side Home Theater Podcast - 25 years ago yes. I absolutely would and did because I didn't know any better. You're system is only as good as it's weakest link and I've since learned I'd need a system worth over 1mil to even approach seeing a difference in a $280 power cord.

J.P. Lyman - How much is the rest of the system? For myself my hearing is not what it once was - so I doubt that I would hear that much of a difference.

Russel H - I paid $100 for a cable about 10yrs ago. I was kicking myself because I probably could have gotten the same results with a $20 cable.

Joakim Lind - If it would make a noticeable difference then yes. But I doubt it would.

Jon Zbrzeski - No, because the cable from my house to the electric tower isn't hi-fi.

NAD T 778 AV Receiver Reviewed - HomeTheaterReview.com

We don't typically review really high end gear on the show but we thought it might be nice to learn about such a receiver. The NAD T 778 goes for $3000. More than many of our listeners will pay for their entire setup ($1500 for a TV, $750 for a soundbar and another $100 for a set top box). We know there are many who will pay more than the $3000 for their system but very few will spend that much on the receiver alone.

Speaking of high quality receivers...

Marantz introduced their new lineup for 2020.

• SR5015 ($1,099) (September 15)
• SR6015 ($1,599) (September 15)
• SR7015 ($2,299) (July 15)
• SR8015 ($3,199) (August 15)