One word, amazing. I am impressed. Well worth the money I had Marantz SR7011 with was a good receiver, I decided to try separate, because I’m a Marantz fan, I decided to go with Marantz AV7706 and MM8077, best decision, the sound AMAZING. I love the sound so much that now I’m spending way more time in the basement than with my wife. LOL

I took a chance on this processor and I have not regretted it. I've been using this in my 7.2.4 home theater for the past two years and it does a great job. I see no need to upgrade anytime soon as it comes loaded with so many features. It works great out of the box but you get the best out of it after you calibrate it. Get the paid MultiEQ app and use that to calibrate it for the best performance. I paired this with some Emotiva amps to drive my speakers.

One of the best balanced output receivers for the money. With the HDMI 2.1 and HDCP 2.2 & 2.3 it’s also future proof for a long while. The 4K upscaling is incredible and works flawlessly. Can’t speak to the 8K as I do not have an 8K TV. I’m running a 5.1.2, the .2 at the end is for my 2 atmos height channels and boy do they make a difference, so much I’m adding in 2 more for the rear! You’re not going to find a better Receiver with all its features for the money. I was looking a Emotiva but couldn’t justify the $4-5K price. Purchase this one, you will be happy you did!

This unit replaces my Marantz (2011) AV7005 processor that recently self "retired". Being that this unit is 11 years later in the line, the feature set and sound processing are superior. The unit is connected to a 5.2.2 system consisting of the AV7706, B&W CMS2 speakers, NHT 200 watt amps, HSU/Earthquake 15" subs, SVS Prime Altos (purchased after the processor), Oppo and PS4 source units and a Panasonic 3d Plasma Display. Once connected and tuned (room correction) I played various hi rez 2.0/5.1 music on sacd, dvd audio and Blu-ray. What a difference 11 years can make in processing. The sound produced was clearer less muddy and the room correction is much more advanced that the first gen. Also adding Atmos processing for front "height" made Atmos encoded movies sound much fuller (millage may very by movie). I'm not going to get into the feature set because if you are reading this you know what it/they are. I would recommend this unit as it is the least expensive on the market, sounds great and and will be future proof for the next 10 years.

I purchased the AV7706 to be paired up with the MM8077 and the MM7055 to for fill my home theater needs. The family and I are really enjoy watching movies at home now and it like being at the movie theater, but in the comfort of your own home.