Technique

The new PM6007 has only 2×45 watts (class A/B) on board but uses their patented HDAM SA-3 (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Mode) technology from their more expensive series. This technique works with a current feedback process that should provide more speed and dynamics in the playback. By using special circuit boards instead of opamps, they want to obtain a lower noise floor which in turn must provide more detail in the playback.

Inside, we see a well filled chassis with a large toroidal core and a lot of circuit boards. Pretty busy but everything was thoughtfully implemented.

Setup and installation

The Marantz PM6007 replaces an Audiolab 6000A in the set below

- Bowers 606 S2

- Nad M50

- Norstone Stylum 2

- IsoAcoustics Aperta

- Wiring: (Qed, Dion Audio)

A sleek system as you’ll notice with little hardware and few cables. We’ve streamed via Tidal (Hifi and MQA), imposed CDs and played high-res files via a USB stick. We used several speakers in addition to the Bowers 606 S2 and they all went surprisingly well. Our Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee sounded excellent, the Elac Carina BS243.4 were nicely balanced and the Q Acoustics 3030i , perhaps the least successful combination, still sounded good

Overall a pleasant amplifier that combines easily with different speakers. We mainly listened through the built-in dac and it went very well with the sparkling Bowers. Although Marantz and Bowers traditionally are not a balanced marriage, this time it was indeed very successfull. There are no certainties anymore! On the analog inputs we connected a few separate dacs (Denafrips Ares2, Benchmark Dac3 B) and they came through nicely. We did not test the phono stage.