[Silver Serpent]

Originally Posted by goujam

No Ive not touched the speaker wires since I set it up the weekend, was just watching TV.

I hope it's not the Pop of Death:

Marantz SR6004/SR5004 Owners' Thread - AVS Forum

Make sure the speaker cable is wired in correctly with no bare wire exposed at the terminals.

The amp may have gone into protect mode for some reason therefore won't turn on right away again after shutting off. Unplug it for awhile then plug back in again and see if it will power on.

[goujam]

Originally Posted by Silver Serpent

I hope it's not the Pop of Death:

Marantz SR6004/SR5004 Owners' Thread - AVS Forum

Make sure the speaker cable is wired in correctly with no bare wire exposed at the terminals.

The amp may have gone into protect mode for some reason therefore won't turn on right away again after shutting off. Unplug it for awhile then plug back in again and see if it will power on.

I have managed to get it running now it had gone into protection mode I used a 3 button reset on the front of the unit and it kicked to life. I have started another thread on it

Marantz SR6004 Loud POP now wont work!

I still dont know why it has happened though, the cable im using is single strand flat cable so it wont be a loose strand causing a short. It was also nice and cool when it went so not over heating, it just seemed strange how it went while watching the one show of all things (maybe that was the Problem) Ive sent Marantz support an email to see if they have any surgestions. Lets hope it doesnt happen again

[goujam]

Well My amp shut down again tonight but without the loud POP,I have used the 3 button reset and its up and running again. However the unit is nice and warm on the top, its ot that hot I cant touch it but it is very hot. Is this normal, if so has anyone found a way to overcome this maybe a fan inside the case?

[a8ch]

I did read somewhere that Marantz were fussy with the hdmi levels from some components, the ps3 being one. Try isolating one by one, may be worth a try?

[goujam]

Originally Posted by a8ch

I did read somewhere that Marantz were fussy with the hdmi levels from some components, the ps3 being one. Try isolating one by one, may be worth a try?

well both times its gone is when watching tv on a virgin v+ box. so if anything like that is causing it it would be that but what could i do about it? im looking into cooling at the moment its getting very warm on the left top sidei have plenty of room both sides of it but only a few cm above it.

[a8ch]

Originally Posted by goujam

im looking into cooling at the moment its getting very warm on the left top side i have plenty of room both sides of it but only a few cm above it.

As convected heat rises away, this is where you need the most space, unless you have an oven on your hands, paticularly if you play loud, have long speaker cable runs of thin gauge, not very sensitive speakers, or any combination of the above.

[goujam]

Originally Posted by a8ch

As convected heat rises away, this is where you need the most space, unless you have an oven on your hands, paticularly if you play loud, have long speaker cable runs of thin gauge, not very sensitive speakers, or any combination of the above.

I dont play Loud music and my wire is 15 Gauge, My two fronts are Bi amped if that makes a difference. My speakers must be fine as they run on my ONKYO 507 fine with no issues at all, the main difference is the MArantz is taller than my ONKYO so it only has a few cm of gap at the top of the amp.

Im thinking of putting a fan behind my amp blowing air over the top of the amp to increase air flow, do you think this would compensate any for the lack of space above the AMP.

[a8ch]

Originally Posted by goujam

I dont play Loud music and my wire is 15 Gauge, My two fronts are Bi amped if that makes a difference. My speakers must be fine as they run on my ONKYO 507 fine with no issues at all, the main difference is the MArantz is taller than my ONKYO so it only has a few cm of gap at the top of the amp.

Im thinking of putting a fan behind my amp blowing air over the top of the amp to increase air flow, do you think this would compensate any for the lack of space above the AMP.

Yes would help enormously if the air flow is fast enough, should also create a venturi effect drawing cooler air in from the sides. I take it you have used the 6004's biamp facility, i.e. using the `height' spk terminals and flicked switch to bi-amp mode.

[goujam]

Originally Posted by a8ch

Yes would help enormously if the air flow is fast enough, should also create a venturi effect drawing cooler air in from the sides. I take it you have used the 6004's biamp facility, i.e. using the `height' spk terminals and flicked switch to bi-amp mode.

yeah i used the bi amp function but its connected to the surround back terminals and speaker c on as per the manual !

[a8ch]

Originally Posted by goujam

yeah i used the bi amp function but its connected to the surround back terminals and speaker c on as per the manual !

Apologies thought it was the Heights without checking.

[goujam]

you had me worried for a bit lol !

ill get a fan over the weekend and try to cool it down hopefully it will work.

[goujam]

On a different topic, ive just turned on my 15 year old technics system, back then it was only £200 all in and the bass from that seems to be alot better than with my marantz and mission setup. At the moment I dont have a sub on my Marantz as its being repaired so I have my speakers set to large on the front. I have set bass to +6 and it just isnt compteing, the hi frequencies and midrange are a lot better on my marantz though is there something I could be missing on my setup to improve my bass response. The speakers I have are Mission e54's there frequency range should go down to 40hz but im not sure if there more suited to Home cinema than music!

[a8ch]

Something is definitely wrong with your avr settings, speaker connections or the avr is faulty. The bass from the 6004 is very good, more in keeping with a dedicated stereo amp tbh. I have used it with Kefs, my current esl's and more recently with little JBL Control 1's successfully.

Systematically work through the settings with manual in tow, check speaker cable polarity, if not improved, make sure speakers are not faulty. This is the only way to confirm a faulty avr.

[goujam]

Originally Posted by a8ch

Something is definitely wrong with your avr settings, speaker connections or the avr is faulty. The bass from the 6004 is very good, more in keeping with a dedicated stereo amp tbh. I have used it with Kefs, my current esl's and more recently with little JBL Control 1's successfully.

Systematically work through the settings with manual in tow, check speaker cable polarity, if not improved, make sure speakers are not faulty. This is the only way to confirm a faulty avr.

Ive checked the cabling out today and all seems fine there, I then run some frequency sweeps to check the bass and the speakers were giving a decent response at around 65 hz any lower and the volume dropped off (all done by ear not spl).

When watching TV and films I get what I would expect from the sound. But I brought the marantz for a improvement in music and Imnot seeing yet. I have got the eq turned off at the moment I reset the unit when the sub went down and havent run the audysseey set up since or manually set the eq. How much do the settings in the eq make maybe I should notch the low end frequencies up a few notches ?

Im just hoping its a setting and not a faulty AMP or speakers!!

[a8ch]

Originally Posted by goujam

Im just hoping its a setting and not a faulty AMP or speakers!!

Agree imo it is one of the most musical avr's I have heard in it's rrp price range. Apologies for not being able to nail it for you, mine hasn't dropped a beat since I bought just under two years ago, and I have absolutely no plans to part it anytime soon tbh.

If you got it for a good price, persevere with it, even if a repair is needed imo it's that good for stereo replay. Good luck

[goujam]

Well my reciever shut down again today but this time it wont reset. Ive disconnected everything and it still wont reset. Looks like contacting the service centre see if I can get it repaired really gutted and my TV speakers sound terrible lol

[goujam]

Had my quote for the repair £200 I hope this amp is worth the money !

[Keiron]

I'm considering one of these units second hand as a possible replacement to my Yamaha which has HDMI handshake issues with my Apple TV running XBMC.

Can anyone please tell me whether the unit allows HDMI pass through in standby? (I think the question has been asked in this thread but without a clear answer)

On a similar theme, will it allow switching of HDMI input in standby?

I will be using a Harmony remote. Does the unit have discrete inputs for HDMI source or do you have to scroll?

Regarding the dreaded "pop of death", am i to assume that was an issue that arose in the first few months of ownership wo any units still around today will be OK?

Finally...these are very hard to come by. Apart from these forums (there is one listed now but not black and overpriced in my opinion), any ideas where to get one? Anyone thinking of selling...please let me know and we can do it properly through Classifieds.

Thanks

[Keiron]

OK so I bought a 6004 of a fellow member here and I'm enjoying the sound very much (MA GS10 fronts, Wharfedale Diamond rears).

I have a couple of questions:

1. In the absence of an overlayed on screen display, and with the absence of "diccrete" remote codes for selecting surround modes etc, how on earth do people monitor the status of the amp? The crammed display of the unit is not even legible from 6 inches.

2. So far, I'm not impressed by Audyssey. I listen to music and watch movies through XBMC on my jailbroken ATV2, in other words, the same source. My main two modes are probably going to be Auto and occasionally I like to choose DPL2 for music. However, if I'm in Auto, when I press "Surround", it says Auto again on the display, and when I press it again, it just moves to the next mode in the cycle. In other words, I have to go through the whole cycle every time. Anyone found a solution to this?