Marantz AV8802A Reviews & Tests

Marantz's flagship AV processor has received the A suffix it perhaps always should have. The AV8802A comes to the table boasting HDCP 2.2 – so is compatible with protected 4K content from forthcoming UHD Blu-ray spinners. Bought a non-A model earlier...

Sublime natural sound; incredible detail and depth; flexible speaker and format configuration; up-to-date spec

No USB-B or Ethernet hub; annoying 75dB setup volume; no silver finish

The AV8802A brings audiophile-quality processing into a multichannel environment and for a relatively reasonable cost. The only other processor I have tested for HCC to achieve this was the Anthem Statement D2V – a few years ago now – at near three...