Marantz PS5200 (2001)
The Marantz PS5200 is an AV surround amplifier released in July 2001 at ¥58,000. It was Marantz's take on its "Pure Surround" concept - an AV receiver built with the company's pure-audio amplifier know-how rather than treated as a separate, lesser category. The amplifier section uses discrete six-channel circuitry rated at 90W per channel into 6Ω (20 Hz-20 kHz). All five main channels and the surround back center deliver identical power and response. (Note: some sources list a higher output of 130W at 6Ω.) A large power transformer feeds the output stage.
On the decoding side, the PS5200 was fully equipped for its era: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX (6.1ch mode), DTS, DTS-ES (6.1ch mode), Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II (Movie/Music), MPEG2 AAC, plus a Virtual (TruSurround) mode and six-channel stereo. It also handles Dolby Surround EX and DTS-ES software through its "6.1 Matrix" processing. Digital conversion is done by Cirrus Logic DACs. The front two channels get a 192 kHz/24-bit element "like the upper model," and the remaining channels use 96 kHz/24-bit parts. The PS7200 shares a service manual with the PS5200 and is the implied upper model.
Inputs are generous: five composite/S-video lines each, eight analog stereo audio inputs, two optical and two coaxial digital inputs, and a 6.1-channel direct input for Super Audio. All channels have pre-out jacks, plus one optical and one coaxial digital output. The unit weighs 12.9 kg and measures 440 × 164 × 425 mm. Power consumption is rated at 310W. It shipped with a pre-programmed system remote that stores codes for major TV and VCR brands. All speaker terminals are screw-type.
Documentation on the PS5200 is thin. No period reviews or detailed user reception have surfaced. What exists is a shared service manual covering both the PS5200 and PS7200 (66 pages, dated 2002.02), with block diagrams, schematics, and parts lists. Nothing turned up on this model's market history, common failures, or long-term reliability.
Known Specs
- Rated output (20 Hz–20 kHz, 6Ω): 90W × 6 channels (some sources list 130W at 6Ω)
- Maximum practical power (JEITA, 6Ω): 135W × 6 channels
- Decoding: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, DTS-ES, Pro Logic II, MPEG2 AAC
- DACs: Cirrus Logic, 192 kHz/24-bit (front), 96 kHz/24-bit (others)
- Dimensions: 440 × 164 × 425 mm; 12.9 kg
- Released July 2001 at ¥58,000
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