The NA7004 is your ideal connection to your favourite music, no matter where it comes from – whether it’s from your PC, external hard disc, or as an FM, DAB or DAB+ radio station broadcast in your country, or even on the other side of the world via Internet radio or music service Napster. The NA7004 connects to them all. That’s because it incorporates technology based on the DLNA1.5 standard for audio streaming. This functionality can also be found in other products, but here it is much more directed to music lovers and audiophiles, because Marantz has done everything to ensure top-quality audio: rigid cabinet structure, strong power supply, audio output stage applying the famous HDAM-SA2, and fine-tuning by customized components. This network audio player is even ideal for people with no network installed in the home. Simply hook-up the NA7004 via USB connector on the back to your PC and it will recognize the NA7004 as an external sound card. That’s the most direct way to enjoy excellent quality. And there’s more: digital inputs, iPod-digital-compatible USB and optional Bluetooth reception. This is versatility in the extreme, but amazingly it’s also extremely easy to operate via the large display. It all goes to make the NA7004 your open door to a myriad of music stations, podcasts, documentary channels and more – all with the best possible audio quality.
DAB+
DAB is a digital radio system. It offers near CD-quality sound, more stations, additional radio and data services and therefore wider choice of programs, the ease of tuning and interference free reception for the listener, plus the information potential of data, graphics and text. DAB is broadcast on terrestrial networks, and you are able to receive it using solely a tiny nondirectional stub antenna.
DAC Mode
With the DAC mode we describe the operation of the product as an external Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC). You can connect via optical / coaxial digital inputs or the USB type B input sources such as such as an external CD drive, digital tape, music server, PC or network client. These sources can make use of the high quality D/A converter and the analogue output stage equipped with HDAM modules to enrich the sound quality. Please check USB Type B describtion as well.
DLNA
DLNA certified products guarantee a stable and fast connection, cross-brand interoperatebility, Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), automatic IP-addressing and easy to use in a wired or wireless setup with your home network: Sharing of your favourite music, photo’s and video’s stored on your PC, NAS-drive, Musicserver or HD recorder through your audio/ video set-up is possible.
HDAM SA2
Marantz developed its own discrete circuit boards to replace standard IC's. These HDAM's consists of discrete surface mount components with short mirror image L/R signal paths. Those devices are doing exactly the same thing as the Op-Amps, but outperform the regular IC Op-amps dramatically in terms of the Slew Rate and reduced noise level, resulting in a much more dynamic, accurate and detailed sound. Over the years Marantz developed different types of the HDAM to improve quality and to fit to the special requirements of a product category like CD or amplifier.
Napster
The Internet service provider Napster is a pioneer of digital music and offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences. The company’s service combines unlimited on-demand music streaming with downloadable MP3s for your permanent collection for a monthly fee. For a monthly fee you can build up your own music library online and listen to your selected music easily via the Napster-enabled Marantz product. Just log in once and enjoy your favourite music collection sorted by artist, album, title, genre, etc. In comparison to Internet radio you decide what gets played. Today it is not available in all European countries. Please visit www.napster.co.uk or www.napster.de for more details.
PC Audio streaming
Digital media stored on a computer or NAS (network access storage - network hard disc drive) is becoming more and more popular. But listening to the music only "on the go" via your portable media player or sitting in front of a PC is not a must anymore. With our products supporting audio streaming you can enjoy the music via the HiFi system in a high-quality, and while sitting on your couch.
vTuner
vTuner connects your Internet-enabled product to the wide world of streamed music and talk. vTuner hosts thousands of Internet radio stations and podcasts on a reliable and maintained platform. The amount of content they offer keeps growing. Stations can be searched by several criteria such as region and genre, etc. but it is also possible to search a station by name or add a URL of a specific station if not listed yet. vTuner doesn't need a subscription and is free of charge with the enabled Marantz products.
Works with iPhone / made for iPod
‘Made for iPod’ and "Works with iPhone" means that an electronic accessory has been designed specifically to connect to iPod and has been certified to meet the Apple performance standards. Current Marantz products carrying the 'Made for iPod' logo are compatible with the following iPod models: 4th Generation iPod or higher, iPod Classic, iPod Nano (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation), iPod video and iPod Touch. For 5th Generation iPod, iPod Nano or iPod Touch the audio transmission is digital. The "Works with iPhone" adds the iPhone to the list.