MARANTZ M-CR611

So... we’re trying to think of something that Marantz left out of this M-CR611 networked CD receiver, and we must admit that we’re coming up blank. Could this, then, be the sweet design spot for the modern equivalent of an ‘all in one’ sound system?

It’s kind of looking that way.

EQUIPMENT

The idea of an ‘all-in-one’ system has changed just a little since the days when it meant a turntable, AM/FM radio and cassette recorder/player built into the one system. The modern equivalent is surely something like the Marantz M-CR611, which packs a CD player, FM/DAB+ and internet radio, network audio streaming via DLNA, Apple AirPlay and, from the internet, using Spotify Connect, plus Bluetooth with NFC for convenient connections. Missing is AM radio, but all but the most obscure of the absent stations can be heard via internet radio. It’s a clock radio too.

All this is in a fairly compact box — 292mm wide by 111mm tall and 305mm deep — which weighs