Marantz NR1604 Owner's Manual page 114

Tone
Adjust the tonal quality of the sound.
Setting items
Tone Control On : Allow tone adjustment (bass, treble).
Off : Playback without tone adjustment.
Set the tone control function
to "On" and "Off".
"Tone Control" can be set when "Dynamic EQ" (vpage 113) is set
to "Off".
NOTE
• "Tone Control" settings are not reflected to ZONE2.
• The tone cannot be adjusted in the "DIRECT" and "PURE DIRECT"
mode.
• The default setting differs depending on the sound mode.
Bass –6dB – +6dB
Adjust bass.
• "Bass" can be set when the menu "Tone Control" setting is "On".
• The default setting differs depending on the sound mode.
Treble –6dB – +6dB
Adjust treble.
• "Treble" can be set when the menu "Tone Control" setting is "On".
• The default setting differs depending on the sound mode.
DVD
Default settings are underlined.
Setting details
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M-DAX
Compressed audio formats such as MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) and MPEG-4 AAC reduce the
amount of data by eliminating signal components that are hard for the human ear to hear. The "M-DAX"
function generates the signals eliminated upon compression, restoring the sound to conditions near those
of the original sound before compression. It also restores the original bass characteristics for a rich and
expanded tonal range.
Setting items
Mode High : Optimized mode for compressed sources with very weak highs (64
Set the mode for "M-DAX". kbps and under).
Medium : Apply suitable bass and treble boost for all compressed sources
(96 kbps and under).
Low : Optimized mode for compressed sources with normal highs (96
kbps and over).
Off : Do not use "M-DAX".
• This item can be set with analog signals or PCM signal (Sample Rate =
44.1/48 kHz) is input.
• "M-DAX" settings are stored for each input source.
• When set to "Off", the M-DAX indicator on the front panel switches off.
• This cannot be set when the sound mode is set to "DIRECT" or "PURE
DIRECT".
• This can also be set by pressing
Each time M-DAX
Setting details
M-DAX
.
is pressed, the setting is changed as shown below.
Off Low
High Medium
Audio