Clare Newsome:Nope, it's a network music player - it can, however, operate as a DAC, which gives options for use with some active speakers. Re amplification - Marantz is hoping plenty of people will pair it with the new PM7004 amplifier.
I got very interested in the NA7004 in that news item yesterday (thinking, initially, that it was a 2CH receiver with built-in DAC) but realised after a re-read it was just a player.
Clare, if using with active speakers as you suggested, does it have it's own means of volume control?