Aaron Parecki

This would be such a great device, but unfortunately it doesn't work on the 2016 13" MacBook Pro. Apparently it requires a quad-core processor, and the 13" only has two cores. Everything else about the device is great though. My mac did recognize it without installing any drivers, but the video was stuttering a lot. I just wish they could have made it work on dual-core machines.

This was a super interesting mix of flavors. The chocolate bitters stood out more than I was expecting, but gave it an interesting taste.

• Serrano pepper infused tequila
• Blood orange puree
• Chocolate bitters
• Lime
• Agave

I was optimistic at first, but this was way too sweet. The flaming cherry was neat, but didn't contribute to the overall drink. I think the cherry juice they used was just way too sweet. If they had used a 100% cherry juice it probably would have been a lot better

• Red Stag
• Cherry Juice
• Bitters

Nice refreshing drink for a sunny afternoon. This was a little sweeter than I normally like, but still pretty good!

• Jim Beam Rye
• Burnt Caramel & Cardamom Syrup
• Bitters
• Soda
• Candied ginger garnish

This was my favorite drink of the afternoon. The IPA+Apricot reduction was amazing, it kept the hops flavor of the IPA while also tasting like apricot!

• Old Grandad 114
• Maker's
• IPA + Apricot Reduction
• Cynar
• Dolin Rouge

On the sweet side, definitely rich flavors. The fruit rollup lightning bolt garnish was a cute touch.

• Jim Beam Black
• Black Peppercorn
• Pomegranate
• Lemon

Voice memos that record straight to your Dropbox account.

First let me start with the good parts. I really wanted to like this product. The slim form factor is great, and it has more than enough ports for everything I need. Setup was easy, and everything worked great at first.

I was pleasantly surprised by the Spotify Connect feature. I hadn't used it on any device before. It's neat because the receiver streams the music directly from Spotify, you can still control it from your phone or computer, but if your phone or computer disconnect, the music keeps playing.

However, every 30-60 minutes, the network connection of the receiver would reset, and the music would be interrupted. The device would go into the "reconnecting" mode for 30 seconds or so while it established a network connection again, and then I would have to re-connect Spotify and tell it to play the song again. I tried both the wired and wireless connections of the receiver, tried DHCP and static IP addresses, but nothing would solve the issue. I checked for firmware updates but there were none available. I contacted Marantz support, but they also had no other suggestions.

Ultimately I ended up returning the device after about 20 days of the problem continuing. I am not certain whether this is a firmware issue, or a rogue problem with the specific refurbished device I had. At this point I am unwilling to risk it with another Marantz model and am going to try a Yamaha instead.