Which speakers do you use? The limitation of Marantz are there transformers. They are quite small compared to Onkyo. So you miss the speed and control Onkyo can give. The difference between Onkyo and Denon is that the focus of instruments and voices is sharper with the Onkyo. Onkyo has made big steps in the last few years. It depends about the speakers you use but Onkyo is the only brand in this pricetag which can give depth. Other ones is what we call 2-dimensional amps. I sold all these brands for many years and I have done hundreds of tests with them. Audyssey xt32 is the way to go. This sets new levels in surround.
AV Receiver Help me narrow it down
I am looking for a receiver, looking for comments.
1. price range 800-1300ish (if more I need a selling point to get it by the wife)
2. Must have pre-outs (I do not have an amp now)
3. I do not need phono port
4. I do not need analog inputs
5. would like to have it in the closet, not sure if that matters
6. Would like at least 7 speakers
7. Pass through wanted
8. HDMI 1.4
9. Mostly for movies, like 90%, I use iTunes so some ability for that would be nice.
too many choices... help me trim it down.
1. price range 800-1300ish (if more I need a selling point to get it by the wife)
2. Must have pre-outs (I do not have an amp now)
3. I do not need phono port
4. I do not need analog inputs
5. would like to have it in the closet, not sure if that matters
6. Would like at least 7 speakers
7. Pass through wanted
8. HDMI 1.4
9. Mostly for movies, like 90%, I use iTunes so some ability for that would be nice.
too many choices... help me trim it down.