marantz 9600

Hello, I am a Marantz dealer and I also sell Elite, Integra, Sony ES, B & K, and Rotel in receivers and my only opinion we share with all our customers is that no one should buy a receiver in that price range when you can spend a little more to get good seperates. The onlo exception would be average seperates or if there is a strong space limitation.

hello,duane
thks. 4 responding. have put together my 1st ht.. lots of research.. some circles say seperates,others say intergrated av recievers (flagships)decided a lil of both..
my sys... marantz 9600,rotel rmb 1095 2 drive kef ref. series 203's fr.kef 202c ctr. 9600 will power b&w htmi side speakers & b&w 805's rear.marantz vp12s4 projector.panasonic 42'plasma for similtaneous dual video..marantz 9500 dvd. marantz sacd .. wire world connects,hdmi.e.t.c. 2 velodyne spl 1200 subs. panamax 5510 pro surge protection middle atlantic av racks.. any suggestions / feedback welcomed

Hello, Sounds good. That Projector is great. I would stay away from Panamax. They hurt the sound and they don't pay anything if you get hit by lightning. The Audio store I work at turned in 8 claims for customers and they didn't pay any of them.
I would look at a few lesser known conditioner companies like Transparent, Light Speed, Tice, or a Furmann.

Thanks,
Duane

hi, again
how can ac conditioner harm sound.ia'm a neophite audiophile & have spent lot's on this sys. w/ hopes of creating JAW DROPPING sound stsge. i truly appreciate your input and welcome your suggestions, panamax will get a call mon. a.m. regarding protection plan / lightning strikes e.t.c. thks gary