Marantz PM-11 S3 - thoughts?

Quick update - got the PM11-S3 and am very happy with it. Beautifully warm and punchy sound and boy, the build quality is amazing - this amp weighs 60lbs!!

Thanks for the update Classact. I am happy you are pleased with your new PM11-S3 but frankly not surprised. I'll bet the amp and your Pulsars sound fabulous. Enjoy the music!

I have lived with the PM11S3 for almost two years now and i love it! I had in my previous systems the Pass Labs X250 amp and X1 preamp combo, tried the Modwright KI200, had others tube amps and Audio Research, etc. The PM11S3 fits my needs the best! I find it has all the details I need plus to me, it was more "punchy" than the X250/X1 combo, less than the KI200, which had monstrous slam, best of the bunch, but was a bit too "bright" for me.

I would love to get another PM11S3 for bi-amping, but that's a lot of dough!

Gotoma8,

I had a whole string of Marantz amps before going OTL. If you try an Atma-Sphere there may be no going back.

Does anyone leave the PM11S3 powered up all of the time or do you just leave it in standby? If you leave it in standby how long do you let it warm-up before listening? Thanks.