Marantz receivers any bad vibes for 2ch&HT combo

We use the Marantz SR-19EX to drive Magnepans up front for music and HT. We also have it driving a Magnepan center and M&K rears. I just cannot say enough good things about the Marantz. I have tried a number of seperate amps thinking I would improve the Magnepan performance and found the difference was either EXTREMELY small, offered nothing at all, or even sounded worse. The Marantz is a very well balanced product offering veru high end sound in a single package for serving 2-channel music, multi-channel music, and HT.

check out a denon 3803. they sound a bit better with music than the 2802 2803 or 3802 did...

i havent used marantz personally, but i have also heard they are a little better with music. theck out the 7300, it has good specs.

here is the marantz 7300, im sure it is comparable to the marantz 7200. If you have acrobat you can download the owners manuals

ENGLISH
FM TUNER SECTION
Frequency Range .................................... 87.5 - 108.0 MHz
Usable Sensitivity ................................ IHF 1.8 µV/16.4 dBf
Signal to Noise Ratio ....................... Mono/Stereo 76/72 dB
Distortion ........................................ Mono/Stereo 0.2/0.3 %
Stereo Separation ........................................... 1 kHz 45 dB
Alternate Channel Selectivity ................... ± 300 kHz 60 dB
Image Rejection ........................................... 98 MHz 70 dB
Tuner Output Level ................ 1 kHz, ± 75 kHz Dev 800 mV
AM TUNER SECTION
Frequency Range ....................................... 520 - 1710 kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio ................................................. 50 dB
Usable Sensitivity ............................................ Loop 400V
Distortion ...................................... 1 kHz, 30 % Mod. 0.5 %
Selectivity ................................................... ± 20 kHz 70 dB
AUDIO SECTION
Power Output (20 Hz - 20 kHz/THD=0.08%)
Front L&R ............................................. 8 ohms 105 W / Ch
Center ................................................... 8 ohms 105 W / Ch
Surround L&R ....................................... 8 ohms 105 W / Ch
Surround Back ...................................... 8 ohms 105 W / Ch
Front L&R ............................................. 6 ohms 130 W / Ch
Center ................................................... 6 ohms 130 W / Ch
Surround L&R ....................................... 6 ohms 130 W / Ch
Surround Back ...................................... 6 ohms 130 W / Ch
Input Sensitivity/Impedance .................. 168mV/ 47 Kohms
Signal to Noise Ratio(Analog Input / Source Direct) ..... 105 dB
Frequency Response (Analog Input / Source Direct)
................................................... 8 Hz - 70 kHz ( 3 dB)
VIDEO
Television Format ...................................................... NTSC
Input Level/Impedance .............................. 1 Vp-p/75 ohms
Output Level/Impedance ........................... 1 Vp-p/75 ohms
Video Frequency Response ........... 5 Hz to 8 MHz (- 1 dB)
S/N ........................................................................... 60 dB
GENERAL
Power Requirement ................................... AC 120 V 60 Hz
Power Consumption480 W
Weight .................................................... 26.9 lbs (12.2 Kg)
ACCESSORIES
Remote Control Unit RC7300SR ....................................... 1
AA-size batteries .............................................................. 2
FM Antenna ....................................................................... 1
AM Loop Antenna .............................................................. 1
Specifications subject to change without prior notice.

I have the Marantz SR 7200, and have been very happy with it. I use it for mostly home theater though, driving B&W 602's, LCR60 & LM1's.

Didn't Marantz and Denon merge at some point a while back? Seems I read that somewhere. Seems the parent companies joined up. If this is truly the case, I would think the newer products would probably be about equal.
I have liked the performance of the older Marantz like the SR19 and SR18 receivers. I thought you got a little more for your money.

The two companies are OWENED by Denon&Marantz holdings. They also own Mcintosh now. However, they still do independent r&d and such. The Marantz pieces sound better musically. The midrange opens up and is a bit smoother. The Denons tend to be heavy on the bass and cold sounding on the mids. You also get a 3yr warrenty w/ the Marantz vs a 2yr w/ the Denon....on a side note..just because two companies are owned by the same people doesn't mean they're equal in performance...that's like saying harmon kardon is just as good as levinson or lexicon...NOT