Marantz versus Denon


I am looking to purchase a new receiver with more digital inputs and have narrowed it down to the Marantz 7001 or 8001 versus the Denon 4306. Any recommendations?
definitiveone
Personally, having sold both lines over the years, and having owned products from both, I perfer the Denon line as a whole. You mix that with the Audyssey MultEQ in the Denon's, the anouncement of 1.3 HDMI capability, and the warm, full bodied sound of the Denon, and I think it's hard to go wrong...as far as receivers go, personally.
Thanks--the local Marantz dealer is going to let me demo the SR8001 for a few days in my living room.
Nobody mentioned the Marantz SR8001 has a toroidal transformer vs. the standard-issue power supply unit in the 4306. I don't know if that's what made the difference, but the Marantz had a much easier time providing great dynamics with hard-to-drive speakers.

I performed a direct comparison between the two and the Marantz, subjectively, had a much more dynamic sound. As far as bells and whistles go, I haven't compared the 4306 and the 8001 specifically, since they are in different price ranges where I live.

However, compared with the 3806, the SR8001 was somewhat equal, with some advantages and some drawbacks, the main one being no real way to send DVD-Audio and SACD signals digitally to the 8001, whereas the 3806 has a Denon Link input. You do have to use an expensive Denon DVD player to use that feature.