i bought a marantz 4300 4 chanell reciever back in the early 70's. i wanted more power so for the money, i bought a phase linear 400 amp to power the front chanells and the 4300 to power the rear channels. in 2000 i purchased a mcintosh mc2205 for 2 chanell stereo. in 2010 i purchased a mcintosh mc 602 amp. i used the marantz as a pre amp but it had too much noise. so now i have a mcintosh mx132 for a pre amp. it sounds better with no noise!
