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Which Would You Choose?

All other things being equal, which of these two options would you choose? The goal is quality 2 channel listening with the ability to have a solid home theater experience. 5.1 surround sound is more than adequate with the primary focus being put on the mains.

Option 1
Marantz SR6006 - $1,200
110 wpc (x7) AVR

Option 2
Marantz NR1402 - $400
50 wpc (x5) AVR with 2.1 pre-outs
AND
Marantz MM7025 - $800
140 wpc stereo power amplifier

Would the power amplifier be expected to be a significant improvement in stereo sound quality?
mceljo

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martykl
3,578 posts
 
None of the above.....(emphatically so, if you are using subwoofers in your set-up).

Audyssey Pro 32XT is --IMHO-- the dispositive difference maker among AVRs in this class. Integra, Denon and Onkyo all offer it, Marantz (as near as I can figure from the Marantz and Audyssey web sites) only offers an older iteration of Audyssey. Whatever other distinctions may (or may not) exist among these models are likely - IME - to be audibly less significant than the DRC software, particularly if that software is also generating the crossover function to integrate subwoofers.

Marty
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Mceljo,

The Denon 4311 and the Onkyo 1009 both (IIRC) have Pro 32xt and check in at app. $1400 (from the web-based deep discounters) - app $200 more than the Marantz 6006 you list above. I just went thru this drill for my own account and would personally spend the extra $200 without hesitation - even if I had to cut back elsewhere in the system.

As always - YMMV.

Marty
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