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In Reply to: Marantz SR-7000 or 8000 posted by Dudesicle on April 16, 2001 at 14:43:35:
I owned the SR-7000 before I upgraded to the Arcam AVR100, and I must say that I enjoyed the Marantz a lot, it was very musical to my ears, and worked very well with HT, and well as 2-channel listening. I listened to the SR-8000, but it did not seem worth a $300 price increase to my ears. They are very physically similar, and I am not aware of the 8000 using more sophisticated parts than the 7000. Like I said, I liked the Marantz, but I was able to upgrade at a very good price to the musically superior Arcam. I found the 7000 to be a little frustrating to use in certain areas, like when I hooked up the Digital output from my DVD player to the Digital Coax input on the 7000. I had to manually tell the receiver that I was using a digital connection, otherwise I was unable to decode DD or DTS signals on DVD's. I did like the remote very much, easy to program and use, and my quibbles were fairly minor. All in all, I think the SR 7000 would fit your needs just fine, and use the extra $$ on cables. If possible, listen to both receivers side by side, and determine which one sounds best to you. I think that for the $$ the Marantz is a fine product that will service your needs for a long time.Shawn
Follow Ups:
I too just bought the ARCAM AVR. I did not even listen to the Marantz, because of their previous reputation I was not really keen.Now recently, I have read review of many people suggesting that the Marantz 8000 can compare to the AVR. I have been fairly impressed with the AVR, and in particular its decent slam for a rcvr. Also it does sound smooth and laid back, does not sound like a bunch of transistors scratching back. Sounds slightly tubey and lush. I notice that several tube shops sell Arcams as one of their few non-thermionic amps. I wonder if this is a hint?
Sometimes it lacks dynamics thru the tonal range, and I am getting a set of better speaker cables to try to fix this percieved anomaly.
So SW suggested that the ARCAM outperforms the Marantz, but has anyone had the opportunity to do a side by listen?
I find that I only go to LA once in a while, and often the stores are busy. I only found ARCAM at 3 stores in the entire LA Area (Shellies is where I got mine, great store, great mid-upper brands).
In summary: Listen to the ARCAM on a good Set of Speakers. It could make you rethink you Marantz.
sdfg dhf
Damn. No A/B speaker switch on the sr-7000. I need that. Any suggestions on something similar? I want basically something w/all the characteristics of the sr-7000, but with capability for second set of speakers (back deck). Or am I missing something?
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